Byers, William Herbert

1915 - 2005  (89 years)

• Name	Byers, William Herbert
  Birth	27 Aug 1915	Iola, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BYER.W001
  _FGRAVE	18116524
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 622nd Quartermaster Railyard Company, United States Army  [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,…
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		William Herbert Byers (1915-2005)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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, Byers, William H. (1915-2005)
  Death	12 Feb 2005	St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois
  Burial	Iola Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43326	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Aug 1915 - Iola, Clay County, Illinois Death - 12 Feb 2005 - St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois Burial - - Iola Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Herbert Byers, 89, of Iola died Feb. 12, 2005, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, IL. He was born Aug. 27, 1915, in Iola, the son of James H. and Gertrude "Gertie" Pemberton Byers. He married Betty J. Livingood Nov. 20, 1948 in Edgewood. He was a retired farmer and oil field worker, a member of Calvary Apostolic Tabernacle in Iola, and was a World War II U. S. Army Veteran. Survivors include his wife; six sons, Billy, John, Tom, Calvin, Lonnie and Terry Byers; two brothers, Bernard and Avon Byers; one sister, Betty Burgess; 19 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents, one son, Jerry L. Byers; five brothers, Herschel, Lawson, Howard, Harold and Lowell, and four sisters, Nina Durre, Zella Gibson, Helen Gibson, and Lois Harper. Funeral services were held at Calvary Apostolic Tabernacle in Iola with burial in Iola Cemetery with military rites. Memorials may be made to the church.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15118] World War II Honoree, William H. Byers, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2000354) (Reliability: 2).