Rumley, Ronald Fay

1907 - 1956  (48 years)

• Name	Rumley, Ronald Fay
  Birth	21 Nov 1907  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	RUML.R001
  _FGRAVE	32736622
  Military Service	World War II, Machinists Mate Second Class, , United States Navy Reserve  [2]
  	Enlisted and entered active service on May 6, 1943 at Great Lakes, Illinois. Trained and served as a Machinist's Mate (Refrigeration) Second Class in the Amphibious Force. First assignment was aboard the Attack Transport USS Wayne APA-54, on which he saw combat in the Marshall Islands, the South Pacific Island Hopping Campaigns and the invasions of Leyte, Luzon and Okinawa. Later served aboard the USS Little Rock CL-92. Eligible for The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with several bronze battle stars, The WWII Victory Medal and The Good Conduct Medal. Honorably discharged on July 16, 1947 at Great Lakes, Illinois. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1901264
  		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,…
  		Ronald Fay Rumley (1907-1956)
  		United States Navy Reserve
  		United States Navy Reserve
  		Military Service Ribbons, Rumley, Ronald Fay (1907-1956) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Navy
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		USS Little Rock (CL-92/CLG-4/CG-4), United States Navy
  		USS Wayne (APA-54), United States Navy
  		List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
  		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, Ronald Fay Rumley (1907-1956)
  Death	11 Jan 1956  [1]
  	Cause: Welding accident
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I32869	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Rumley, Harvey,   b. 9 Apr 1882, Illinois d. 19 Dec 1937, Clay County, Illinois (Age 55 years)
  Mother	?, Edith,   b. 1888   d. 8 Jun 1946 (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F13643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, S.
  Family ID	F13646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Ronald and Stella lived east of Flora on the south side of old US 50. Ronald ran an Auto Salvage Yard, the building still exists. His death resulted from an accident while cutting a gas tank with a torch.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10166] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Rumley, Ronald Fay, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Rumley&GSfn=Ronald&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1956&GSdyrel=in&GSst=16&GScntr), none. (Reliability: 2). [S9486] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Ronald Fay Rumley, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1901264) (Reliability: 2).