Miley, Okel E. 'Bob'

1911 - 1982  (71 years)

• Name	Miley, Okel E. 'Bob'
  Birth	9 Feb 1911	Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MILE.O001
  _FGRAVE	33611837
  Funeral	Hosselton Funeral Home, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	World War II, Private, United States Army  [2]
  		No Rank Insignia Applies to Private, Airman, Seaman Recruit
  		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
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	22 Aug 1982	John Cochran Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri   [1, 2]
  Burial	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Orchardville, Wayne County, Illinois   [3]
  	Full military rites will be conducted at the graveside by Jack Smith.
  		Headstone, Miley, Okel E.
  		Headstone, Miley, Okel E.
  Person ID	I27382	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	MILEY, Prentice Roy,   b. 17 Sep 1881, Illinois d. 2 Mar 1951, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Mother	MILNER, Rosabelle,   b. 21 Nov 1885, Illinois d. 24 Aug 1919 (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1905
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 7 months - She : 19 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F11763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. Miley, a retired oil well driller who had worked in Illinois and Ohio, died at 1:25 p.m. Sunday in John Cochran Veteran's Administration Hospital in St. Louis.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7822] (Reliability: 2). [S7823] (Reliability: 2). [S7824] (Reliability: 2).