21 JUNE 2020, Memorial notes/at or near date of transfer. Added gender. 1) Technician Fourth Grade ( T/4 or TEC4) was one of three United States Army technician ranks established on January 8, 1942, during World War II. Those who held this rank were often addressed as Sergeant. Technicians possessed specialized skills that were rewarded with a higher pay grade. These skills could be directly related to combat, such as those skills possessed by a tank driver or combat engineer, or skills possessed by those in support functions such as cooks or mechanics. Depending on his or her function, he or she might be called upon by an officer to command a group of men for a specific task. They were non-commissioned officers, as were sergeants. Initially, they shared the same insignia but on September 4, 1942, the three technician ranks were distinguished by a block "T" imprinted below the standard chevrons. Unofficial insignia using a technical specialty symbol instead of the T was used in some units.
2) Original bio from creator of the memorial is below divider.
25 JUL 2021 SAC to add link to his mother.~
McALLEN, Texas — Bill Creech, 83, died Dec. 5, 2008, in McAllen.
He was a World War II veteran.
He was preced (sic) in death by a son, Phillip, his parents, Albert and Ethel Creech, and nine brothers and sisters.
Burial was in Fayetteville National Cemetery.
2) Original bio from creator of the memorial is below divider.
25 JUL 2021 SAC to add link to his mother.~
McALLEN, Texas — Bill Creech, 83, died Dec. 5, 2008, in McAllen.
He was a World War II veteran.
He was preced (sic) in death by a son, Phillip, his parents, Albert and Ethel Creech, and nine brothers and sisters.
Burial was in Fayetteville National Cemetery.
21 JUNE 2020, Memorial notes/at or near date of transfer. Added gender. 1) Technician Fourth Grade ( T/4 or TEC4) was one of three United States Army technician ranks established on January 8, 1942, during World War II. Those who held this rank were often addressed as Sergeant. Technicians possessed specialized skills that were rewarded with a higher pay grade. These skills could be directly related to combat, such as those skills possessed by a tank driver or combat engineer, or skills possessed by those in support functions such as cooks or mechanics. Depending on his or her function, he or she might be called upon by an officer to command a group of men for a specific task. They were non-commissioned officers, as were sergeants. Initially, they shared the same insignia but on September 4, 1942, the three technician ranks were distinguished by a block "T" imprinted below the standard chevrons. Unofficial insignia using a technical specialty symbol instead of the T was used in some units.
2) Original bio from creator of the memorial is below divider.
25 JUL 2021 SAC to add link to his mother.~
McALLEN, Texas — Bill Creech, 83, died Dec. 5, 2008, in McAllen.
He was a World War II veteran.
He was preced (sic) in death by a son, Phillip, his parents, Albert and Ethel Creech, and nine brothers and sisters.
Burial was in Fayetteville National Cemetery.
2) Original bio from creator of the memorial is below divider.
25 JUL 2021 SAC to add link to his mother.~
McALLEN, Texas — Bill Creech, 83, died Dec. 5, 2008, in McAllen.
He was a World War II veteran.
He was preced (sic) in death by a son, Phillip, his parents, Albert and Ethel Creech, and nine brothers and sisters.
Burial was in Fayetteville National Cemetery.
Inscription
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WILLIAM C
CREECH
TEC 4
US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
MAR 16 1925
DEC 5 2008
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