William E Booth Jr

Military
media-21573.jpeg UPL 21573 Painting of William E Booth. It was painted by A R Hutchison, a British man who had met Bill when he was stationed at Barkston Heath.
His niece remembers:
'My 93 year old mother inherited the painting when my Uncle died, she can remember William Booth from during the war when he became a good friend of my mother’s family during his time in the UK, but as things usually happen they lost contact after the war.'

Sent through to the museum by Jean Hart.

Object Number - UPL 21573 - Painting of William E Booth. It was painted by A R Hutchison, a British man who had met Bill when he was stationed at Barkston Heath. His niece...

Bill Booth was a glider pilot stationed at Barkston Heath, probably as part of the 61st Troop Carrier Group. He took part in Operation 'Market Garden' in September 1944.



He stayed in what became the US Air Force after the war, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.



He married Georgette Y Hartenstine, who had also served in the US Army Air Corps during the Second World War, and they had a son, William E Booth III.



Their son would go on to join the US Air Force too. He married Doris Ann Klehm in 1972 and they had a son, Eric William Booth, in 1980.

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Riverside, CA, USA 20 April 1919 His parents were and Elizabeth A Maugle.

Enlisted

San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA, USA 23 August 1941 At Fort MacArthur

Died

3 March 1989 Aged 69

Other

Married Georgette Y Hartenstine

Georgette Y Hartenstine was from Reading, Pennsylvania. Exact date of their marriage not yet known.

Buried

Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside, CA 92518, USA Section A Site 861 His wife Georgette died the following year and is buried in Site 860.

Other

Graduated from San Jose State College

San Jose, CA, USA

Other

Commissioned as a Flight Officer

Lubbock, TX, USA At South Plains Army Flying School

Revisions

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Sources

Article in the 'Spartan Daily' - newspaper of San Jose Stage College: http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=10733&context=…

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Correspondence with Jean Hart whose uncle met Bill when he was stationed at Barkston Heath and drew a portrait of him.

Bill's NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=35&tf=F&q=bo…

Airborne Troop Carrier roster of airmen who flew in Market Garden mission: http://www.airbornetroopcarrier.com/alphabeticb.html

US City Directory for Riverside, CA in 1952 records 'Booth Wm E (Georgette H) USAF'

Georgette's family name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPV4-DYT

Georgette's NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=26&cat=all&t… desc&rpp=50&pg=1&rid=35419&rlst=41129,91029,2592047,3564264,3069084,17544,12314,55262,8023,35419

Mooseroots record: http://grave-records.mooseroots.com/l/700123/William-E-Booth-CA

Findagrave record for Bill: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=booth&GSfn=willia…;
Findagrave record for Georgette Booth: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=booth&GSfn=george…;

'The Pantagraph' of Bloomington, Illinois, articles on 17 and 20 May 1972 - news of the wedding of Doris Ann Klehm of Piper City and William E Booth III that had taken place on Saturday 13 May 1972.

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