Eugene William Straw

  General Notes:

research on this line per James W. Straw his son who arranged for burial of cremains 120723

census 1930 Jackson County, MO
Harry H. c1881
Grace c1886
Eugene c1917
Herbert c1920

25 July 1940 in Fort Levenworth, KS - U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record Eugene W. Straw of Jackson County, MO; ed: 3 yrs of college; single; w/o dependents; ht 67 ; wt 163

obit
EUGENE WILLIAM STRAW
Memorial Services were held Friday, December 8, 1995 at.1:00 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Gridley for Eugene William Straw, 78, of Gridley, CA. He died Sunday, December 3, 1995 at Fremont Hospital in Yuba City, CA.
He was born December 26, 1916 in Mt. Washington (Kansas City), Missouri. He graduated from William Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri in 1934. He worked several jobs until 1937 as a machinist for Witte Engine Works in Kansas City until he enrolled in the Missouri University School of Engineering at Columbia, Missouri in the fall of 1937. While there, he was a member of the University Pistol Team. In the summer of 1940, he received an appointment for Flying Cadet training with the US Army Air Corp. He served as a Flight Instructor at Stockton, CA; Luke Field, AZ; and Williams Field, AZ. In June 1942, he attended Four Engine Training at Sebring, FL. In October 1942, he flew a B24 to the South Pacific to an air strip at Iron Range, Australia on the northeastern part of Australia.
During his tour overseas, he flew with the 90th Bomb Group, 1st and 2nd Task Forces in the 5th Bomber Command, and then the 43rd Bomb Group. In two years, he completed 87 missions in combat and re- ceived the Air Medal with 3 Clusters, one Legion of Merit, and. a Purple Heart. He returned to the US on October 1, 1944 and served at Williams Field as a flight instructor until leaving the service on August 1, 1945. On August 6, 1945, he went to work as a pilot for Trans Continental and Western Airlines. In 1946, he was promoted to. Captain and flew for TWA until retirement on December 26, 1976, his 60th birthday. While working for TWA he was an active union mem-ber in the Air Lines Pilots Association. On retirement, he had accumu- lated 25,000 flight hours.
On June 6, 1941 he married Lucille Pearl Porter, whom he met at Missouri University. .He was a member of the First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, MA since 1936; a member of Gridley Rotary; and a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Post 5731 of Gridley.
He is survived by his wife, Lucille Porter Straw of Gridley; and four sons, Lt. Col. Stephen Porter Straw of Union City, CA; Capt. David Allen Straw of Gridley; Capt. James William Straw of Scotts Valley, CA; and Major Richard Eugene Straw of Cambell, CA. He is also survived by one grandson and six granddaughters.
- By Lucille Porter Straw


SSDI
Eugene STRAW
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1916
Death Date: 3 Dec 1995
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Missouri
Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 95948
Localities: East Gridley, Butte, California
Gridley, Butte, California
Manzanita, Butte, California

Find A Grave Memorial 137200809

Eugene William Straw \endash Military Records 0407074
3/14/1941 - 2^nd Lt 3/1942 - 1^st Lt 1/1943 -
Captain 8/3/1940 to 10/15/1940 Cal-Aero Training Corp., Ontario CA Cadet E.W. Straw Moffett Field, CA, Flying Cadet Detachment Lt Leisy \endash Newton KS Navigation, Organization of Army, Chemical Warfare, duties of Jr. Officers, Radio Code
10/16/1940 to 1/1/1941 Planes Stearman PT-13B \endash "Kaydet" Boeing- Stearman Lycomig R-680-11 engine
1/1/1941 to 3/14/1941 Flying Cadet EW Straw Stockton Field, CA Advanced Air Corps Flying School
3/15/1941 to 7/1/1941 2^nd Lt EW Straw Stockton Field, CA Instructor
7/10/1941 to 1/1/1942 317 W. McDowell St Apt 4 Phoenix, AZ Instructor at Luke Field
1/1942 to 6/1942 1^st Lt EW Straw Instructor Williams Field Chandler AZ Training Squadron IV
6/1942 to 7/18/1942 Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL Air Crew Combat Training school
8/3/1942-8/10/1942 Army Air Base Alamorgordo, NM 330^th Bomb Group 457^th Squadron
8/17/1942 \endash 8/31/1942 Geiger Field, Spokane, WA 34^th Bomb Group 4^th Squadron
9/7/42 to 10/5/1942 Paula Field Topeka KS
10/5/1942 to 10/27/1942 Long Beach, CA Flying
10/27/1942-10/29/1942 Flew to Honolulu, Hawaii APO 951 \endash 394 Squadron
11/1942 APO 705 Townsville, Australia 90^th Group 400^th Squadron Captain
1/1943 2/23/1943 APO 929 Port Moresby, New Guinea 90^th Group 400^th Squadron
7/15/1943 to 9/15/1943 APO 925 Brisbane, Australia HQ & HQ Squadron 5^th Air Force
9/15/1943 to 10/1943 APO 929 Headquarters Advance Echelon 5^th Air Force (A-3 Operations) SATF ( Second Air Task Force)
10/1943 to 11/15/1943 APO 713 Nadzab \endash (16 miles from Lae, New Guinea) Headquarters Advance Echelon 5^th Air Force (A-3 Operations) SATF ( Second Air Task Force)
11/15/1943 to 12/7/1943 APO 929 Headquarters Advance Echelon 5^th Air Force (A-3 Operations) SATF ( Second Air Task Force) 1^st Crew Copilot \endash Dean Hope \endash CA Bomb \endash Curry \endash TX Nav \endash Cottler \endash Brooklyn, NY Gunner S/sgt Robert N Knebs
12/9/1943 to 2/10/1944 APO 503 Dobodura (near Buna) ADVON 5^th Air Force FATF (A-3) (First Air Task Force) https://www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/png/buna/map/photo-interpret.html
2/10/1944 to 3/5/1944 APO 503 Dobodura, New Guinea HQ 308^th Bomb Wing (H)
3/5/1944 to 7/7/1944 APO 713 (Nadzab in Markham Valley 16 mi from Lae, New Guenea) <https://www.world-airport-codes.com/papua-new-guinea/nadzab-3906.html> HDQ 43^rd Bomb Group (H) Unit
1 7/7/1944 APO 920 Biak HQ 43^rd Bomb Group
10/25/1944 arrive USA 1/6/1945 Lockbourne Army Air Base Box 882 Columbus Ohio
3/5/1945 Capt EW Straw Williams Field Box 23 Chandler, AZ
Honorable Discharge 1/26/1945
In Pacific 10/42 \endash 10/44

  Events

• Military Records. Eugene William Straw - Military Records 0407074
3/14/1941 - 2^nd Lt 3/1942 - 1^st Lt 1/1943 -
Captain 8/3/1940 to 10/15/1940 Cal-Aero Training Corp., Ontario CA Cadet E.W. Straw Moffett Field, CA, Flying Cadet Detachment Lt Leisy - Newton KS Navigation, Organization of Army, Chemical Warfare, duties of Jr. Officers, Radio Code
10/16/1940 to 1/1/1941 Planes Stearman PT-13B - "Kaydet" Boeing- Stearman Lycomig R-680-11 engine
1/1/1941 to 3/14/1941 Flying Cadet EW Straw Stockton Field, CA Advanced Air Corps Flying School
3/15/1941 to 7/1/1941 2^nd Lt EW Straw Stockton Field, CA Instructor
7/10/1941 to 1/1/1942 317 W. McDowell St Apt 4 Phoenix, AZ Instructor at Luke Field
1/1942 to 6/1942 1^st Lt EW Straw Instructor Williams Field Chandler AZ Training Squadron IV
6/1942 to 7/18/1942 Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL Air Crew Combat Training school
8/3/1942-8/10/1942 Army Air Base Alamorgordo, NM 330^th Bomb Group 457^th Squadron
8/17/1942 - 8/31/1942 Geiger Field, Spokane, WA 34^th Bomb Group 4^th Squadron
9/7/42 to 10/5/1942 Paula Field Topeka KS
10/5/1942 to 10/27/1942 Long Beach, CA Flying
10/27/1942-10/29/1942 Flew to Honolulu, Hawaii APO 951 - 394 Squadron
11/1942 APO 705 Townsville, Australia 90^th Group 400^th Squadron Captain
1/1943 2/23/1943 APO 929 Port Moresby, New Guinea 90^th Group 400^th Squadron
7/15/1943 to 9/15/1943 APO 925 Brisbane, Australia HQ & HQ Squadron 5^th Air Force
9/15/1943 to 10/1943 APO 929 Headquarters Advance Echelon 5^th Air Force (A-3 Operations) SATF ( Second Air Task Force)
10/1943 to 11/15/1943 APO 713 Nadzab - (16 miles from Lae, New Guinea) Headquarters Advance Echelon 5^th Air Force (A-3 Operations) SATF ( Second Air Task Force)
11/15/1943 to 12/7/1943 APO 929 Headquarters Advance Echelon 5^th Air Force (A-3 Operations) SATF ( Second Air Task Force) 1^st Crew Copilot - Dean Hope - CA Bomb - Curry - TX Nav - Cottler - Brooklyn, NY Gunner S/sgt Robert N Knebs
12/9/1943 to 2/10/1944 APO 503 Dobodura (near Buna) ADVON 5^th Air Force FATF (A-3) (First Air Task Force) https://www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/png/buna/map/photo-interpret.html
2/10/1944 to 3/5/1944 APO 503 Dobodura, New Guinea HQ 308^th Bomb Wing (H)
3/5/1944 to 7/7/1944 APO 713 (Nadzab in Markham Valley 16 mi from Lae, New Guenea) <https://www.world-airport-codes.com/papua-new-guinea/nadzab-3906.html> HDQ 43^rd Bomb Group (H) Unit
1 7/7/1944 APO 920 Biak HQ 43^rd Bomb Group
10/25/1944 arrive USA 1/6/1945 Lockbourne Army Air Base Box 882 Columbus Ohio
3/5/1945 Capt EW Straw Williams Field Box 23 Chandler, AZ
Honorable Discharge 1/26/1945
In Pacific 10/42 - 10/44

Eugene married Lucille Pearl Porter, daughter of Earl Berner Porter and Pearle Thomas, on 6 Jun 1941 in Reno, Nevada. (Lucille Pearl Porter was born on 27 Oct 1916 in Mound City, Holt County, Missouri, USA, died on 26 Jan 2009 in Gridley, Butte County, California and was buried on 23 Jul 2012 in (cremains) Mt. Hope Cemetery in Mound City, Holt County, Missouri.)