William E Booth Jr
MilitaryHis niece remembers:
'My 93 year old mother inherited the painting when my Uncle died, she can remember William Booth from during the war when he became a good friend of my mother’s family during his time in the UK, but as things usually happen they lost contact after the war.'
Sent through to the museum by Jean Hart.
Bill Booth was a glider pilot stationed at Barkston Heath, probably as part of the 61st Troop Carrier Group. He took part in Operation 'Market Garden' in September 1944.
He stayed in what became the US Air Force after the war, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.
He married Georgette Y Hartenstine, who had also served in the US Army Air Corps during the Second World War, and they had a son, William E Booth III.
Their son would go on to join the US Air Force too. He married Doris Ann Klehm in 1972 and they had a son, Eric William Booth, in 1980.
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Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Riverside, CA, USA | 20 April 1919 | His parents were and Elizabeth A Maugle. |
Enlisted |
San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA, USA | 23 August 1941 | At Fort MacArthur |
Died |
3 March 1989 | Aged 69 | |
Other Married Georgette Y Hartenstine |
Georgette Y Hartenstine was from Reading, Pennsylvania. Exact date of their marriage not yet known. | ||
Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside, CA 92518, USA | Section A Site 861 His wife Georgette died the following year and is buried in Site 860. | |
Other Graduated from San Jose State College |
San Jose, CA, USA | ||
Other Commissioned as a Flight Officer |
Lubbock, TX, USA | At South Plains Army Flying School |
Revisions
Article in the 'Spartan Daily' - newspaper of San Jose Stage College: http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=10733&context=…
Correspondence with Jean Hart whose uncle met Bill when he was stationed at Barkston Heath and drew a portrait of him.
Bill's NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=35&tf=F&q=bo…
Airborne Troop Carrier roster of airmen who flew in Market Garden mission: http://www.airbornetroopcarrier.com/alphabeticb.html
US City Directory for Riverside, CA in 1952 records 'Booth Wm E (Georgette H) USAF'
Georgette's family name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPV4-DYT
Georgette's NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=26&cat=all&t… desc&rpp=50&pg=1&rid=35419&rlst=41129,91029,2592047,3564264,3069084,17544,12314,55262,8023,35419
Mooseroots record: http://grave-records.mooseroots.com/l/700123/William-E-Booth-CA
Findagrave record for Bill: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=booth&GSfn=willia…;
Findagrave record for Georgette Booth: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=booth&GSfn=george…;
'The Pantagraph' of Bloomington, Illinois, articles on 17 and 20 May 1972 - news of the wedding of Doris Ann Klehm of Piper City and William E Booth III that had taken place on Saturday 13 May 1972.