Joel Beauford Busby and Virginia Lucille Vawter

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Husband Joel Beauford Busby

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           Born: 6 Jan 1922 - Mount Enterprise, Rusk County, TX
       Baptized: 
           Died: 11 Apr 1943 - Sicilia Italy
         Buried:  - Shiloh Cemetery, Brachfield, Rusk County, TX

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         Father: Thomas (Lee) Busby Sr.
         Mother: Minnie Ester Brown

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Virginia Lucille Vawter

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           Born: 14 May 1924 - Marshall, Harrison County, TX
       Baptized: 
           Died: 13 Nov 1983 - Henderson, Rusk County, TX
         Buried:  - Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County, TX

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Joel Beauford Busby

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Birth: Jan. 6, 1922
Mount Enterprise
Rusk County
Texas, USA
Death: Apr. 11, 1943
Sicilia, Italy


Family links:
Parents:
Thomas "Lee" Busby (1893 - 1965)
Minnie Ester Brown Busby (1900 - 1978)

Spouse:
Virginia Lucille Vawter Busby Turner (1924 - 1983)

Siblings:
Mary "Thelma" Busby Tejeda (1917 - 1988)*
Katie Lee Busby Hammett (1918 - 2012)*
Jeff Webster Busby (1920 - 1987)*
Joel B Busby (1922 - 1943)*
Joel Beauford Busby (1922 - 1943)
Thomas Lee Busby (1927 - 1987)*
Minnie Louise Busby Castleshouldt (1930 - 1981)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
Texas
TSGT. Army Air Forces
World War II


Burial:
Shiloh Cemetery
Brachfield
Rusk County
Texas, USA

Maintained by: Dianne H. Wylie
Originally Created by: Dee Mack
Record added: Apr 19, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 68623865

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Birth: Jan. 6, 1922
Mount Enterprise
Rusk County
Texas, USA
Death: Apr. 13, 1943, Italy

While waiting transport home, Tech Sergeant Joel Beauford Busby, U.S. Army Air Forces, volunteered for an emergency mission. He was a radio operator/tail gunner as a member of The Flying Fortress, 353rd Bomber Squadron, 301st Bomber Group, Heavy Artillery.

He never came home.

Recipient of the Air Medal with mulitple oak leaf clusters.

Truly an American Hero and part of the Greatest Generation.


Family links:
Parents:
Thomas "Lee" Busby (1893 - 1965)
Minnie Ester Brown Busby (1900 - 1978)

Spouse:
Virginia Lucille Vawter Busby Turner (1924 - 1983)

Siblings:
Mary "Thelma" Busby Tejeda (1917 - 1988)*
Katie Lee Busby Hammett (1918 - 2012)*
Jeff Webster Busby (1920 - 1987)*
Joel B Busby (1922 - 1943)
Joel Beauford Busby (1922 - 1943)*
Thomas Lee Busby (1927 - 1987)*
Minnie Louise Busby Castleshouldt (1930 - 1981)*

*Calculated relationship

Note: Entered the service from Texas.

Burial:
North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial
Carthage
Tunis, Tunisia

Maintained by: Dianne H. Wylie
Originally Created by: CWGC/ABMC
Record added: Aug 06, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 56245972

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General Notes: Wife - Virginia Lucille Vawter

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Birth: May 14, 1924
Marshall
Harrison County
Texas, USA
Death: Nov. 13, 1983
Henderson
Rusk County
Texas, USA


Family links:
Parents:
Edwin Alexander Vawter (1887 - 1943)
Willie Mae Bland Vawter (1887 - 1966)

Spouses:
Joel B Busby (1922 - 1943)*
Joel Beauford Busby (1922 - 1943)*

Siblings:
Ray Edwin Vawter (1912 - 1985)*
Vesta Louise Vawter Elsbury (1915 - 2001)*
Naomi June Vawter Franklin (1921 - 1996)*
Virginia Lucille Vawter Busby Turner (1924 - 1983)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Marshall Cemetery
Marshall
Harrison County
Texas, USA

Maintained by: Dianne H. Wylie
Originally Created by: MB
Record added: Oct 10, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5835915

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Notes: Marriage

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