Crozier, Charles Lavaughn

1922 - 1945  (23 years)

• Name	Crozier, Charles Lavaughn
  Birth	10 Feb 1922	Crawford County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CROZ.C001
  _FGRAVE	66168345
  Military Service	World War II, Lieutenant Junior Grade, Patrol Bomber Squadron 104, United States Navy Reserve  [1]
  	Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1035656
  		National Archives & Records Administration War Department File, Crozier, Charles Lavaughn (1922-1945)
  		Clark Air Base, Philippines
  		United States Navy Officer Rank Insignia
  		United States Navy Reserve
  		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…
  		Lieutenant Junior Grade (Ltjg) (O2), United States Navy
  		United States Navy Reserve
  Death	9 Jul 1945	Clark Air Force Base, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital, Philippines   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  Burial	Robinson New Cemetery, Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Crozier, Charles Lavaughn
  Person ID	I36957	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Crozier, Lester E.,   b. 12 Dec 1891, Crawford County, Illinois d. 20 Nov 1974, Crawford County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Walters, Bertha Lucille,   b. 28 Feb 1901, Illinois d. 21 Mar 1929, Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F14869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Roush, Doris Jean,   b. 1926   d. 1999 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F18439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Feb 1922 - Crawford County, Illinois Death - Cause: Killed in Action - 9 Jul 1945 - Clark Air Force Base, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital, Philippines Burial - - Robinson New Cemetery, Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11859] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crozier, Charles Lavaughn, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66168345), none. (Reliability: 2). [S11103] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, Lt (jg) Charles Lavaughn Crozier, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1035656) (Reliability: 2).