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Tooley, John T.

Tooley, John T.

Male 1910 - 1972  (61 years)


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  • Name Tooley, John T. 
    Birth 22 Aug 1910  Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number TOOL.J002 
    _FGRAVE 27770783 
    Military Service World War II, Staff Sergeant, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th 'Tropic Lightning' Infantry Division, United States Army  [1, 3
    World War II Honoree, Tooley, John T.
    World War II Honoree, Tooley, John T.
    Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces


    (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)

    United States Army
    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 Enlisted Rank Insignia
    World War II
    (1939-1945)
    Death 13 Jul 1972  [1
    Burial Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I41147  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2024 

    Father Tooley, James R.,   b. 1878, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1943 (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Vail, Marinda Ella,   b. 29 Nov 1887, Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1973, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage Y  [2
    Family ID F16182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jenkins, Naomi Grace,   b. 13 Nov 1916, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 2002, Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F20187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Aug 1910 - Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S16197] httsp://www.findagrave.com, Headstone,Tooley, John Thomas, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27770783/john_thomas_tooley), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S922] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Sailor Springs, Illinois, (District 13-17) (Pixley Township), image 06, page 3a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00432?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S14869] World War II Honoree, John T. Tooley, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2303608) (Reliability: 2).