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Douglas, Nile R.

Douglas, Nile R.

Male 1926 - 1983  (57 years)


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  • Name Douglas, Nile R. 
    Birth 11 Aug 1926  West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number DOUG.N001 
    Military Service World War II, United States Army Air Forces  [1
    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 Air Forces
    United States Army Air Forces
    World War II
    (1939-1945)
    Death 7 Sep 1983  Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Moravian Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Graveside services at Moravian Cemetery with Bro. Dan Howell presiding. Military graveside rites conducted by the West Salem American Legion.
    Headstone, Douglas, Nile R. and Laurene R.
    Headstone, Douglas, Nile R. and Laurene R.


    Person ID I42906  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2023 

    Father Douglas, W. 
    Mother Woods, H. 
    Family ID F16645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family McVaigh, Laurene Rebecca,   b. 18 Oct 1926, Blairsburg, Hamilton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 2016, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 15 Sep 1945  Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Family ID F16643  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Aug 1926 - West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Sep 1945 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Sep 1983 - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Moravian Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • He was retired from the Delco Air Division of GM.

      He was a member of the Beardshear United Methodist Church in Dayton; the Knights of Pythias; the 25-year Club at GM; and was WW II veteran in the Air Force.

  • Sources 
    1. [S13264] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Douglas, Nile R., 57, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69620630/nile-r_-douglas), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S13262] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Douglas, Nile R. and Laurene R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69620630/nile-r_-douglas), none. (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S13263] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McVaigh, Lydia Anna, 81, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48531290/lydia-a-mcvaigh), none. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S13261] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Douglas, Laurene Rebecca (McVaigh), 89, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156852891), none. (Reliability: 2).