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  1. 1.  Henry Thomas Vann

    Family/Spouse: Bessie Jenkins. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Aaron Frank Vann  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 September 1898 in Murfreesboro, Hertford, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 December 1971 in Northampton County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Woodland, Northampton, North Carolina, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Aaron Frank Vann Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born on 29 September 1898 in Murfreesboro, Hertford, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 December 1971 in Northampton County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Woodland, Northampton, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1917-1918, Northampton County, North Carolina, USA
    • Military Service: 1 Oct 1918, Northampton, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1934, Norfolk; Porsmouth, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia
    • Residence: 1940, , Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1942, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1950, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: Before 1951, Virginia

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Relation to Head: Self

    Aaron married Myrtle Lee Tripp on 1 Jan 1929 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, and was divorced on 24 Feb 1949 in 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. 3. 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.
    2. 4. Dorothy Lee Vann  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Sep 1929 in Atlantic City, Norfolk, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Aug 2011.
    3. 5. Aaron Frank Vann  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    4. 6. Eugene Wallace Vann  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Apr 1933 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Dec 2018 in Redlands, San Bernardino, California, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  John Paul Tripp Vann Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aaron2, 1.Henry1) 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. 7. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 9. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 10. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 11. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 4.  Dorothy Lee Vann Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aaron2, 1.Henry1) 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:
    1. 12. Marie Rose Cadorette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Florida.
    2. 13. Carol Dail  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 14. Paula Ferrenbach  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 5.  Aaron Frank Vann Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aaron2, 1.Henry1) 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]


  4. 6.  Eugene Wallace Vann Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aaron2, 1.Henry1) 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:
    1. 15. Eugene Wallace Vann, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Nov 1953 in Travis County, Texas, USA; died in Mar 2021.
    2. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 17. Scott David Vann  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.John3, 2.Aaron2, 1.Henry1)

  2. 8.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.John3, 2.Aaron2, 1.Henry1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 9.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.John3, 2.Aaron2, 1.Henry1)

  4. 10.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.John3, 2.Aaron2, 1.Henry1)

  5. 11.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.John3, 2.Aaron2, 1.Henry1)

  6. 12.  Marie Rose Cadorette Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy3, 2.Aaron2, 1.Henry1) was born in Florida.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1950, Key West, Monroe, Florida, USA


  7. 13.  Carol Dail Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy3, 2.Aaron2, 1.Henry1)

  8. 14.  Paula Ferrenbach Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy3, 2.Aaron2, 1.Henry1)

  9. 15.  Eugene Wallace Vann, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (6.Eugene3, 2.Aaron2, 1.Henry1) was born on 10 Nov 1953 in Travis County, Texas, USA; died in Mar 2021.

    Eugene married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 16.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Eugene3, 2.Aaron2, 1.Henry1)

  11. 17.  Scott David Vann Descendancy chart to this point (6.Eugene3, 2.Aaron2, 1.Henry1)


 

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