Nail, James K. 'Jim'

1929 - 2019  (89 years)

• Name	Nail, James K. 'Jim'
  		James K. Nail (1929-2018)
  Birth	19 Apr 1929	Skiatook, Oklahoma   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	NAIL.J003
  _FGRAVE	195929685
  Funeral	12 Jan 2019 (89 years)	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	Korean War, United States Army  [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,…
  		United States Army Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army
  		Generic Military Service Ribbons, Korean War NOTE: This list may be incomplete. Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	8 Jan 2019	Deaconess Midtown Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana   [2]
  Burial	12 Jan 2019	Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Nail, James K.
  Person ID	I30877	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Nail, James King 'Jim',   b. 31 Oct 1906, Talala, Rogers County, Oklahoma d. 6 Nov 1998, Tulsa Regional Medical Center, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Chapman, Sylvia Ida,   b. 29 Aug 1912   d. 18 Sep 1994 (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F12943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Apr 1929 - Skiatook, Oklahoma Death - 8 Jan 2019 - Deaconess Midtown Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Funeral - 12 Jan 2019 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 12 Jan 2019 - Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Jim was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He crossed the country and the globe during his noteworthy lifelong working career, from his earliest work at Pure Oil Company, to Cape Canaveral in the control room of the Apollo 7 mission, and continuing on to an assignment with the Hubble Space Telescope. He later worked in remote parts of the world in offshore drilling as a control engineer. During his semi-retirement he took a position at Sea World in Florida, and eventually returned to Illinois to be closer to family. He was a 32nd degree Mason, member of the Scottish Rite, and a Shriner. Jim took pride in being recognized as a member of the Cherokee Nation, and was of the Christian faith.

  
  

• Sources

  [S9324] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Nail, Sylvia I., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20918055/Sylvia-I.-Nail), none. (Reliability: 2). [S9325] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Obituary, Nail, James K., 89, (http://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/817/), none. (Reliability: 2). [S9326] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Nail, James K.,, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195929685/james-k_-nail), none. (Reliability: 2).