Black, William Dale 'Bill'

1919 - 1987  (67 years)

• Name	Black, William Dale 'Bill'
  Birth	4 Nov 1919	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BLAC.W008
  Funeral	Elm Street Christian Church, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Master Sergeant, United States Army Air Forces  [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 Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Master Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	21 May 1987	St. Marys Medical Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana   [1]
  	William D. "Bill" Black, 67, 6 Willow Drive, Olney, died at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 21, 1987 in St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, Ind.
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Black, William D.
  Person ID	I37509	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Brooks, Mabel M.,   b. 11 Jan 1921, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 31 Mar 2010, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1941	St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri
  Age at Marriage	He was 21 years and 7 months - She was 20 years and 5 months.
  Children	1. Black, J.J. + 2. Black, Larry Wayne,   b. 26 Aug 1944, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire d. 11 Jun 1987, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 42 years) + 3. Black, Marty Allen,   b. 18 Mar 1947, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 9 Mar 1985, North Carolina (Age 37 years)   4. Black, Carol Sue,   b. 26 Aug 1962   d. 26 Aug 1962 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F15099	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Nov 1919 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - - Elm Street Christian Church, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Marriage - 30 Jun 1941 - St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri Death - 21 May 1987 - St. Marys Medical Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Burial - - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. Black was a retired self-employed oil producer. He was a member of Elm Street Christian Church, and the Olney Elks. He was a WWII Air Force veteran and a former state policeman.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12102] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Black, William D. "Bill", 67, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58998588), none. (Reliability: 2). [S12103] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Black, William D., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58998588), none. (Reliability: 2).