hmtl5 Frank David Royce b. 27 Sep 1922 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan d. 7 May 2001 Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas: Gritton Genealogy

Frank David Royce

Male 1922 - 2001  (78 years)


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  • Name Frank David Royce 
    Born 27 Sep 1922  Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 May 2001  Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Buried Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I2545  Gritton
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2023 

    Father Frank David Royce,   b. 23 Jan 1882, Webberville, Ingham County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1957, Petoskey, Emmett County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Bertha Hosler Gritton,   b. 17 May 1888, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1939, Boyle County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 1909 
    Family ID F1071  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Sep 1922 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 May 2001 - Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Frank David Royce Jr.
      Arlington – Frank David Royce Jr., a retired U.S. Air Force major, received his final wings Monday, May 7, 2001 in Arlington.
      Funeral: Military service will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Moore Funeral Home Chapel, Arlington. Entombment: Moore memorial Gardens, Arlington.
      Maj. Royce was born in Detroit, Mich., on Sept. 27, 1922. He attended Kentucky Military Institute and subsequently received his law degree from the University of Louisville. He was a pilot with the 219th Bomb Squad in World War ii and former judge advocate. Maj. Royce served in Korea and was assigned to Japan for thee years to reinstate the Japanese air force. In 1958 he received the prestigious Command Wings at Holmstead Air Force Base and continue to fly for the Strategic Air Command in the Vietnam War. In 1965, while ferrying a plane from Wichita to Hawaii, Maj. Royce experienced engine trouble over the pacific Ocean and had to glide the last four miles to land safely. Maj. Royce retired frm military service in 1982 and began flying with the Six Legion of the National Forest Service in Washington State. Maj. Royce was a notable big game hunter and gardener.
      Survivors: Wife, Corinne A. Royce; daughters, Sharon Lovitt of Williamsburg, Ohio, Diana Patterson of Tucson and Linda Rothstein of Atlanta; grandsons, David Kirsch, J.C. Lovitt, and Ryan Lovitt; granddaughters, Mischa Martin of Atlanta and Dr. Gayle Masterson of Tucson; and three great-grandchildren.
      Moore Funeral Home, N. Davis Drive, Arlington (817275-271.
      Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas. Friday, 11 May 2001.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3] US Veterans Gravesites 1775-2006.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S10] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S17] Obituary.

    5. [S102] Newspaper article, newspapers.com.