Tripp Families of North America
Myrtle Lee Tripp
1908 - 1966 (58 years)1. Myrtle Lee Tripp was born on 18 Jul 1908 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA; died on 22 Sep 1966 in Norfolk City, Norfolk, Virginia, USA; was buried on 22 Sep 1966 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1910, Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1920, Norfolk Adams Ward, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA
- Residence: 1934, Norfolk; Porsmouth, Virginia, USA
- Residence: 1935, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia
- Residence: 1936, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Residence: 1940, , Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
- Residence: 1950, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Notes:
Web Link:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58121791/myrtle-lee-vann
Buried:
Forest Lawn Cemetery Find a Grave Memorial ID: 58121791Myrtle married Victor D Legay on 14 Apr 1923 in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA, and was divorced on 27 Jan 1926 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Victor was born on 23 Feb 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Myrtle married John Paul Spry, Sr about 1924 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. John (son of Clarence Earl Spry and Olive Dorothea Schob) was born on 11 Feb 1899 in Virginia, USA; died on 17 December 1971 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA; was buried in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. John Paul Tripp Vann was born on 2 Jul 1924 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Jun 1972 in Kon Tum, South Vietnam; was buried on 16 Jun 1972 in Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Myrtle married Aaron Frank Vann on 1 Jan 1929 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, and was divorced on 24 Feb 1949 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Aaron (son of Henry Thomas Vann and Bessie Jenkins) was born on 29 Sep 1898 in Murfreesboro, Hertford, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Dec 1971 in Northampton County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Woodland, Northampton, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Dorothy Lee Vann was born on 1 Sep 1929 in Atlantic City, Norfolk, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Aug 2011.
- 4. Aaron Frank Vann was born on 12 Dec 1931 in Virginia, USA; died on 26 Feb 2011 in James City County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, United States of America.
- 5. Eugene Wallace Vann was born on 27 Apr 1933 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Dec 2018 in Redlands, San Bernardino, California, USA.
Myrtle married Todd Putman on 7 Jul 1949 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Todd (son of Franklin Montgomery Putman and Josie Evalena Underwood) was born about 1914 in Arkansas; died on 27 Mar 1974 in New Mexico, USA; was buried in Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 2
2. John Paul Tripp Vann (1.Myrtle1) was born on 2 Jul 1924 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Jun 1972 in Kon Tum, South Vietnam; was buried on 16 Jun 1972 in Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1935, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
- Residence: 1940, , Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
- Adopted: 1942
- Residence: 1942, Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
- Military Service: 1943
- Military Service: 2 Jul 1948
- Residence: 1969, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
- Legacy - Presidential Medal of Freedom Award: 18 Jun 1972
- A Bright Shining Lie: 1998
Notes:
Birth:
Born John Paul Tripp in Norfolk, Virginia, out of wedlock, to John Spry and Myrtle Lee Tripp. Vann's mother married Aaron Frank Vann, and Vann took his stepfather's surname
Web Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bright_Shining_Lie
Web Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bright_Shining_Lie_(film)
Web Link:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7500964/john-paul-vann
Web Link:
https://www.historynet.com/john-paul-vann-man-and-legend/?f
Web Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Vann
Web Link:
https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=AssignmentExt&ID=158792
Web Link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/16/opinion/the-truth-behind-a-bright-shining-lie.html
Adopted:
In 1942, Aaron Vann officially adopted him.
Military Service:
In 1943, at the age of 18, Vann enlisted in the United States Army Air Force. He underwent pilot training, transferred to navigation school, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1945. However, the war ended before he could see action.
Military Service:
Army Service
Legacy - Presidential Medal of Freedom Award:
On June 18, President Richard Nixon posthumously awarded Vann the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian citation, for his ten years of service in South Vietnam.
A Bright Shining Lie:
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (1988) is a book by Neil Sheehan, a former New York Times reporter, about U.S. Army lieutenant colonel John Paul Vann (killed in action) and the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War.
Died:
Three days after the Battle of Kontum, Vann was killed when his helicopter crashed into a grove of trees near a village cemetery. He was 47 years old.
Buried:
Arlington National Cemetery Find a Grave Memorial ID: 7500964John married Mary Jane Allen on 6 Oct 1945 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA. Mary (daughter of Justus S Allen and Mary J Andrews) was born on 11 Aug 1927 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA; was christened on 14 Jun 1931 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
3. Dorothy Lee Vann (1.Myrtle1) was born on 1 Sep 1929 in Atlantic City, Norfolk, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Aug 2011. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1935, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia
- Residence: 1940, , Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
- Residence: 1946, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
- Residence: 1950, Key West, Monroe, Florida, USA
- Residence: 1954, Norfolk; Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Dorothy married Paul Alphonse Cadorette on 5 Mar 1949 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Paul was born on 7 Sep 1925; died on 31 Oct 1979 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Marie Rose Cadorette was born in Florida.
- 12. Carol Dail
- 13. Paula Ferrenbach
4. Aaron Frank Vann (1.Myrtle1) was born on 12 Dec 1931 in Virginia, USA; died on 26 Feb 2011 in James City County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, United States of America. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Port Royal, South Carolina, USA
- Residence: Williamsburg, Virginia
- Residence: 1935, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia
- Residence: 1940, , Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
- Residence: Before 1951, Virginia
Aaron married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Eugene Wallace Vann (1.Myrtle1) was born on 27 Apr 1933 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Dec 2018 in Redlands, San Bernardino, California, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Running Springs, CA
- Residence: 1935, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia
- Residence: 1940, , Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
- Residence: 1950, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
- Residence: 1958, Newport News, Virginia, USA
- Residence: 1993, Redlands, CA
- Residence: 1995, Plano, Texas, USA
- Residence: 2007, Riverside, California, USA
- Residence: 1985-2019, Redlands, California, USA
- Residence: 2020, Redlands, California, USA
Eugene married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Eugene Wallace Vann, Jr was born on 10 Nov 1953 in Travis County, Texas, USA; died in Mar 2021.
- 15. Living
- 16. Scott David Vann
Generation: 3
6. Living (2.John2, 1.Myrtle1) 7. Living (2.John2, 1.Myrtle1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
8. Living (2.John2, 1.Myrtle1) 9. Living (2.John2, 1.Myrtle1) 10. Living (2.John2, 1.Myrtle1) 11. Marie Rose Cadorette (3.Dorothy2, 1.Myrtle1) was born in Florida. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1950, Key West, Monroe, Florida, USA
12. Carol Dail (3.Dorothy2, 1.Myrtle1) 13. Paula Ferrenbach (3.Dorothy2, 1.Myrtle1) 14. Eugene Wallace Vann, Jr (5.Eugene2, 1.Myrtle1) was born on 10 Nov 1953 in Travis County, Texas, USA; died in Mar 2021. Eugene married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Living
15. Living (5.Eugene2, 1.Myrtle1) 16. Scott David Vann (5.Eugene2, 1.Myrtle1)
Generation: 4