Seventh Generation

666. Maj John Mayes ACKLEY⁴ was born on 21 Apr 1920 in Pryor, Mayes, Oklahoma.^{4,193,228,259} He appeared in the census in 1930 in Oklahoma. He served in the military between 1939 and 1960 in the US Army.^4,259 John enlisted in the U.S. Army, Troop "A", 7th US Cavalry, 31 August 1939. He attended Officer Candidate School in Brisbane, Australia and was commissioned a 2nd Lt. of Calvary 24 January 1943. He participated in campaigns with the 7th Regiment, 1st Calvary Division in New Guinea, Admiralty Islands and the Phillipines. He earned 21 decorations during WWII.
He retired from the army 30 August 1960 at Ft. Hood, TX as a Major. He then was employed by the Army as a Supervisory Staft Logistics Specialist, GS 13, for 20 years and retired from that position 30 January 1983.
He died on 15 Sep 2004 in Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas.^193,259 His Obituary appeared in the The Morning News on 17 Sep 2004 in Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE - Retired Army Maj. John Mayes Ackley, 84, of Fayetteville died Sept. 15, 2004. He was born April 21, 1920, in Pryor, Okla., to Jesse Martin and Ruth Ann Wright Ackley. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater and was decorated for valor from wounds suffered in combat. He was a graduate of Texas A&M University with a bachelor of arts degree in business management. After 20 years in the military, he continued his career with the Department of the Army as director of training for the 122nd Army Reserve Command, completing 45 years of government service before retiring to Northwest Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his wives, Dorothy Jenneman Ackley and Anna Carolyn Loy Ackley. Survivors include two daughters, Tommi Louise Perkins and Patricia Jill Pummill, both of Fayetteville; one son, Martin M. Ackley of Springdale; numerous grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville. Arrangements are by Luginbuel Funeral Home in Prairie Grove. Memorials may be made to the Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corp., Attn: Don Tuller, P.O.; Box 4221, Fayetteville, 72702. His Social Security Number was 442-28-5492 OK. He served in the military in the US Army.⁵¹ After his wife's death John married a second time; his second wife died within a year of their marriage.

Maj John Mayes ACKLEY and Dorothy Louise JENNEMAN were married on 24 Sep 1946 in Louisville, Jefferson , Kentucky.^4,280 Dorothy Louise JENNEMAN was born on 5 Dec 1921 in Fall River, Bristol , Massachusetts.^4,193 She died on 8 Dec 1982 in Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas.^193,280 Her Social Security Number was 447-12-2248 OK.¹⁹³ Maj John Mayes ACKLEY and Dorothy Louise JENNEMAN had the following children:

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Maj John Mayes ACKLEY and Anna C LOY were married.^38,51,280 Anna C LOY was born on 30 Dec 1934.^51,193,333 She died on 26 May 1984 in Elkins, Washington , Arkansas.^{51,193,280,333} She was buried on 29 May 1984 in Fayetteville National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas.³⁸ BURIED AT: SECTION 17 SITE 104
She was living in 1984 in Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas.³⁸ Her Social Security Number was 430-62-7709 AR.¹⁹³