Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
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McManaway, Howard Y.
1921 - 1973 (52 years)-
Name McManaway, Howard Y. Birth 18 Apr 1921 Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 
[1, 2] Gender Male Reference Number MCMA.H001 _FGRAVE 32371929 Military Service World War II, Private, Company I, 383rd Infantry Regiment, 96th 'Deadeye' Infantry Division, United States Army [1, 3, 4] - Entered active service as a draftee on October 7, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Infantry, completed basic training, and qualified in the army specialty of Rifleman. Assigned to Company I, 383rd Infantry Regiment, 96th 'Deadeye' Infantry Division in training at Fort Lewis, Washington. Honorably discharged as a Private on September 11, 1943 at same station. 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2284054
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, McManaway, Howard Y. (1921-1973)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
World War II Honoree, McManaway, Howard Y. (1921-1973) 
96th Infantry Division ("Deadeye"), United States Army 
96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division, United States Army United States Army 
World War II Victory Medal, United States Military United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia 
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,…World War II
(1939-1945)World War II Victory Medal, United States Military Death 13 Aug 1973 Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1] Burial Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, Macon County, Illinois [1] 
Headstone, McManaway, Howard Y. 
Headstone, McManaway, Howard Y. Person ID I18826 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 19 Jun 2023
Father McManaway, Isaiah C., b. 1875, Illinois Mother Sparks, E. Family ID F8506 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Conrad, Geraldine, b. 15 Sep 1926 d. 6 Jun 1997 (Age 70 years) Marriage 3 Jul 1953 Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri [4] Family ID F8507 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2023
- Entered active service as a draftee on October 7, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Infantry, completed basic training, and qualified in the army specialty of Rifleman. Assigned to Company I, 383rd Infantry Regiment, 96th 'Deadeye' Infantry Division in training at Fort Lewis, Washington. Honorably discharged as a Private on September 11, 1943 at same station. Earned the WWII Victory Medal for service during the period of eligibility.
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Birth - 18 Apr 1921 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 
Marriage - 3 Jul 1953 - Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri 
Death - 13 Aug 1973 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois 
Burial - - Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, Macon 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 - Obit: Thurs. Aug. 16, 1973. Prairie Post Newspaper.
Howard Y. McManaway, 52 of Argenta, died Monday in Flora. Services for Mr. McManaway and his father-in-law Mr. Conrad were Friday in Dawson and Wikoff Funeral Home in Argenta with burial in Friends Creek Cemetery.
Mr. McManaway was born in Clay City, a son of Isaiah and Estell Sparks McManaway. He attended the United Methodist Church and was a veteran of World War II.
He married Geraldine Conrad on July 3, 1953, in Poplar Bluff, MO.
Surviving are his wife, half brothers, Everett Scammahorn of Newton; John of Sailor Springs; Henry of Olney; half sisters, Mrs. Meret (Esther) Phillips of Olney; Mrs. Walter (Bertha) Tyrus of Chicago.
Pall bearers were Bill Millhorn, Jr., Edward Runyen, Bob Cook, Bill Fornear, Charles Kaufman, and Dale Mathes.
- Obit: Thurs. Aug. 16, 1973. Prairie Post Newspaper.
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Sources - [S4991] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McManaway, Howard Y., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32371929/howard-y.-mcmanaway), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S670] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 09, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S14792] World War II Honoree, Howard Y. McManaway, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2284054) (Reliability: 2).
- [S4992] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McManaway, Howard Y., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McManaway&GSfn=Howard&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=32371929), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S4991] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McManaway, Howard Y., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32371929/howard-y.-mcmanaway), none. (Reliability: 2).