| Name |
Robert Sheldon STRICKLING |
| Born |
14 Feb 1918 |
West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  [1] |
- Birthplace given as Ohio in 1920 Census, but as West Virginia in 1930 Census. Birth records show that he was born in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV.
|
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1920, 1930, 1940 |
West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV |
| Education |
West Union HS (1938, football), Shenandoah College at Dayton Va. [2, 3] |
| Military |
(ENLISTED 6/24/1942) [2, 4] |
| 2nd Lt, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II |
| Died |
30 Aug 1943 |
Tullahoma, Coffee Co, TN [3, 5] |
| Cause: military plane crash (not battle-connected) |
| Buried |
Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV [2, 6] |
| Notes |
- Military news item:
"Robert Sheldon Strickling was born in West Union, W.Va., February 14, 1918. He united with the West Union Christian Church at an early age.
"He graduated from West Union High School in 1936, and the following year attended Shenandoah College at Dayton, Va.
"He entered the Armed Forces in June, 1942, and began his training at pre-flight school, Kelly Field, Texas. He took his primary training at Stamford, Texas, Basic at Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, and Advanced training at Ellington Field, Texas, where he completed his course on February 16 1943. He was then stationed at Greenville, S.C. Robert met his death when the medium bomber which he was piloting crashed from an unknown cause near Tullahoma, Tenn., on August 30th, 1943."
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| Person ID |
I63591 |
Doddridge County Roots |
| Last Modified |
13 Jul 2016 |
| Father |
Flavius Ellsworth STRICKLING, b. 15 Dec 1866, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 6 Oct 1954, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 87 years) |
| Mother |
Lydia Margaret MCMULLIN, b. 28 Oct 1881, Mole Hill (now Mountain), Ritchie Co, WV , d. 9 Jan 1960, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 78 years) |
| Married |
19 Dec 1903 |
Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV |
| Family ID |
F27068 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1918 - 1943 (25 years)
