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Grady Eiland
Birth: Jul. 17, 1919, Chilton County, Alabama, USA,
Death: Mar. 2, 1985, Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

Grady Eiland, 65, of Bessemer, died March 2, 1985. He was a retired employee and member of Second Baptist Church of Bessemer. He was a World War II veteran and a member of Thorsby Masonic Lodge. Funeral was today at the church, with burial in Highland Memorial Gardens, Brown Service Bessemer directing. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Wilma Eiland; three sons, William Eiland, Lipscomb, Joe Mac Eiland, Belton, S.C., and Donald Wayne Eiland, Bessemer; three daughters, Mrs. Barbara Ann Deason, Centreville, Mrs. Peggy Sue Pickett, Wetumpka, and Miss Linda Faye Eiland, Bessemer; three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Mae Cox, Alabaster, and Mrs. Frances Downs and Mrs. Myrtle Conner, both of Illinois, and five brothers, Cecil and Roy Eiland, both of Thorsby, Marion Eiland, Clanton, Raymond Eiland, Illinois, and J. V. Eiland, Tennessee.
Burial:, Highland Memorial Gardens, Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Created by: Christopher Eiland, Record added: Jun 11, 2009, Find A Grave Memorial# 38211753

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record
Name: Grady Eiland
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Alabama
State: Alabama
County or City: Chilton
Enlistment Date: 15 Feb 1942
Enlistment State: Georgia
Enlistment City: Fort Mcpherson Atlanta
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 65
Weight: 119