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
  		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
  		Military Service Ribbons, McManaway, Howard Y. (1921-1973) 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)
  		96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division, United States Army
  		96th Infantry Division ("Deadeye"), United States Army
  		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, McManaway, Howard Y. (1921-1973)
  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	11 Apr 2024

  
  

  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]
  Age at Marriage	He was 32 years and 3 months - She was 26 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F8507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  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

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• 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).