Vinson Earl Gritten
1908 - 1992 (84 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Vinson Earl Gritten was born on 12 Nov 1908 in Illinois; died on 21 Nov 1992; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Census: 1930, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois
- Census: 1940, Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois
Notes:
Census:
In the 1930 US census Vinson and wife Wintress are in the houshold of Vinson's parents.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84183126/vinson-earl-grittenFamily/Spouse: Wintress Douglas. Wintress was born on 12 Mar 1912 in Illinois; died on 29 Jul 1998. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Philip Douglas Gritten
was born on 8 Oct 1938 in Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 7 Aug 2010 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington; was buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
Generation: 2
2. Philip Douglas Gritten (1.Vinson1) was born on 8 Oct 1938 in Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 7 Aug 2010 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington; was buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. Notes:
Obituary from Frind a Grave
Philip D. Gritten, 71, formerly of Fithian, Illinois, passed away on Saturday (Aug. 7, 2010) in Vancouver, Washington, following an 11-month battle with acute leukemia.
He was born on Oct. 8, 1938 in Fithian, the son of Vinson and Wintress Gritten. They preceded him in death. He married Frahn Grantland near Decatur, Alabama on Dec. 7, 1963. She survives.
He is also survived by three sons, Greg (Yvonne) of Fairfield, California, Todd of Avon, Indiana and Jason of Seattle, Washington; three grandchildren, Chelsea, Jake and Chase and brother, Steve (Mary) of Champaign, Il.
He served in the U.S. Air Force and served first as an instructor pilot at Craig AFB, Alabama, then in Vietnam where he received several awards, including the Silver Star for "gallantry in action during combat missions." The Silver Star was for directing a fighter plane attack that saved the lives of 100 U.S. ground solders dug in on top of a hill from 700 enemy soldiers who had surrounded and were mounting an assault on them. He received over 100 ground fire bullets to his small Cessna single-engine airplane during that battle. He retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 January 2019), memorial page for Philip Douglas Gritten (8 Oct 1938-7 Aug 2010), Find A Grave Memorial no. 57323368, citing Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by Bob & Nancy Cannon (contributor 46739623) .
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57323368/philip-douglas-gritten
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