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John Paul Spry, Sr

Male 1899 - 1971  (72 years)


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  1. 1.  John Paul Spry, Sr 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.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Norfolk, VA
    • Residence: 1917-1918, Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1927, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia
    • Residence: 1940, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1942, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    • Military Service: 30 Sep 1942
    • Residence: Before 1951, Virginia

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Brother

    Residence:
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head

    Residence:
    Relation to Head: Self

    John married Elsie Smith on 8 Apr 1920 in Camden, North Carolina, USA, and was divorced on 20 Aug 1931 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Elsie was born on 16 December 1903 in Wisconsin, USA; died on 3 September 1963 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA; was buried in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Paul Spry, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 July 1921 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA; died on 2 October 2000 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA; was buried in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA.
    2. 3. Alfred Earle Spry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 February 1932 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA; died on 10 January 2012 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA; was buried in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA.
    3. 4. Louis Edward Spry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 July 1933 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA; died on 26 July 1958 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA; was buried in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA.

    John married Myrtle Lee Tripp about 1924 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Myrtle (daughter of John William Tripp and Queenie Smith) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. John Paul Tripp Vann  Descendancy chart to this point 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.

    John married Clara Louise Nobles on 26 Mar 1932 in Newport News, Virginia. Clara was born in 1910 in Newport News, VA.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Clifford Spry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1924 in Virginia.
    2. 7. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Paul Spry, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 21 July 1921 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA; died on 2 October 2000 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA; was buried in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1935, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia
    • Residence: 1940, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son


  2. 3.  Alfred Earle Spry Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 27 February 1932 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA; died on 10 January 2012 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA; was buried in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1935, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia
    • Residence: 1940, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son


  3. 4.  Louis Edward Spry Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 30 July 1933 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA; died on 26 July 1958 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA; was buried in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1935, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia
    • Residence: 1940, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son


  4. 5.  John Paul Tripp Vann Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) 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:

    • Legacy - Presidential Medal of Freedom Award: Jun 18 1972
    • 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
    • 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

    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.

    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.

    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: 7500964

    John 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:
    1. 8. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 10. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 11. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 12. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 6.  Clifford Spry Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1924 in Virginia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1935, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia
    • Residence: 1940, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son


  6. 7.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.John1)

  2. 9.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.John1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 10.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.John1)

  4. 11.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.John1)

  5. 12.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.John1)


 

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