Wilcox, Rex V. (? - ?): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

Name	Wilcox, Rex V.
Gender	Male
Reference Number	WILC.R001
Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th 'Keystone' Infantry Division, United States Army [1]
	Entered active service as a draftee on July 7, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for duty with the Infantry, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Rifleman (MOS 745). Departed the Continental U.S. on August 24, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and fought with the 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th 'Keystone' Infantry Division, in the Rhineland Campaign. Wounded by enemy action on November 11 in vicinity of Rott, GeGermany. Removed from the battlefield and returned to the states for further treatment and convalescence on February 18, 1945. Honorably discharged with a certificate of disability as a Private First Class on July 24, 1945 at the Hospital Center, Service Command Unit 1748, Camp Carson, Colorado. Earned the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star, and the WWII Victory Medal. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2313490
		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
		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
		Military Service Ribbons, Rex V. Wilcox Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
		American Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
		American Campaign Medal, United States
		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II (1939-1945)
		European Theater of World War II
		28th Infantry Division ("Keystone"), United States Army
		28th Infantry Division ("Keystone"), United States Army
		112th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
		Fort Carson, Colorado
		World War II Honoree, Wilcox, Rex V.
		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 25 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
Burial	Rex Van Wilcox and his wife Helen Marie are buried at Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King County, Washington, USA Plot: Section 25A Site 682. Is this the same Rex V. Wilcox? http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Wilcox&GSfn=Rex&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=167535925&df=all&
Person ID	I26814	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	19 Jul 2023

Histories

Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007

On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.

Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.

This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …

Sources
[S7565] World War II Honoree, Rex V. Wilcox, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2313490) (Reliability: 2).