William A Duckworth (abt. 1927 - 1967)

Born about 1927 in Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan

Ancestors

Died 3 Jun 1967 at about age 40 in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan

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Biography

William (Bill) Duckworth served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict. After his military service, Bill settled in the San Antonio area of Texas. He was employed as a crop duster and instructor.

Tragically, after returning to the Detroit area just a few weeks earlier to be closer to his recently retired mother, he was killed in a helicopter crash at the Ford Fair Lane estate in Dearborn. When the blades of his helicopter hit the limbs of two dead trees, he crashed his helicopter instead of setting down amidst the workers preparing for a concert later that evening.

Mr. Duckworth is survived by his wife, Mickey; his son, Bill; his mother, Edna R. Martin; two sisters, Mrs. Betty (Lloyd) England of Plymouth, and Mrs. Donna L. (James) McCann, of Blue Island, Illinois, 5 nieces, and 2 nephews. His first marriage ended in divorce.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQ15-4B2 : accessed 11 May 2018), William A Duckworth in household of Paul E Duckworth, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 8B, line 85, family 169, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1018; FHL microfilm 2,340,753.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHMY-T6K : accessed 11 May 2018), William Duckworth in household of Edna Duckworth, Ward 6, Detroit, Detroit City, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84-282, sheet 7B, line 46, family 183, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1849.

• William A. Duckworth listed in "Martin, Guy K.," death notice, Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan), Sat. June 2, 1956, page 17, Newspapers.com, (accessed July 4, 2017).

• "Copter Pilot Killed in Crash," Detroit Free Press, June 4, 1967.

• [1] "Find A Grave," database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 May 2018), memorial page for William A. “Bill” Duckworth (1927–3 Jun 1967), Find A Grave Memorial no. 143447278, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Lynda McCann (contributor 47159940) .