Oscar F. Crevelling

Oscar F. Crevelling

Oscar Crevelling High School graduation photo

NAME: Oscar F. Crevelling

ASN: 32141270

PLACE OF BIRTH: Yates County, NY

DATE OF BIRTH: 1920?

DATES OF SERVICE: 20 June 1942 to 15 August 1944

UNIT ASSIGNED: B CO 509th PIB

CAMPAIGNS: Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno, Southern France

AWARDS: Parachutist Badge with one combat jump star, Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead and three bronze star devices

SUMMARY OF SERVICE:

20 Jun 1942 - Enlisted at Rochester, NY - NARA Enlistment Record

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER	32141270	32141270
NAME	CREVELLING#OSCAR#F######	CREVELLING#OSCAR#F######
RESIDENCE: STATE	23	NEW YORK
RESIDENCE: COUNTY	123	YATES
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT	2378	ROCHESTER NEW YORK
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY	20	20
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH	06	06
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR	42	42
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION	PVT#	Private
GRADE: CODE	8	Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION	BI#	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE	00	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED	#	#
TERM OF ENLISTMENT	5	Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
LONGEVITY	###	###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL	0	Civil Life
NATIVITY	23	NEW YORK
YEAR OF BIRTH	20	20
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP	1	White, citizen
EDUCATION	4	4 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION	072	Retail managers
MARITAL STATUS	6	Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY	7	Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER	#	#
BOX NUMBER	0470	0470
FILM REEL NUMBER	3.192	3.192

15 Aug 1944 - Sgt. Oscar F. Crevelling, 32141270, B CO 509th PIB, MIA or Buried at Sea Rhone Am Cem, Draguignan, France Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Page 387 Book: Stand in the Door by Charles H. Doyle

Article written in hometown newspaper the Penn Yan in June 1944

Monument in Saint Tropez, France

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