Thomas, Clifford Okley (b. 17 Jan 1916 - d. 2 Jan 1996): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1916 - 1996 (79 years)

Name	Thomas, Clifford Okley
Birth	17 Jan 1916	Illinois [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	THOM.C001
_FGRAVE	26234627
Military Service	World War II, Private, 243rd United States Army Air Forces [1, 4]
	Entered active service as a draftee on August 3, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Army Air Forces, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Guard Patrolman (MOS 522). Assigned to the 243rd Army Air Forces Base Unit, Great Bend Army Airfield, Kansas. Honorably discharged, by reason of dependency, as a Private on 21 April, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned the WWII Victory Medal for service during the period of eligibility. 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=2300709
		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 Air Forces
		United States Army Air Forces
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		Military Service Ribbons, Thomas, Clifford Okley (1916-1996) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II (1939-1945)
		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
		Great Bend Army Airfield, Kansas
		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
		World War II Honoree, Thomas, Clifford O. (1916-1996)
Death	2 Jan 1996 [1, 5]
Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1]
		Headstone, Thomas, Clifford O. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
		Headstone, Thomas, Clifford O. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
		Headstone, Thomas, Clifford O.
Person ID	I11366	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Thomas - Loveland John Henry Thomas and Clara Belle Loveland Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

Father	Thomas, Kerney Okley, b. 17 Jan 1891, Illinois d. 11 Nov 1957 (Age 66 years)
Mother	Tetrick, Myrtle, b. 12 Apr 1897, Illinois d. 16 Dec 1932 (Age 35 years)
Marriage	Y [2, 6]
Family ID	F1149	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Bissey, Lucille E., b. 11 Feb 1916, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Jun 1994, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 78 years)

Children

	1. Thomas, R.
+	2. Bissey-Thomas, Linda Marie, b. 15 Dec 1945 d. 30 Jul 2022 (Age 76 years)

Family ID F660 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Event Map

Birth - 17 Jan 1916 - Illinois

Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

= Link to Google Earth

Sources

[S3025] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Thomas, Clifford O., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26234627/clifford-okley-thomas), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S823] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 5A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00616&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).
[S1240] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 18 (Township), page 4a, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 1b, none. (Reliability: 2).
[S2411] World War II Honoree, Clifford O. Thomas, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2300709) (Reliability: 2).
[S3023] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Thomas, Betty M.,76, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Thomas&GSiman=1&GScid=105559&GRid=18292598&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S3021] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Thomas, Myrtle and Kerney, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24075272/kerney-okley-thomas), none. (Reliability: 2).