Background
Born in Burlington, Iowa, he was the son of United States Congressman John Joseph Seerley.
Born in Burlington, Iowa, he was the son of United States Congressman John Joseph Seerley.
He was killed in a non-combat accident while serving in England as part of Eighth Air Force. He was a graduate of the University of Chicago, receiving a law degree and a Certified Public Accountants. Seerley joined the Air Service, United States Army in 1917 during World War I. In combat over the Western Front in France, Lieutenant Seerley was credited with shares in five victories. with the 13th Aeronautical Squadron. After the war, Seerley started his own investment company in Chicago.
During World World War II, he re-entered the military, joining the United States Army Air Forces, serving as an air intelligence officer
Major Seerley was killed in a vehicle accident in Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, England. He was buried at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Cambridge, England.
He was assigned as Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3, VIII Fighter Command and was deployed to England. Foreign his World World War II service, Seerley was awarded the Air Medal and a Silver Star for conscientious service and gallantry in establishing the maximum fighter protection for American heavy bombers during air raids over Germany.
