Brig Gen
Charles
Elwood
(Chuck)
"Chuck"
Yeager
Born in Myra, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Albert Hal Yeager Sr.
and Susan May (Sizemore) Yeager
Brother of
Doris Ann Yeager
Husband of
Glennis Faye (Dickhouse) Yeager
— married
26 Feb 1945 (to 22 Dec 1990) [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 97
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Oct 2012
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Descendant of : John George Nicholas (abt. 1745 - bef. 1820) Revolutionary War Patriots.
Biography
Chuck Yeager is Notable.
Chuck Yeager has German Roots.
Chuck Yeager is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Air Force June 1941-1975
Service in World War II, Vietnam. Retired as Brigadier General
Served in the United States Air Force June 1941-1975
Service in World War II, Vietnam. Retired as Brigadier General
He was born on 13 Feb 1923 in Myra, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA to farming parents Susan "Susie" Mae (Sizemore) and Albert Hal Yeager.
He graduated from high school in in June 1941 in Hamlin, West Virginia, USA.
He enlisted as a Private in the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) on 12 September 1941 and became an aircraft mechanic at Victorville, California, USA. [1] After serving as an aircraft mechanic, in September 1942, he entered enlisted pilot training and upon graduation was promoted to the rank of flight officer (the World War II Army Air Force version of the Army's warrant officer), later achieving most of his aerial victories as a P-51 Mustang fighter pilot on the Western Front, where he was credited with shooting down 11.5 enemy aircraft (the half credit is from a second pilot assisting him in a single shootdown). On October 12, 1944, he attained "ace in a day" status, shooting down five enemy aircraft in one mission.[1]
Charles "Chuck" Yeager first married on 26 Feb 1945 to Glennis Faye Dickhouse (1924-1990) and they had 4 children.
After the war he remained in the Air Force (1941-1975) and became a test pilot at Muroc Army Air Field (now Edwards Air Force Base) in California, USA. [1]
The USAAF selected him to fly the rocket-powered Bell XS-1 in a NACA program to research high-speed flight. He called the X-1 Glamorous Glennis in honor of his wife. [1] He is the first known person to break the sound barrier during level flight, a record set in 1947.
In August 2003 Charles "Chuck" Yeager married secondly to Victoria Scott D'Angelo. [1]
Brig. Gen. Charles Elwood (Chuck) Yeager passed away @97 on 07 Dec 2020 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA [2] and was buried at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Lincoln County, West Virginia. [3]
Research Notes
His nephew, Steven Wayne Yeager, is a professional baseball player. [1]
Chuck Yeager is not related to Jeana Yeager, one of the two pilots of the Rutan Voyager aircraft, which circled the world without landing or refueling.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Wikipedia for Chuck Yeager
- ↑ Obituary published in the "New York Times" on 07 Dec 2020; "Chuck Yeager, Test Pilot Who Broke the Sound Barrier, Is Dead at 97"
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #219511096 for Chuck Yeager
- 1930/Apr/04 USA Census of Hamlin, Lincoln County, West Virginia; on ancestry.com citing FHL#2342273; roll#2539; ed#1; p2B; image#893; which included ...
- 32 Yeager A. Hal
- 31 Yeager Susie (wife)
- 08 Yeager Ray
- 07 Yeager Charles
- 04 Yeager Pansy Lea
- 01 Yeager Doris Ann.
- 1940/Apr/05 USA Census of Hamlin, Lincoln County, West Virginia; on ancestry.com citing NARA# T627_4418; ed#22-1; p4B; which included ...
- 44 Yeager A. H.
- 41 Yeager Susie (wife)
- 18 Yeager Roy
- 17 Yeager Charles
- 14 Yeager Pansy Lee
- 07 Yeager Hal.
- Breaking The Limits. The Right Stuff | Chuck Yeager | Biography and Interviews; on youtube.com
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Chuck by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Chuck:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Chuck by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Chuck:
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~3.12%
David Franklin
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T315578 [compare], FTDNA kit #345992
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~1.56%
Birdie Adkins :
23andMe, GEDmatch m23400 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Joseph Mowery :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SV4993767 [compare], Ancestry member josephmowery61
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~0.78%
Norris Sizemore :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member norrissizemorejr
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~0.78%
D. M. Smith :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK82763
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