Individual Details
William James O'DWYER
(13 Feb 1921 - 29 Aug 2008)
William served as a pilot with the Army Air Corps during World War I. According to his obituary in the Connecticut Post, he raced speedboats after the war, winning a number of state championships. He also owned the Pequit Marine Sports Shop in Fairfield. Then, from the 1950s he worked as the plant engineer for the Park City Hospital in Bridgeport and for the Trumbull public schools.
The obituary also tells us Willliam was a tireless advocate for the recogniton of early aviator Gustave Whitehead (born Weisskopf) (1874-1927) who he believed made the first airplane flight in 1901, two years prior to the Wright Brothers.
Around 2000, William and his wife, Doris, moved to Florida.
The obituary also tells us Willliam was a tireless advocate for the recogniton of early aviator Gustave Whitehead (born Weisskopf) (1874-1927) who he believed made the first airplane flight in 1901, two years prior to the Wright Brothers.
Around 2000, William and his wife, Doris, moved to Florida.
Events
| Birth | 13 Feb 1921 | Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut | |||
| Marriage | 28 Aug 1943 | Fairfield, Connecticut - Doris Katherine LUCAS | |||
| Death | 29 Aug 2008 | St. Augustine, Florida |
Families
| Spouse | Doris Katherine LUCAS (1922 - 2015) |
| Child | Susan M. O'DWYER ( - ) |
| Child | William Richard O'DWYER (1952 - 1998) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | William Martin O'DWYER (1888 - 1974) |
| Mother | Sylvia Mary POOLE (1892 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Sylvia Helen O'DWYER (1918 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Thomas O'DWYER ( - ) |