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John Thomas Bridges, WO2Rt[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Male 1919 - 1990

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  • Suffix  WO2Rt 
    Birth  3 Jul 1919 
    Gender  Male 
    _UID  740FA01F3A9D584B80E63CD0A98AB1394B9D 
    Died  15 Jun 1990  Vancouver, Clark County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Brain Tumors 
    Person ID  I17  Bridges Family Tree
    Last Modified  29 Aug 2009 
     
    Father  John Thomas Bridges,   b. 16 Aug 1889, Austin, Cass County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1967, Adrian, Bates County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Anna Isabel Dunning,   b. 12 Sep 1895, Jasper, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1947, Austin, Cass County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  20 Jan 1917  Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID  95D6D79FE208CB4BA965C6A600ABE07B6159 
    Documents
    WW 1 Draft Card    		WW 1 Draft Card
    John Thomas Bridges' World War 1 Draft Card
    Marriage License    		Marriage License
    John Thomas Bridges - Ann Isabelle Smith Marriage License
    Family ID  F3  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Juanita Bridges 
    _UID  37B9923B2769B34E925D629A24A8E8FBE811 
    Children 
     1. John Thomas III Bridges
     2. Jackie Bridges
     3. Sharon Bridges
     4. Lois Bridges
     5. Joann Bridges
     6. Debra Bridges
     7. Edward Arthur Bridges
     8. James Bridges
    Family ID  F14  Group Sheet
     
  • Photos Uncle Tom's Family who attended the Reunion in 1978
     
  • Notes 
    • John had an illustrious career in the military and General Services Administration. 1. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Regular Army, Multiple Medals. 2. Korean Conflict. Regular Army. 3. US Army (Old Regulars). Multiple Medals (Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, 3 recommendations for Congressional Medal, refused field commissions, accepted commission to Warrant Officer, etc). 4. GSA Tugboat operator in the Viet Nam Conflict until injured. His tugboat got shelled, but he was injured when he fell through the hole and broke his leg. 5. GSA Heavy Equipment Operator in Alaska, injured when the truck he was driving went off the side of a mountain. The Captain riding in the passenger seat was killed when the Caterpillar on the low-boy trailer crashed through the cab and crushed him. John Thomas had both legs broken in the accident. The doctors said he would never walk again, but he did.
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S31] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.
      Regular Army, Multiple Medals

    2. [S32] Korean Conflict.
      Regular Army

    3. [S33] US Army (Old Regulars).
      Multiple Medals (Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, 3 recommendations for Congressional Medal, refused field commissions, accepted commission to Warrant Officer, etc)

    4. [S36] Viet Nam Conflict.
      GSA Tugboat operator until injured - Viet Nam Conflict,
      GSA Heavy Equipment Operator in Alaska

    5. [S3] 1920 US Federal Census.

    6. [S21] 1925 Census, 1855 - 1925 Kansas State Census Collection.

    7. [S14] 1930 US Federal Census.

    8. [S1] Bridges Family Bible.


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