Douglas, Nile R.

1926 - 1983  (57 years)

• Name	Douglas, Nile R.
  Birth	11 Aug 1926	West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DOUG.N001
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army Air Forces  [1]
  		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…
  		United States Army Air Forces (1941–1947)
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	7 Sep 1983	Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio   [1]
  Burial	Moravian Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois   [2]
  	Graveside services at Moravian Cemetery with Bro. Dan Howell presiding. Military graveside rites conducted by the West Salem American Legion.
  		Headstone, Douglas, Nile R. and Laurene R.
  Person ID	I42906	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Douglas, William
  Mother	Woods, Hattie
  Family ID	F16645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	McVaigh, Laurene Rebecca,   b. 18 Oct 1926, Blairsburg, Hamilton County, Iowa d. 6 Jan 2016, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1945	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 1 month - She : 18 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F16643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Aug 1926 - West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois Marriage - 15 Sep 1945 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 7 Sep 1983 - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio Burial - - Moravian Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was retired from the Delco Air Division of GM. He was a member of the Beardshear United Methodist Church in Dayton; the Knights of Pythias; the 25-year Club at GM; and was WW II veteran in the Air Force.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13264] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Douglas, Nile R., 57, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69620630/nile-r_-douglas), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13262] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Douglas, Nile R. and Laurene R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69620630/nile-r_-douglas), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13263] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McVaigh, Lydia Anna, 81, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48531290/lydia-a-mcvaigh), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13261] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Douglas, Laurene Rebecca (McVaigh), 89, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156852891), none. (Reliability: 2).