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Hiser, William Robert 'Boone' Jr.
1923 - 2004 (81 years)-
Name Hiser, William Robert 'Boone' Boone Hiser and John Duff in front of Coggan and Son's Store
Contributed by Jacob HunleySuffix Jr. Birth 16 Jul 1923 Clay County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Occupation Law Enforcement [1] Reference Number HISE.W002 _FGRAVE 18083389 Military Service World War II, Corporal, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 304th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division, United States Army [1, 4, 5] - Entered active service as a draftee on 23 February 1943. Trained as an Amphibian Transportation Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO). Departed the Continental U.S. on 23 November 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Saw combat through Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns with Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 304th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division. Awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars, the WWII Victory Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. Honorable discharge as a Corporal on 8 December 1945.
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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1888669
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. …
Military Service Ribbons, Hiser, William Robert 'Boone' Hiser Jr.
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
World War II Honoree, Hiser, William R. Jr. (1923-2004) 
304th Infantry Regiment, United States Army 
76th Infantry Division ("Onaway Division"), United States Army 76th Infantry Division ("Onaway Division"), United States Army 
American Campaign Medal, United States Military American Campaign Medal, United States 
Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army 
Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
European Theater of World War II 
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States 
Good Conduct Medal, United States Army Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces 
World War II Victory Medal, United States Military History of the 304th Infantry Regiment, United States Army 
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)World War II Victory Medal, United States Military Death 4 Nov 2004 Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1, 5, 6] Burial Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 5] - Private family graveside services were held at the Clay City Cemetery with full military rites conducted by the Olney Veterans Organizations.
Headstone, Hiser, William R. and Lois M. 
Headstone, Hiser, William R.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Person ID I18454 Carl Wayne Gray Research | Hunley - Pryor Archibald Henry 'Arch' Hunley and Nancy Ellen Pryor Descendants Last Modified 1 Jul 2023
Father Hiser, William Robert, b. 1894, Illinois d. 3 Apr 1944 (Age 50 years) Mother Hunley, Delila Jane 'Lila', b. 1895, Illinois d. 29 Apr 1961 (Age 66 years) Marriage Y [2, 3, 7, 8] Family ID F8286 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Praxel, Lois M., b. 1 Jun 1927, Minnesota d. 21 May 2014, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 86 years) Marriage 14 Sep 1945 [1, 5, 6] Children > 1. Hiser, S. + 2. Hiser, Karyl Ann, b. 8 Jun 1950, Clay County, Illinois d. 28 Feb 2013, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 62 years)Family ID F6081 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Entered active service as a draftee on 23 February 1943. Trained as an Amphibian Transportation Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO). Departed the Continental U.S. on 23 November 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Saw combat through Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns with Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 304th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division. Awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars, the WWII Victory Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. Honorable discharge as a Corporal on 8 December 1945.
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Event Map 
Birth - 16 Jul 1923 - Clay County, Illinois 
Death - 4 Nov 2004 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois 
Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth
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Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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Notes - William R. "Boone" Hiser, 81, of Olney, IL, formerly of Clay City, died November 4, 2004 at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney.
Mr. Hiser was born July 16, 1923 in Clay County, the son of William and Lila Hunley Hiser. he married Lois Praxel September 14, 1945.
He worked for the Ill. Dept. of Corrections and formerly the Clay County Sheriff's Dept., and was a World War II Army veteran, serving with the 3rd Infantry.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Sharon Welty and Karyl Eikleberry; one sister, Patsy Cordell; two grandchildren; and step-grandchildren and nephews.
Preceding him in death were his parents, a brother and a sister.
Private family graveside services were held at the Clay City Cemetery with full military rites conducted by the Olney Veterans Organizations.
Summers-Kistler Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
- William R. "Boone" Hiser, 81, of Olney, IL, formerly of Clay City, died November 4, 2004 at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney.
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Sources - [S4781] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hiser, William R. "Boone", 81, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1081&GScid=105163&GRid=18083389&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S4779] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 14, page7a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3).
- [S198] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 02, page 1b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd) (Reliability: 3).
- [S4674] World War II Honoree, William R. Hiser, Jr., (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1888669), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S4782] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hiser, William R. and Lois M., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1081&GScid=105163&GRid=18083389&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S4783] The Clay County Advocate Press, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Hiser, Lois M., 86, (http://remembering-when.com/advocatepress/obituaries.shtml), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S3395] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hunley, Archibald, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1161&GScid=105163&GRid=24072548&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S75] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Township), image 10, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6061/4300174_00617?pid=14757135&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll) (Reliability: 2).
- [S4781] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hiser, William R. "Boone", 81, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1081&GScid=105163&GRid=18083389&), none. (Reliability: 2).