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George Bradford WAGGONER, Jr.

Male 1921 - 2007  (85 years)


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  • Name George Bradford WAGGONER 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 3 Jun 1921  Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 21 Feb 2007  Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Religion Baptist 
    Death 21 Feb 2007  Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial 24 Feb 2007  Danville Cemetery, Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I41207  Dyal and Speckels
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2013 

    Family Elsie Dee PARKER 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    Family ID F27633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 May 2023 

  • Notes 
    • George “graduated in 1938 from Rusk High School and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a crew chief on a fighter-bomber and flew more than 200 missions over Europe. He received several medals, including the EAME Service Ribbon, Distinguished Unit with one Silver Star, and four Bronze Stars. He then worked for Humble Oil and Refining Co., and retired from Exxon after 31 years service. He was a consultant for a Danish oil company and a member of Forest Home Baptist Church, taught the Sanctuary Class, and was on board of directors at Baywood County Club in Houston. He was also a member of Masonic Lodge No. 1120 in Jourdanton.” [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1520] Friday, February 23, 2007.

    2. [S302] Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Roll: 1921_0016.

    3. [S82] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.