Michael D Fitzpatrick (1922 - 2015)

Born 21 Jun 1922 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 Sep 2015 at age 93 in Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States

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Biography

He lost his father to a farming accident at the age of 5, then lost his oldest brother, Tom, to appendicitis as Mike sat helplessly at his side.

U.S. Army Air Forces as a pilot during World War II and flew decommissioned B-17s.

UI football team for the Vandals' winning year of 1947.

preceded in death by his wife Frances; his son Tom; and his siblings Frances, Ann, Dorothy, Jack and Tom.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY4N-X2J : accessed 4 October 2015), Michael Fitzpatrick in household of Agnes Fitzpatrick, Bonners Ferry, Kootenai Election Precinct, Boundary, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-8, sheet 3B, family 66, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 741.

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMFM-KZ3 : accessed 4 October 2015), Michael D Fitzpatrick, enlisted 11 Sep 1942, Spokane, Washington, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• http://lmtribune.com/obituaries/michael-d-fitzpatrick/article_b22145c0-ae39-540f-9b25-9d55c0e072e2.html