Nail, James K. 'Jim' (1929 - 2019): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1929 - 2019 (89 years)

Name	Nail, James K. 'Jim'
Name		James K. Nail (1929-2018)
Birth	19 Apr 1929	Skiatook, Oklahoma [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Burial	12 Jan 2019	Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [3]
Census	11 May 1940	Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois [4]
	1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 03b
		1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 03b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 06, page 03b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
Reference Number	NAIL.J003
_FGRAVE	195929685
Funeral	12 Jan 2019	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	Y [3]
Burial		Headstone, Nail, James K.
Person ID	I30877	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	7 Nov 2022

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

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).
[S3910] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 6, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).