Chaney, John David

1925 - 1944  (19 years)

• Name	Chaney, John David
  Birth	1925	Wayne County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CHAN.J004
  _FGRAVE	56117588
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy  [1]
  	Seaman First Class. Was killed in action on 19 June 1944 in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Awarded The Purple Heart Medal and otherwise entitled to The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. Honored also at the WWII Memorial at Flora, Illinois. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1900852 This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
  		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 Navy
  		United States Navy
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), United States Navy, World War II The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), US Navy, WWII, (Piping) The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Chaney, John David (Unk-1944) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Chaney, John David (?-1944)
  		Chaney, John David (Unknown-1944)
  Death	19 Jun 1944  [2]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  Burial	Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii   [3, 4]
  		Honolulu Memorial, (aka Courts of the Missing) World War II, Chaney, John David
  		Memorial, Chaney, John David
  		American Battle Monuments Commission - Honolulu Memorial The Honolulu Memorial is located within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in an extinct volcano near the center of Honolulu, Hawaii. On either side of the grand stairs leading to the memorial are eight courts of the missing on which are inscribed the names of the 18,095 American World War II missing from the Pacific, excluding…
  Person ID	I42971	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Chaney, Ernest,   b. 14 Sep 1880, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois d. 18 Sep 1929, Keith Township, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Henson, Gladys Rae,   b. 17 Jun 1893   d. 9 Aug 1990 (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F19593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1925 - Wayne County, Illinois Burial - - Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S14701] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, John David Chaney, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1900852) (Reliability: 2). [S14678] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, National Archives & Records Administration Navy Department Files, Seaman 1c Chaney, John David, (http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1033485) (Reliability: 2). [S13292] Honolulu Memorial, (aka Courts of the Missing) World War II, Honolulu Memorial, (aka Courts of the Missing) World War II, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56117588/john-d-chaney#view-photo=108826213) (Reliability: 2). [S15712] https://www.findagrave.com, Memorial, Chaney, John David, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56117588/john-david-chaney), none. (Reliability: 2).