Peter Brandt Brownell Jr (1930 - 2013)

Born 15 Nov 1930 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Died 5 Aug 2013 at age 82 in Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Peter Brandt Brownell (II) was born November 15, 1930 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan to parents Geraldine Mary Louise Schlaf and Peter B. Brownell, Sr. ^[1]

Peter married Evelyn Beatrice "Bea" Amos on August 20, 1950 and the couple had at least five children, all still living and therefore names will be be kept out of the biography and sourcing. - Thanks, Becky Elizabeth

Peter passed away August 5, 2013 in Berryville, Clark County, Virginia^[2]and was officially interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on December 20, 2013.^[3]

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OBITUARY

* copied from FindAGrave: [5]

PETER BRANDT BROWNELL, JR. (Age 82) Of Berryville, Virginia, died Monday, August 5, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Brownell was born November 15, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, son of the late Peter B. Brownell, Sr. and Geraldine Mary Louise Schlaf Brownell. Peter attended Henry Ford Trade School and on his 17th birthday he joined the United States Air Force.

After dedicating 20 years he retired in February 1968 as a Master Sergeant. During his time in the USAF he was a Flight Engineer and piloted flights carrying such dignitaries as General Paul Freeman, U.S. Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army and Robert Kennedy, U.S. Attorney General. He was able to log over 13,000 flying hours at the time of his retirement. After retiring he began his civilian career with Bendix Flight Group as a Flight Engineer and Assistant Chief of Supply and Procurement on a government contract with NASA, calibrating the routes and flight plans for astronauts. He accepted a federal government appointment with the General Services Administration allowing him to travel to Columbus, Ohio, Okinawa, Japan and Sagami, Japan. In 1980 he started with the Army National Guard Bureau obtaining various promotions and retired in February 1996. He was a member of the Berryville VFW; Hagerstown Moose Lodge; Eagles Club; and the Winchester American Legion.

He married Evelyn Beatrice Amos Brownell on August 20, 1950. Mrs. Brownell died on May 1, 2007. His brother, Robert Edward Brownell preceded him in death. Surviving are three daughters, Barbara Jane Forrester and her husband, Gary, of Augusta, WV, Susan Marie Daniel and her husband, John O., of Leesburg, VA and Belinda Brownell and her significant other, Carlton, of Dickerson, MD; a step-daughter, Laura Jean Moses of Newton, NC; a son, Peter B. Brownell III and his wife, Kathleen, of Denver, CO; a sister, Marie Geraldine Brownell, O.P. of Adrian, MI; 18 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork St., Winchester, VA 22601. Arrangements are being handled by Enders & Shirley Funeral Home, Berryville, VA.

To view the obituary and send condolences online, please visit www.endersandshirley.com.

Published in The Washington Post on August 9, 2013

Facts

• Fact: Also Known As Peter Brownell II

• Fact: Residence (1935) Same Place

• Fact: Residence (1940) Detroit Ward 21, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

• Fact: Residence (02 May 2007) Detroit, Michigan

• Fact: Residence (05 Aug 2013) Berryville, Virginia

• Fact: Residence (05 Aug 2013) Berryville

• Fact: Obituary (07 Aug 2013) Strasburg, Virginia, United States

• Fact: Obituary (08 Aug 2013) Hagerstown, Maryland, United States

• Fact: Obituary (09 Aug 2013) Michigan, United States

• Fact: Burial (20 December 2013) Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States

Sources

1. ↑ [1]
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3. ↑ [3]

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 September 2022, 11:53), entry for Peter B Brownell (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LY7J-Z6H ); contributed by various users.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNY-JWTH : 24 September 2021), Nicholas Scholff in entry for Peter Brandt Brownell and Geraldine Mary Louise Schoff Or Scholff Or Schloff, 1927.

Marriage Record Image:

• Data for 1940 U.S. Federal Census found here (not yet cited formally):

* (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHS8-RPB?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LY7J-Z6H)

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K14T-YB6 : 12 January 2021), Peter B Brownell, 05 Aug 2013; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115155912/peter-b-brownell: accessed 17 September 2022), memorial page for Peter B Brownell (15 Nov 1930–5 Aug 2013), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115155912, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by David McInturff (contributor 47179039) .

Memorial Page Here: [6]

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYX-BWD6 : accessed 17 September 2022), Peter B Brownwell Brownell, Strasburg, Virginia, United States, 07 Aug 2013; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Northern Virginia Daily, born-digital text.

Acknowledgments

• Becky Elizabeth

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