George Potter Jr.
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George Hubbard Potter Jr. (1906 - 1983)

George Hubbard Potter Jr.
Born in Ennis, Madison, Montana, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USAmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 77 in Volusia County, Florida, USAmap
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Biography

George was born in 1906. He was the son of George Potter and Helen Rice. [1] He was raised in Montana.[2] He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He joined the military in 1927. [3] He was at training in Paris Island in 1930. [4] He served on the ship President Taft in 1933. He was a prisoner of war during WWII.[5] He married Octavia Kramer. they had at least 1 child:

1 George Hubbard Potter, III

In 1940, he was stationed in San Diego, California.[6] Before retiring, George attained the rank of Brigadier General. George died in 1983[7] and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia. [8] There is also a marker in Plains Cemetery, Plains, Sanders, Montana.[9]

Sources

  1. Darbee, Levi. Record of the family of Levi Kimball : and some of his descendants. Brooklyn : Brooklyn Eagle Press, 1913.
  2. Year: 1910; Census Place: Ennis, Madison, Montana; Roll: T624_834; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1374847. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
    • Year: 1920; Census Place: Butte Ward 8B, Silver Bow, Montana; Roll: T625_976; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 244. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010
  3. Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Name: G. Potter Gender: Male Birth Date: 20 May 1906 Enlistment Date 1: 2 Jun 1927 Release Date 1: 1 Aug 1948
  4. Year: 1930; Census Place: Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2341922. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
  5. Ancestry.com. U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
  6. Year: 1940; Census Place: San Diego, San Diego, California; Roll: m-t0627-00449; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 62-34. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
  7. Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
    Name: George H Potter
    Race: White
    Age at Death: 77
    Birth Date: 20 May 1906
    Death Date: 17 Sep 1983
    Death Place: Volusia, Florida, United States
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