McCommons, Galen Dale 'Mac'

1925 - 1998  (72 years)

• Name	McCommons, Galen Dale 'Mac'
  Birth	28 Jul 1925	Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MCCO.G004
  _FGRAVE	20432412
  Military Service	World War II, Radio Man Second Class, USS SigsbeE DD-502, United States Navy  [2]
  		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,…
  		Galen Dale 'Mac' McCommons (1925-1998)
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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, McCommons, Galen Dale (1925-1998)
  Death	17 Jul 1998  [3]
  Burial	Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [4]
  		Headstone, McCommons, Betty and G. Dale 54535
  Person ID	I36732	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	McCommons, Clarence,   b. 1888, Illinois d. Bef 24 Mar 2017 (Age < 129 years)
  Mother	Brainard, Flossie O.,   b. 1892, Illinois d. Bef 24 Mar 2017 (Age < 125 years)
  Family ID	F9906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Schuler, Betty M.,   b. 12 Feb 1930, Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois d. 7 Feb 2010, New Haven, Allen County, Indiana (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Children	1. Wells, Sharon Kay,   b. 9 Nov 1950, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois d. 9 May 1951 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F7961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Jul 1925 - Illinois Burial - - Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5214] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 10, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S11100] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Galen Dale McCommons, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1856262) (Reliability: 2). [S6115] Frank & Bright Funeral Homes, Obituary, Neeley, Erma, 96, (http://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/605/), none. (Reliability: 2). [S10946] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McCommons, Betty and G. Dale, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20432412/galen-dale-mccommons), none. (Reliability: 2).