Delaney, Calvin Loren

1925 - 2003  (77 years)

• Name	Delaney, Calvin Loren
  Birth	19 May 1925	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DELA.C001
  _FGRAVE	18251422
  Military Service	Korean War, Petty Officer Third Class, United States Navy
  		Flag of the United States, 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, a…
  		Military Service Ribbons, Korean War (Generic) NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Korean War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Military Service	World War II, United States Navy  [1]
  		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, Calvin Loren (1925-2003)
  		Flag of the United States, 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, a…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages 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. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages 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. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages 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. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 09 of 26 pages 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. This…
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  Death	29 Mar 2003	Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas
  Burial	Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Comanche County, Oklahoma
  	Section 30 Site 771
  Person ID	I43577	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Delaney, Ernest Henry,   b. 1886   d. 1952 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Hockman, Jessie Lois,   b. 6 Jun 1886   d. Nov 1977, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F19067	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hout, Jeannine H.,   b. 3 Mar 1930, Edgewood, Effingham County, Illinois d. 30 Nov 2017 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1950
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years and 7 months - She : ~ 19 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F19065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 May 1925 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 29 Mar 2003 - Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas Burial - - Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Comanche County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Loren DeLaney, 77, died Saturday, March 29, 2003, in Wichita Falls, Texas. Loren was born May 19, 1925, in Flora, Ill., to Ernest H. and Jesse Hockman DeLaney. He and Jeannine Hout were married on Dec. 27, 1950, in Flora, Ill. He moved with his wife and two daughters to Wichita Falls in 1960, where he owned and operated several restaurants including The Big D Drive-In. He later came out of retirement to work at Hamilton Bryan for a number of years. He was a 1943 graduate of Flora High School. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII on the USS Robinson and during the Korean War on the USS Daniel A. Joy. He was a member of Faith Masonic Lodge #1158 AF & AM, the Scottish Rite, and formerly, the Maskat Shrine Foot Patrol. He was a member of Floral Heights United Methodist Church and the Anniversary Sunday School Class. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Floral Heights United Methodist Church in Wichita Falls with the Reverends Dennis Wilkinson and Mary Cantrell officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and one sister. Survivors include: his wife, Jeannine of Wichita Falls; daughters, Debbie Cunningham and husband Jim of Wichita Falls, and Diane Doughty and husband Jim of Tulsa, Okla.; brothers Robert DeLaney of Flora, Ill., and Charles DeLaney of San Antonio; sisters, Evelyn Clifton of Louisville, Ill., and Fern Thompson of Owensboro, Ky.; grandchildren, Caitlin and Joel Cunningham of Wichita Falls, and Adrienne and Steven Doughty of Tulsa. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Floral Heights UMC Building Fund or Hospice of Wichita Falls. Wichita Falls Times Record News Wichita Falls, Texas April 1, 2003 Page A2

  
  

• Sources

  [S15296] World War II Honoree, Calvin Loren DeLaney, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1388227) (Reliability: 2).