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 1922 - 1944 (21 years)
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| Name |
Alvin George Montgomery [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
| Title |
Lieutenant |
| Birth |
7 Oct 1922 |
Malta, De Kalb, Illinois, USA  [1, 3, 4, 5] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1930 |
South Grove, De Kalb, Illinois, USA [3, 5] |
| Residence |
1 Apr 1940 |
South Grove, De Kalb, Illinois, USA [4] |
| Military Service |
3 Nov 1942 |
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA [5] |
| Burial |
1944 |
Esmond, De Kalb, Illinois, USA [1] |
| Death |
5 May 1944 |
Sanford, Seminole, Florida, USA [1, 2] |
| Cause: Airplane crash |
| Notes |
- Alvin George Montgomery born 7 Oct 1922 De Kalb, Il died 5 May 1944.Alvin George Montgomery was killed in a airplane crash in the Air Force in Florida.
Malta Pilot, Is Killed in Florida Crash, Second Lieut. Alvin GeorgeMontgomery, 21 years of age,
crashed to hisdeathat10:30 o'clock yesterday morning two miled southeastof Sanford Naval Air Station at Sanford, Fla., according to a telegramreceived from the War Department by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. EdwardMontgomery of Malta. Details concerning the tragedy were not conatined inthe brief report from the Army, other than the well known youngman diedin the accident. Alvin George Montgomery was
born on October7,1922 in Malta, the son of Edward and NettieMontgomery.Heattended the rural
schoools of his home communityualnd then enrolled atthe DeKalb TownshipHighSchool, where he was anoutstanding student,graduating with theclassof 1940. Uponcompletyion of his schoolwork he attended theTeachersCollege for a shorttime, and then found the opportunity to follow hiskeen interest in airplane work, going to Wichita, Kans., to attend anaircraft school. From that school he moved to
Detroit, Mich., where he was employed in a factory making airplanes, androse rapidlly in the organization, reaching the position of instructor tonew factory employees. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in November of1942 and received his commission and wings on January 7, 1944. Hisknowledge of airplane construction and his interest in everything inconnection with flying made him an outstanding officer. His tragicdeathis mourned by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.Edward Montgomery of Malta,four sisters Mrs.Grace Hulen of Calumet City, Mrs. Pearl Olson ofRoscoe,Mrs. Rachel Berg of Esmond and Inez, in nurses training at SwedishAmerican hospitalin Rockford & two brothers,James of Kirkland
and Wilber living at home. His grandmother,Mrs.Margaret Applebee liveson South Second St.DeKalb.
Funeralservices will not be arranged until the arrival of the body, butburial is being planned in the Esmond cemetery.
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| Person ID |
I20525 |
MontyHistNotes_II | William Montgomery and Mary Johnston |
| Last Modified |
16 Mar 2024 |
| Father |
Edward Montgomery, b. 22 Apr 1880, Henryville, Clark, Indiana, USA d. 3 Apr 1970, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA (Age 89 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Nettie Susan Applebee, b. 1 Jan 1884, Malta, De Kalb, Illinois, USA d. 12 Jan 1969, Kirkland, De Kalb, Illinois, USA (Age 85 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
14 Feb 1906 |
Malta, De Kalb, Illinois, USA |
| Family ID |
F8628 |
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 | Birth - 7 Oct 1922 - Malta, De Kalb, Illinois, USA |
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 | Residence - 1930 - South Grove, De Kalb, Illinois, USA |
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| Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - South Grove, De Kalb, Illinois, USA |
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 | Military Service - 3 Nov 1942 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA |
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 | Burial - 1944 - Esmond, De Kalb, Illinois, USA |
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 | Death - Cause: Airplane crash - 5 May 1944 - Sanford, Seminole, Florida, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S2745] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Lieut Alvin George Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=103563876&indiv=try
- [S2170] Ancestry.com, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;).
Record for Alvin George Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=floridadeath&h=211698&indiv=try
- [S159] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: South Grove, Dekalb, Illinois; Roll: 510; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0036; Image: 649.0; FHL microfilm: 2340245.
Record for Edward Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=25675083&indiv=try
- [S613] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: South Grove, DeKalb, Illinois; Roll: T627_793; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 19-41.
Record for Ed Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=139528802&indiv=try
- [S729] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).
Record for Alvin G Montgomery
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WWIIenlist&h=7785324&indiv=try
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