Delaney, Harold L.

1919 - 2006  (86 years)

• Name	Delaney, Harold L.
  Birth	30 Sep 1919  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DELA.H002
  _FGRAVE	35201932
  Military Service	World War II, Private, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Entered active duty as a draftee on June 14, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Assigned to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, for basic training. Found to be below minimum standards for induction and honorably discharged as a Private on November 4, 1944. Earned the WWII Victory Medal for his service during the period of eligibility. Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2230434 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 Army
  		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, Delaney, Harold L. (1919-2006)
  Death	19 Jun 2006  [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Delaney, Harold L.
  		Headstone, Delaney, Harold L. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I43579	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	Strange, Catherine V.,   b. 9 Jul 1922, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Dec 2012 (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F5209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13594] http://www/findagrave.com, Headstone, Delaney, Harold L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35201932/harold-l_-delaney), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15299] World War II Honoree, Harold L. Delaney, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2230434) (Reliability: 2). [S2920] http://www/findagrave.com, Obituary, Delaney, Catherine, 90, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101666478/catherine-delaney), none. (Reliability: 2).