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Husband: | Arthur Freeman Smith JUNALUSKA (1912-1978) | |
Wife: | Betty WRIGHT (1920-2005) | |
Marriage | 12 Jul 1948 | Devon Central Registration District, Devon, England |
Name: | Arthur Freeman Smith JUNALUSKA1 | |
Sex: | Male | |
Father: | Jacob Lawrence SMITH (c. 1890- ) | |
Mother: | - | |
Birth | 30 Nov 1912 | Swain County, North Carolina, USA |
Occupation | Technician in Bacteriology | |
Enlistment | 14 Dec 1942 (age 30) | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA2 |
Muskegee, Oklahoma USA At the time of his enlistment, Arthur was single, and had done 4 years of college. His height was 5 ft 10 in and his weight 130 lbs. He enlisted for the duration. |
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Death | 1 Jul 1978 (age 65) | Exeter, Devon, England |
Cause: I (a) Lymphoblasric Lymphosarcoma II Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
Name: | Betty WRIGHT1 | |
Sex: | Female | |
Father: | John Berry "Jack" WRIGHT (1887-1959) | |
Mother: | Annie LILLICRAP (1880-1964) | |
Birth | Q1 1920 | Sandford, Devon, England |
Occupation | Nurse | |
Death | 11 Jun 2005 (age 85) | Exeter, Devon, England |
Social Security Number 066-16-8431. Member of the Cherokee Nation.Family/tribe seems to be from Swain County, North Carolina-Reservation of Eastern Band of Cherokee
Betty met Arthur in Blackpool where she was stationed as a Waaf in the war. He as a medical sergeant. He returned to the States, but they corresponded, and prompted by her letters he flew back to England, and they married. But neither were happy in post-war Britain, grey and rationed. So they sailed for New York 1 December 1949.
1 | "Nick Heard". www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009 |
2 | "US National Archives and Records Administration, US World War II Army Enlistment Records" (Ancestry.Com). |