Buerster, Henry C.

1932 - 1954  (22 years)

• Name	Buerster, Henry C.
  Birth	16 Mar 1932	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BUER.H001
  Military Service	Korean War, Corporal, 772 Military Police Battalion, United States Army  [1]
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army Emblem Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army
  		Corporal (Cpl.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Korean War (Generic) NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Korean War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	31 Dec 1954	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Cause: Car accident
  Burial	Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	The Funeral Mass was recited by the Rev. Fr. Edmund Weis and interment with full military honors rendered by the Richland Post No. 30 of the American Legion was in the Parish cemetery.
  		Headstone, Buerster, Henry C.
  Person ID	I22660	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Buerster, Carl Noah,   b. 11 May 1883, Clay County, Illinois d. 22 Aug 1962, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Kuenstler, Cecilia M.,   b. 10 Jan 1893, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Feb 1956, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F4078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Mar 1932 - Clay County, Illinois Death - Cause: Car accident - 31 Dec 1954 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6201] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Buerster, Henry C., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20128811), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2430] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Weidner, Florine Antonette, 90, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96072145), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2433] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Steber, Virginia Monica (Buerster), 88, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124009767/virginia-monica-steber), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6189] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Buerster, Harold F., 88, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Buerster&GSiman=1&GScid=2188552&GRid=93698075&), none. (Reliability: 2).