Linden Alton Fravel
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Linden Alton Fravel
Subject
Fravel, Linden Alton (1919-1971)
Description
Linden Alton Fravel as a young boy.
Linden was the son of William Dallas Fravel (1888-1962), of Woodstock, and Olive Catherine (Stultz) Fravel (1889-1982). He grew up on a farm west of Woodstock.
Linden had finished 2 years of college when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1943. He became an aviation cadet and completed primary and basic pilot training before becoming an aerial gunner in B-24 Liberators.
Linden served in the 15th Air Force, 459th Bomb Group, 756th Bomb Squadron in Italy during his WWII service.
After the war, he married Mary Jane (Haislip) Fravel (1924-2018) in 1948. She was born in Salem, Virginia, and worked as a secretary for Lewis-Gale Hospital there when they married. Her parents were Walter Armstrong and Mary Leone (Johnston) Haislip.
The couple lived in the Stephens City area of Frederick County for much of their married lives. Linden operated "Fravel's Plant and Fish Garden" as a nurseryman in his later years.
Linden was the son of William Dallas Fravel (1888-1962), of Woodstock, and Olive Catherine (Stultz) Fravel (1889-1982). He grew up on a farm west of Woodstock.
Linden had finished 2 years of college when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1943. He became an aviation cadet and completed primary and basic pilot training before becoming an aerial gunner in B-24 Liberators.
Linden served in the 15th Air Force, 459th Bomb Group, 756th Bomb Squadron in Italy during his WWII service.
After the war, he married Mary Jane (Haislip) Fravel (1924-2018) in 1948. She was born in Salem, Virginia, and worked as a secretary for Lewis-Gale Hospital there when they married. Her parents were Walter Armstrong and Mary Leone (Johnston) Haislip.
The couple lived in the Stephens City area of Frederick County for much of their married lives. Linden operated "Fravel's Plant and Fish Garden" as a nurseryman in his later years.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "March 1924" on box of plates.
1925 per the identifier.
Contributor
Identified in 2006 by P.M. Fravel, son of the subject. He has the same photograph at home and the date, 1925, is written on his copy.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Linden Alton Fravel appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 000343, 003291, 006229, 006230, 008721, 011230 and 011540.
Identifier
011540
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Linden Alton Fravel,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 4, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/38759.
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