Hunley, Garland Dale 'Slick' (1920 - 1986): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1920 - 1986 (65 years)

Name	Hunley, Garland Dale 'Slick'
		Garland Dale 'Slick' Hunley (1920-1986) Contributed by Doris (Mayo) Bissey
		Irene (Froncek) and Garland Hunley Displayed with permission of Mike Ragan
		Jesse and Minnie Hunley family reunion, 1947 Back row: Fern, Jesse Jr, Irene, Garland, Lorena, Dean, ?, Paul Middle: Russel, Dixie, Grandpa Jesse Sr. Minnie Front: Red, Ronnie, ?, Ronnie Paul Displayed with permission of Mike Ragan
Birth	6 Mar 1920	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Retired Superintendent of Utilities in Clay City [1]
Reference Number	HUNL.G001
_FGRAVE	18348969
Funeral	6 Mar 1986	Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2]
Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 78th Signal Company, 78th Lightning' Infantry Division, United States Army [6, 7]
	Entered active service as a draftee on 1 September 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Heavy Truck Driver (mos 931). Attended a six week Radar School in 1943. Departed the Continental U.S. on 21 January 1945 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and fought with the 78th Signal Company, 78th 'Lightning' Infantry Division in the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. After victory in Europe, participated in the occupation of Germany till return to the states on 3 January, 1946. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fifth Grade in the Signal Corps on 26 January 1946 at the Camp Grant Separation Center. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal, and the Army Of Occupation Medal (Germany). 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: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2437402
		World War II Honoree, Hunley, Garland Dale (1920-1989)
		Garland Dale Hunley (1920-1986)
		United States of America Flag, 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,…
		United States Army
		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		World War II (1939-1945)
		European Theater of World War II
		78th Infantry Division, United States Army
		78th Infantry Division, United States Army
		Military Service Ribbons, Hunley, Garland Dale 'Slick' (1920-1986) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
		American Campaign Medal, United States
		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
		Camp Grant, Illinois
Death	4 Mar 1986	Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1, 2, 3]
Death	Garland Dale Hunley, 65, of Clay City died at 10 a.m. Tues. (Mar. 4), in his son's home in Olney.
Burial	6 Mar 1986	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 3]
	Burial will be in the Clay City Cemetery with full military rites.
		Headstone, Hunley, Garland Dale Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
		Headstone, Hunley, Irene and Garland Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Person ID	I19000	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Hunley - Pryor Archibald Henry 'Arch' Hunley and Nancy Ellen Pryor Descendants
Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

Father	Hunley, Jesse Sr., b. 6 Feb 1878, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 17 Nov 1971, Anna State Hospital, Anna, Union County, Illinois (Age 93 years)
Mother	Williams, Minnie E., b. 14 Apr 1881, Illinois d. 19 Mar 1955, Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas (Age 73 years)
Marriage	15 Jun 1900	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 4 months - She : 19 years and 2 months.
Family ID	F8209	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Froncek, Irene, b. 14 Jun 1923, Joliet, Will County, Illinois d. 13 Feb 1988, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 64 years)

Marriage 13 Jun 1942 [1, 13, 14]

Age at Marriage He : 22 years and 3 months - She : 19 years.

Children

+	1. Hunley, Ronald D. 'Ron', b. 4 Sep 1943, Joliet, Will County, Illinois d. 21 Dec 2018, Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana (Age 75 years)
+	2. Hunley, D.

Family ID F8610 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Sources

[S5120] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hunley, Garland Dale, 65, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18348969), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5121] Funeral Card, Hunley, Garland D., none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5122] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hunley, Irene and Garland, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18348969), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S82] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 07, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3).
[S77] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 14, page 7b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5012] World War II Honoree, Garland Dale Hunley, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2437402) (Reliability: 2).
[S5123] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hunley, Garland Dale, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18348969), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5110] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hunley, Jesse Sr., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1201&GScid=105163&GRid=18350219&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5119] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Tolf, Mary Dean, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2361&GScid=105163&GRid=18349026&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5111] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hunley, Minnie E. and Jesse, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hunley&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=18350219&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S77] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 14, page 7b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none.
[S810] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 16A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00638&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).
[S5099] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hunley, Irene, 64, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18348962), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5708] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hunley, Irene and Garland, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18348962), none. (Reliability: 2).