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FIRST LIEUTENANT NEWTON CLARENCE WILBUR; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE

DOB/DOD: March 25, 1916 (Norwich, CT) – December 15, 1998 (Indialantic, FL); 82 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Dorothy Anne Dearing (1921-2004) on March 12, 1943 in Houston, TXCHILDREN: One daughter, Cynthia Wilbur Steele (1950-2024). One son, Paul C. (1954-2012). LOCAL ADDRESS: 9 Rowayton Avenue and 9 Crockett Street, Rowayton, NorwalkENLISTMENT: June 3, 1941SERVICE NUMBER: 33094430Continue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT NEWTON CLARENCE WILBUR; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”

LIEUTENANT THOMAS HOOTON

1835 (New York) – June 16, 1862 (James Island, SC); 26 or 27 years old The 1860 census lists Thomas Hooton in Norwalk at 25 years old and Hatter as his occupation. Enlisted April 19, 1861 Unit #1: 1st Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, E Company (3 months in 1861) Unit #2: 7th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, DContinue reading “LIEUTENANT THOMAS HOOTON”