| 1. |  Bayler, Howard Carroll was born on 18 Sep 1915 in Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois; died on 7 Dec 1999 in Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 11 Dec 1999 in Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: BAYL.H002
- _FGRAVE: 69394784
- Military Service: Major, United States Army Reserves
- Military Service: World War II, First Lieutenant, Battery A, 259th Field Artillery Battalion, XIX Corps, United States Army
- Funeral: 11 Dec 1999, Louisville United Methodist Church, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
Notes:
H. Carroll BAYLER, 84, of Louisville, died at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1999, at Clay County Hospital in Flora.
Mr. BAYLER was born Sept. 18, 1915, in Stanford Township, the son of Aaron and Lenora (CLAY) BAYLER. He married Mary J. BREWER on Aug. 30, 1943. He was a lawyer and oil producer, and member of the Louisville Rotary Club, Louisville United Methodist Church, Louisville Masonic Lodge. He had also been States Attorney, and was a retired Major in the Army Reserves, after serving 24 years.
Survivors include his wife, Mary J. BAYLER of Louisville; two sons and one daughter-in-law, John BAYLER of Clay City, and Bill and Marla BAYLER of Olney; and two grandchildren, Amanda Jane and Nathan William.
Preceding him in death were his parents, one brother and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Louisville United Methodist Church. The Reverend Robert THOMPSON will officiate the services. Neal Funeral Home in Louisville is in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Masonic rites will be held at 5:45 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in the Orchard Hill Cemetery in Louisville. Military rites will be given by the Sailor Springs American Legion. Memorials can be made to the H. Carroll BAYLER History Scholarship Fund, which will be accepted at the funeral home.
Source: Clay County Advocate Press
Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on October 16, 1941 at Peoria, Illinois. Completed basic training and departed the U.S. for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Served there as a Driver in the East Indies and Guadalcanal Campaigns untitil accepted for the Field Artillery Officer Candidate Course 93 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Honorably discharged as a Corporal on December 29, 1943 to accept a commission as Second Lieutenant and active duty the next day. Attended the Officer Survey Course and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Reconnaissance Officer (9312). Departed the Continental U.S. again on November 30, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and fought with Battery A, 259th Field Artillery Battalion (a XIX Corps non-divisional unit equipped with 4.5 inch guns), through the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably separated from active service as a First Lieutenant on January 22, 1946 at the Separation Center, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2122550
Buried:
Military rites will be given by the Sailor Springs American Legion
Howard married Brewer, Mary J. on 30 Aug 1943. Mary (daughter of Brewer, George W. and Hopkins, Hazel H.) was born on 22 Jan 1922 in Louisville, Clay County, Illinois; died on 1 Jan 2008 in Louisville, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 5 Jan 2008 in Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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