Linden Alton Fravel
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Linden Alton Fravel
Subject
Military personnel - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Cadets - Virginia, Shenandoah County
Fravel, Linden Alton (1919-1971)
Description
Portrait photograph of Linden Alton Fravel (1919-1971) when he was a U.S. Army Air Force Cadet.
Linden was the son of William Dallas Fravel (1888-1962), of Woodstock, and Olive Catherine (Stultz) Fravel (1889-1982).
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).
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
ca 1940's
Contributor
Identified by his son P.M. Fravel
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Linden Alton Fravel appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 000343, 003291, 006229, 006230, 008721, 011230, 011540 and 019152.
Identifier
003291
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Linden Alton Fravel,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 22, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/29747.
Comments
P. M. Fravel
This is Linden Alton Fravel. Born on a farm west of Woodstock, VA. Enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force and the Aviation Cadet program. Completed primary and basic pilot training before becoming an aerial gunner. Served in the 15th Air Force, 459th Bomb Group, 756th Bomb Squadron, Italy during WW II. B-24 heavy bomber aerial gunner.
(Submitted by his son, P. M. Fravel)
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