Comments regarding Captain Earl William VICKERY

Information compiled from various sources.

Military related information:

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps
 


Entered service June 1897
Entered service 21 June 1916
Entered service 25 July 1917
Discharged 20 June 1919

Adjutant Company L
An adjutant is in charge of Company administration

Listed in US Adjutant General Military Records 1907-1918 Roster of Commissioned Officers of the Illinois National Guard service: Earl W. VICKERY, 1st Lieutenant and Aide-de-Camp 29 June 1905. 2nd Brigade, Headquarters Decatur, Illinois. Enlisted June 1897; 2nd Lieutenant, March 14, 1904; Corporal, Company I, 5th Illinois Infantry; U.S. Vol. May 5, 1898; Spanish-American war; Commissioned Aide-de-Camp 2nd Brigade, June 29, 1905. Jacksonville, Illinois

Listed in Adjutant General 1916-1917 roster of Illinois National Guard Mexican Expedition service: Second Infantry, Company B, Chicago. Federalized as 132nd INF, Company B. Second Lieutenant, Enlisted 21 June 1916; Mustered 27 June 1916; Reported for Duty 21 June 1916. Mustered Out (M.O.) 5 October 1916.

Listed in Adjutant General 1917 roster of Illinois National Guard WWI service: Second Infantry, Company B, Chicago. Federalized as 132nd INF, Company B. First Lieutenant, Enlisted 2 May 1917, Mustered 3 August 1917, Reported for Duty 25 July 1917.

Company L Roster A.E.F. France Nov 1918: Listed as Captain. Detached Service (DIS) at 11th Army Corps. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Captain. Detached Service (DS) at 2n Battalion Army.

Enroute to France; Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Earl William Vickery
Gender: Male
Departure Date: 16 May 1918
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey

Address: 400 S Main St
Residence Place: Jacksonville, Illinois
Spouse: Fannie Vickery
Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: 132nd Inf
Rank: Capt, Adjutant Inf NG
Notes: Field & Staff 132nd Infantry USNG

Return to U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Earl W. Vickery
Gender: Male
Departure Date: 9 May 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France

Arrival Date: 17 May 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Place: Chicago, Illinois
Spouse: Fannie Vickery
Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: F & S 132ND INF.
Rank: Captain
Notes: FIELD AND STAFF 132ND INFANTRY


Post War Occupations / Bio:

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Earl W Vickery
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1884
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 35, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Street: West Washington Blvd.
House Number: 4008
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Fannie Vickery
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Salesman
Industry: Refrigerator

Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Earl W Vickery 36 Head
Fannie Vickery 33 Wife
Helen Vickery 12 Daughter

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Earl Vickery
Birth Year: abt 1882
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 48
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA
Street Address: Mc Pherson
House Number: 5794
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 65.00
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 21
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Sales Manager
Industry: Alcohol Co

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Earl Vickery 48 Head
Fannie Vickery 45 Wife
Helen Vickery 23 Daughter

 

Post War Known Addresses:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
Name: Earl William Vickery
Service End Date: 20 Jun 1919
Death Date: 2 Jun 1940

Interment Date: 5 Jun 1940
Cemetery Address: 2900 Sheridan Road St. Louis , MO 63125
Cemetery: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Interment Place: Missouri

Plot: Section Ops1 Site 2294a
Notes: CAPT US Army

Find A Grave
Earl William Vickery
BIRTH 28 Sep 1882
Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
DEATH 2 Jun 1940 (aged 57)
Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis County, Missouri
BURIAL Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Lemay, St. Louis County, Missour
PLOT OPS1 0 2294A


Miscellaneous:

 

Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index
Name: Earl W. Vickery
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1880
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 10 Oct 1906
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Spouse Name: Francis B. Russell
Spouse Age: 22
Spouse Gender: Female
FHL Film Number: 1030410