McKennon, Pierce

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Name
McKennon, Pierce Gender: M
Pierce Winningham McKennon
born on 30 November 1919 at 21:15 (= 9:15 PM )
Place Clarksville, Arkansas, 35n28, 93w28
Timezone CST h6w (is standard time)
Data source
BC/BR in hand
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data s_su.18.svg s_sagcol.18.svg 07°53' s_mo.18.svg s_piscol.18.svg 13°12 Asc.s_leocol.18.svg 05°53'



Pierce McKennon (1944)

Biography

American flying ace of World War II with 12 aerial victories and 9.83 ground victories. His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart and Croix de guerre, among others.

He married Beulah Irene Sawyer on 13 May 1946, and the couple had one son. McKennon and a student pilot were killed in a training accident on 18 June 1947, when their airplane crashed two miles west of Marion, Texas near San Antonio. The Arkansas Aviation Historical Society inducted McKennon into the Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame in 1985.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

  • Relationship : Marriage 13 May 1946 (Beulah Irene Sawyer)
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  • Death by Accident 18 June 1947 (Plane crash, age 27)
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  • Work : Prize 1985 (Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame)

Source Notes

Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield, copy on file.

Categories

  • Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (One son)
  • Personal : Death : Accidental (Plane crash)
  • Personal : Death : Short Life less than 29 Yrs (Age 27)
  • Vocation : Military : Combat (Aerial)
  • Vocation : Military : Honors
  • Vocation : Military : Military service (WWII)
  • Vocation : Travel : Pilot/ military
  • Notable : Awards : Hall of Fame (Arkansas Aviation)
  • Notable : Awards : Medals