WORLD WAR II
Service Record
Of Men and Women

Pike County Illinois

Contributed to Genealogy Trails by Candace Smith
and special thanks for the "extra" information she found for us on some of the soldiers


Everett E. Fehr
Address: Pittsfield IL
He has a wife and two children named James Everett and Barbara Ellen











Carroll Maurice Fisher
Address: Pearl IL
Entered: Sept. 22, 1942 - Navy
Training: Great Lakes IL; Norfolk VA, USS LST $720
Overseas April 22, 1945 - Pacific
Decoration: Asiatic - Pacific CampaignMedal
Returned to US May 12, 1946
Discharged: Great Lakes IL June 3, 1946 = Cook First Class
Served 44 months
Occupation - Standard Oil Employee
Father: Harlan D. Fisher: Mother Edna Crawford Fisher deceased



Charles Fisher
Address: 216 E. Washignton Pittsfield IL
Entered Service: October 30, 1942 Armored Inf., 3rd Armored Division
Training: Ft. Knox KY; Camp Polk LA; Rice CA; Camp Pickett VA; Indiantown Gap PA
Overseas: Sept. 5, 1943 - Returned March 25, 1945 Europe
Engagements: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Battle of the Bulge; Germany
Decorations: Purple Heart; Bronze Star Medal; Unit Citation; Combat Inf. Badge
Discharged: Ft. Knox KY Dec. 7, 1945 Captain served 50 months
Occupation: Vocational Agricultural Instructor
Parents: Charles L. and Lydia (Peck) Fisher; wife Olive Daniels Fisher; children, Lee Charles and Dee Ann




Glenn Foster
Address: 2237 Cedar St. Quincy IL
Entered Service: Feb. 11, 1941 - Air Corps
Training: Scott FIeld IL; Barksdale Field LA; Columbus MS; Blytheville AR; Sioux Falls SD; Madison WI
Theatre of Operations: US
Decorations: Radio Technicians Badge: Good Conduct Medal:
Discharged: Truax Field, WI Oct. 29, 1945 Tech Sgt. Served 57 months
Occupation: Radio Mechanic with Gates Radio Mfg. at QuincyIL
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Foster; Wife, Lillian Lee; son, Thoams Glenn





George R. Franklin
Address: Chambersburg IL
Entered: June 27, 1941 Army Signal COrps
Training: Ft. Riley KS; Camp Papago AZ; Ft. Knox KY: Fort Sam Houston TX; Camp Crowder M0: Camp Stoneman CA
Overseas Oct. 15, 1944 - South Pacific
Engagements: New Guinea; Leyte; Luzon
Returned to US Dec. 19, 1945
Discharged: Jefferson Barracks MO Dec. 31, 1945 - Sergeant served 50 months
Occupation: Farmer
Enlisted Reserve Corps in active duty from Sept 23, 1941 to Jan. 28, 1942



Gerald Lloyd Garner
Address: Kinderhook IL
Entered Service: Oct. 3, 1944 - Navy
Training: Great Lakes IL; Camp Bradford VA
Overseas: Jul 11, 1945 and April 28, 1945
Theatre of Operations: European and Mediterranean
Decorations: Good Conduct Medal; American Theatre Medal; European Theatre Medal
Returned to US Sept. 13, 1947 - Discharged Newport RI; Nov 4, 1945
Rating: Coxswain - served 37 months
Occupation Railroad Laborer, Wabash
Parents Mr. and Mrs. Clare Garner; Wife, Evelyn Bloch, Stepdaughter; Cheryl Ray E. Bloch
Obituary
Samuel Taylor Cemetery Headstone

David D. Garrison
Address: pearl IL
Entered Service Aug. 4, 1944 - Infantry
Training: Camp Hood TX
Overseas Jan. 18, 1945 - Pacific
ENgagements: Southern Philippines; Luzon
Decoration: Bronze Star Medal
Returned Aug. 18, 1946
Discharged Ft. Sheridan IL Aug. 30, 1946
Technical Sergeant served 25 months
Parents. Mr. and Mrs. G.B. Garrison



Gene B. Garrison
Address: Pearl Il
Entered: July 9, 1942 - Army
Training: Camp Crowder MO; Kansas City MO; Washington DC
Overseas March 4, 1943 - Europe
Engagements: Naples-Foggia; Rome-Arno
Returned Nov. 20, 1945
Discharged: Camp Grant IL Nov. 25, 1945 Sergeant Served 41 mts.
Occupation: Shipping Clerk, Standard Oil Co
Parents: G. Byron Garrison and Beryl L. Garrison; wife Dorothy E. Garrison




Thomas Harvey Garrison
Address 18 W. Imperial Las Vegas NV
Entered: Aug. 21, 1943 - Criminal Investigation Dept.
Training: Camp Roberts CA
Overseas Jan. 28, 1944 - returned Jan. 26, 1946
Theatre of Operations: South Pacific; Luzon, Philippines
Decorations: Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal;Japan Occupation Medal
Discharged Camp Beal CA Jan. 27, 1946
Rank Civilian Status, Tech. Sergeant served 30 months
Occupation: Vegas Transit Co
Criminal Investigator in Luzon and Japan. Attached to 6th Army under General Krueger's command
Parents; Mr. and Mrs. George Garrison; wife Margaret, child is Todd Ann Garrison

Charles R. Gates
Address: New Salem IL
Entered: APril 6, 1945 Navy
Training: Great Lakes IL; USS OCTORARA
Overseas - June 9, 1945 Southwest Pacific
Returned to US April 11, 1946
Discharged Great Lakes IL Apr 16, 1946
Rating: Seaman Second Class - Served 12 months and 10 days
Occupation: Farming
Decorations: Victory Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal; Philippine Liberation Medal
Wife: Nellie M. Daughter, Linda R. son Charles R. Jr.


Charles William Giger
Address: Pittsfield IL
Entered: Feb. 20, 1941 - Navy
Training: St. Louis MO; Great Lakes IL; USS SAMSON; Portsmouth VA; Norfolk VA; USS BARNETT; USS LST #1126; San Diego CA
Overseas April 30, 1941 - Returned Feb. 2, 1946
Engagements: Guadalcanal; North Africia; Sicily; Salerno; Normandy; Southern France; Okinawa
Decorations: Silver Star; Good Conduct Medal; Victory Ribbon; Asiatic Pacific Medal w/2 Stars; American Medal w/1 Star; American Area Ribbon; European-African-Middle Eastern Medal w/4 Stars.
Discharged San Diego CA May 2, 1946
Rating Chief Boatswain's Mate - served 63 months - Occupation Farmer
(Note from Candace - Born 19 Dec 1922 Pike IL. Died 29 Dec 2000 in Pittsfield, Pike IL. Married Isabel Moffitt McEwan 26 Oct 1946 in Blairmaore Scotland. Children are Charles Eugene, Philip Alexander and Samuel Floyd whomarried Vickie Sue Campbell 5 Jul 1980)

Charles A. Gleckler
Address: New Salem IL
Entered June 9, 1939 - Navy
Training: San Diego CA
Schools: Metalsmith, Welders; Machine Gun
Ships and Stations: USS OKLAHOMA; USS BARKER; Davisville RI; Puget SOund Navy Yard, Bremerton WA; Tanapag Saipan
Decorations: American Theatre Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Theatre; European-Afriacan Threatre Medal; Philippine Defense Medal; National Emergency Medal; Victory Medal; Good Conduct Medal
Rating Chief Metalsmith
Discharged: Dec. 11, 1947 Mare Island CA, Discharged from Naval Hospital, Vallejo CA by reason of medical survey for injuries received in line of duty.
Born 17 November 1918 died 16 April 1993 /Married Vada m. Carter
Buried at Pittsfield Cemetery
Obituary


James E. Goodman No Photo Available
Addresss Pleasant Hill IL
Entered July 1, 1943 Navy
Training at Chicago IL; Mare island CA, Bath Maine
Overseas Oct. 20, 1945 Pacific
Returned March 21, 1946
Discharged Great Lakes IL June 20, 1946
Rating; Lt. Junior Grade served 35 months
Occupation: Physician
Parents are Dr. and Mrs. J.E. Goodman Sr. Wife Barbara A. children are Mary K. and Steven K.


Lawrence Ogden Goodman
No Photo Available
Address: Pleasant Hill IL
Entered March 23, 1943 Medical Corps
Training at Carlisle Barracks PA Buckley Field CO
Overseas July 5, 1943 Mediterrian
Engagements: Sicily Italy
Decorations: Five Battle Stars
Returned to US Jul 24, 1945
Discharged Seymour Johnson Field FL Sep. 24, 1945
Captain served 30 months
Physician
Obituary

James E. Guartney
Address: New Canton IL
Entered Service: July 16, 1942 - Army 95th Inf. Division
Theatre of Operations: Northern France; Rhineland; Central Europe
Decorations: European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon w/3 Battle Stars; Good Conduct Medal; Bronze Star Medal w/Oak Leaf Cluster
Discharged Sep. 23, 1945 - served 38 mts. - Thirteen months in Europe







Marvin L. Gudgel
Address: Hull IN
Entered Nov. 13, 1942 -Infantry 104th Div.
Training: Camp Adair OR; Camp Carson CO; East Oregon Maneuvers; California-Arizona Maneuvers; Camp Kilmer NJ; Camp Grant IL
Overseas Sept. 27, 1944 - European
Engagements: Northern France: Rhineland;Central Europe
Returned to US Jul 3, 1945
Discharged: Camp San Luis Obispo CA Dec. 4, 1945
Sergeant - Served 37 months
Occupation: Railroad Fireman, Keokuk IA
Parents Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gudgel; Wife Betty; child,Cheryl Colleen