Donald was born in 1927 in Salina, Kansas. His family stayed in the area throughout his childhood.
Donald enlisted in the US Army in early 1945 at Ft Leavenworth, and was discharged in November 1946. He married (1) Shirley Hicks a month after. They had three children together, and later divorced.
His son remembers him as a minister, and a local obituary listed him as "Rev. Donald Light".
Sources
Birth -
not found
1930, age 3 - KS, Saline, Salina, ED 31, sheet 17A, family 420. "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch Record: X77H-WVY : accessed 14 February 2017, Donald Light in household of Russell Light.
1940, age 13 - KS, Saline, Elm Creek, ED 85-4, sheet 1B. "United States Census, 1940", FamilySearch Record: VR24-Q62 : accessed 14 February 2017, Donald Light in household of Russel Light.
Salina (KS) High School yearbooks - 1942 p53, 1943 p12, 1944 p22.
1945 enlistment -
no image - "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946", FamilySearch Record: K8PV-DW1 : accessed 14 November 2015, Donald R Light, enlisted 08 Jan 1945.
"Kansas, World War II Selective Service Index" database online at Mocavo.com (Boulder, CO: 2013). Original Data: "World War II Selective Service Index"; Kansas Historical Society.
1946 discharge - not found
1946 marriage (1) to Shirley -
not found
1950, age 23 - NE, York, York, ED 93-27, sheet 9, family 78. "United States 1950 Census", FamilySearch Record: 6F7B-9732 : Fri Oct 06 14:49:01 UTC 2023, household of Donald R Light.
Dayton OH City Directory - 1951 p427, 1953 p463.
1969 marriage (2) to Jackie -
no image - "Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001", FamilySearch Record: VF1Y-191 : accessed 6 February 2016, Donald A Light and Jacqueline Sorrell, 18 Dec 1969.
no image - "Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001", FamilySearch Record: VNST-YSD : 4 December 2014, Donald A Light and Jacqueline Sorrell, 18 Dec 1969.
1972 divorce from Shirley -
letter from (son), dated 05 Feb 2017.
Death -
cert - not found
Waterloo (Iowa) Courier, 1 Aug 1977, page 5.
"United States Social Security Death Index", FamilySearch Record: V9L5-QMS : 11 January 2021, Donald Light, Jul 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File.
"Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998", FamilySearch Record: Q2QV-P6MK : Thu Jan 04 21:25:30 UTC 2024, Entry for Donald R Light, 31 Jul 1977.
"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", FamilySearch Record: 6KWV-BGFW : 10 February 2023, Donald Russell Light.
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