This is a picture of Earl Wallace Underwood's headstone. Since Earl Underwood's body was never recovered and his place of burial in Epinal, this headstone was created and placed on the reverse side of his parents headstone in his hometown in Illinois.

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This is a picture of Earl Wallace Underwood's headstone. Since Earl Underwood's body was never recovered and his place of burial in Epinal, this headstone was created and placed on the reverse side of his parents headstone in his hometown in Illinois.

Description

This headstone was created in 1947 when Earl Underwood's parents died and were buried.

Creator

Photograph

Source

Chillicothe Cemetary

Date Created

This headstone describes the location of where Earl Underwood is interred.

Coverage

Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois.

Spatial Coverage

Stephen Cantrell

Rights Holder

IN MEMORY OF
EARL WALLACE UNDERWOOD
S SGT US ARMY EIGHTH AIR FORCE
801ST 492D BOMBARDMENT GROUP H
APR 12 1912 MAR 4/5 1944
KILLED IN ACTION
INTERRED IN EPINAL CEMETERY FRANCE

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FindaGrave.com

Transcript

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=56376053&PIpi=105639386

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Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois.

Citation

Sarah Cooper, “This is a picture of Earl Wallace Underwood's headstone. Since Earl Underwood's body was never recovered and his place of burial in Epinal, this headstone was created and placed on the reverse side of his parents headstone in his hometown in Illinois. ,” RICHES, accessed June 24, 2026, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6994.

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