Neeley, August Merle

1918 - 2009  (90 years)

• Name	Neeley, August Merle
  Birth	25 Feb 1918	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	NEEL.A002
  _FGRAVE	33376537
  Funeral	8 Feb 2009	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, Company K, 114th Regiment, 44th Infantry Division, United States Army  [1, 3]
  	Entered service on February 25, 1943, as a postal clerk. He saw action with Company K, 114th Regiment, 44th Infantry Division through northern France, Rhineland and central Europe. Duties included delivering personal mail to fellow troops in their front line foxholes. Earned the Combat Infantryman Badge, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three bronze battle stars, Good Conduct Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Was honorably discharged as a Technician Grade Five on November 3, 1945. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1843165
  		World War II Honoree, Neeley, August Merle (1918-2009)
  		August M. Neeley (1918-2009)
  		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
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Neeley, August M. Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		44th Infantry Division, United States Army
  		44th Infantry Division, United States Army
  		114th Infantry Regiment (United States)
  Death	28 Jan 2009	Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	8 Feb 2009	Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Buried with military honors.
  		Headstone, Neeley, Erma E. and August M.
  Person ID	I22318	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Neeley, Addison H. 'Add',   b. 24 Nov 1881, Illinois d. 15 Jan 1969, Branson Manor, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Hohlbauch, Estella E. 'Maggie',   b. 1888, Illinois d. 30 Apr 1968 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F9903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	McCommons, Erma E.,   b. 23 Feb 1921   d. 24 Mar 2017, Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	27 Sep 1941	St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri
  Age at Marriage	He was 23 years and 7 months - She was 20 years and 7 months.
  Children	1. Neeley, A.D.A.   2. Neeley, J.
  Family ID	F9905	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Feb 1918 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 27 Sep 1941 - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri Death - 28 Jan 2009 - Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 8 Feb 2009 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 8 Feb 2009 - Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  August M. Neeley, 90, of Flora, IL died at 6:55 PM Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at Clay County Hospital in Flora. He was born February 25, 1918 in Clay City, IL to Addison & Estella (Houghbaugh) Neeley. He married Erma McCommons on September 27, 1941 in St. Louis, MO. He worked as a lineman for Clay Electric for 37 years, retiring in 1983 and was a Bronze Star recepient having served during WWII in the U.S. Army. His memberships included the First Christian Church in Flora, the Minutemen Sunday School Class of the church, Flora VFW Post #3999, Flora American Legion Post #14, and Flora Moose Lodge. August enjoyed reading, fishing, and traveling. He is survived by his wife: Erma Neeley of Flora; children: Augie Neeley & wife Janet of Grayville, IL, and Janet McNeely & husband Ronnie of Louisville; 5 grandsons: Randy McNeely & wife Tara of Louisville, Troy McNeely & wife Mary Kay of Marshall, Bryan Neeley & wife Carmen of Jacksonville, Brent McNeely & wife Karen of Summerville, SC, and Marc Neeley & wife Maria of Grayville; 16 great-grandchildren: Taylor, Braden, Dalton, Madison, Katlyn, Alex, Kelsey, Kevin, Christian, Connor, Cole, Callie, Canyon, Nicholas, Kassidy, & Brock. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers (Ike & Bud Neeley), and 3 sisters (Thelma Lee, Isabelle Pourchot & Mary Kelly). Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Frank & Bright Funeral Home. Burial will be in Kneff Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Saturday at Frank & Bright Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to First Christian Church and will be received at the funeral home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6110] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Neeley, August M., 90, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33376537/august-m-neeley), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6113] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Neely, Erma E. and August M., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Neeley&GSiman=1&GScid=106477&GRid=33376537&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5898] World War II Honoree, August Merle Neeley, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1843165) (Reliability: 2).