hmtl5 Glenn Thomas Black b. 29 Dec 1923 Kansas d. 17 Apr 2021: McKeown Genealogy

Glenn Thomas Black

Male 1923 - 2021  (97 years)


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  • Name Glenn Thomas Black 
    Born 29 Dec 1923  Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    _MILT World War II. US Army Air Forces. Captain. Silver Star, DFC, Purple Heart, AM 
    Died 17 Apr 2021  [2
    Buried Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I997  McKeown
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2023 

    Father Matthew Archer Black,   b. 7 Nov 1880, Clay Center, Clay County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1944, Denver, Denver County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Margaret Anna Caskey,   b. Oct 1880, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1928  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 1 May 1907  Noble County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jennie Carmen Crook,   b. 25 Jul 1924, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 2010  (Age 85 years) 
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F464  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Dec 1923 - Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Notes on Find a Grave:
      Glenn Thomas Black
      December 29, 1923 - April 17, 2021

      Glenn Black (225836852)

      B-25 aircraft commander 381st BS 310th BG Nov 1943 - June 1944
      Badly wounded on June 22, 1944 leading mission to Leghorn Harbor, Italy.
      Flew a/c back to Corsica on single engine with help of wounded co-pilot.
      Evacuated to the USA due to wounds.
      After WWII Glenn became a flying minister serving isolated communities in the mid-west.
      After retirement he became a flight instructor at Lenhardt's airpark Hubbard, Oregon.
      December 29, 1923 — April 17, 2021
      Contributor: MAJ Jimmy Cotton (48803557) • JIMMYCOTTON67@GMAIL.COM

      Cemetery Details
      Willamette National Cemetery
      11800 SE Mt Scott Blvd
      Portland, OR 97086

      Simon Cornwell Colonial Chapel
      https://www.cornwellcolonial.com/obituaries/Glenn-Black/#!/Obituary [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S36] census record.

    2. [S8] Find a Grave.