| Name |
James Thormal McQueen |
| Birth |
24 Mar 1918 |
Johnson County, , , Tennessee  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
12 Jun 2015 |
Sevier County, , , Tennessee |
| Burial |
Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens, , Sevier County, Tennessee |
| Notes |
- He served our country proudly and was a United States Army Air Corp Veteran, having served in World War II. He was in the Burma Theater of operations, flying war supplies from India over "The Hump" into China.
He achieved the rank of captain and received the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross with Two Oak Leaf Clusters for his war time service.
During his pilot training Dr. McQueen met his wife Mary Brooklyn New York, who was a lieutenant in the Army Corp of Nursing.
After his military service he received the degree of Doctor of Optometry from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis and practiced in Sevierville from 1952 until his retirement in 1988.
Dr. McQueen was an avid golfer and trout fisherman enjoying fishing not only in his native East Tennessee, but also in the western states and Canada.
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| Person ID |
I56757 |
DeLoach Ancestry |
| Last Modified |
3 Dec 2021 |
| Father |
Isaac Wade McQueen, b. 26 Nov 1867, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. 21 Jan 1944, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Hettie Louvenia Stout, b. Abt 1878, Johnson County, , , Tennessee |
| Marriage |
13 Dec 1896 |
Johnson County, , , Tennessee |
| Family ID |
F16214 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1918 - 2015 (97 years)