Individual Details

George Charles POMEROY

(5 Mar 1895 - 9 Jul 1979)

Events

Birth5 Mar 1895Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Residence4 Jun 1900with his parents at 662 Quincy St. - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
ResidenceApr 1910with his parents at 118 Shaw Ave. - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Occupation1913water boy for Orvill and Wilbur Wright
Residence15 Jul 1914as a boarder at 10 1/2 Jones Avenue and was a die setter at 71 Parkway - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Residence15 Jul 1915as a boarder at 10 1/2 Jones and was a chauffer - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
OccupationBef 15 Aug 1916salesman - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
ResidenceBef 15 Aug 1916at his parents' home at 10 1/2 Jones Ave. - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Description5 Jun 1917short and stout with gray eyes and brown hair - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Occupation5 Jun 1917salesman at the Mabbett Bettys Motor Company at 256 Court St. - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Residence5 Jun 1917at 118 Ridgeway Ave, (the home of his parents in 1920) - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
OccupationBef 15 Aug 1917salesman - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
ResidenceBef 15 Aug 1917in his parents' home at 115 Ridgeway Ave. - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Military13 Dec 1917enlisting & was a Lafayette Escadrille flier for France during World War I - Fort Slocum, Westchester County, New York
Residence13 Dec 1917at 118 Ridgway Avenue - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Military14 Aug 1918as a private in 223rd Aero Squadron & sailed overseas - Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey
Military8 Aug 1919sailed on the USS Maui & was a Sgt 1st Class in the 3rd Air Squadroun - Brest, France
Military17 Aug 1919arrived home on the USS Maui - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Military19 Aug 1919& was honorably discharged on demobilization
ResidenceBef 1 Nov 1920at his parents' home at 118 Ridgeway Ave. - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
ResidenceBef 1 Nov 1921at his parents' home at 118 Ridgeway Ave. - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Military29 Nov 1921enlisting
ResidenceBef 1 Nov 1922at his parents' home at 118 Ridgeway Ave. - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
OccupationBef 1 Nov 1923aviator - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
ResidenceBef 1 Nov 1923at the home of his parents at 140 Ridgeway Ave. - Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Occupation1924pilot for the Air Mail Service
Military17 Oct 1924and was released
Marriage18 Oct 1924Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan - Charlotte SMITH
Miscellaneous14 Jan 1925was fined $155 by the US Government for "having in his possession one certain antelope"
Occupation1930pilot for Ludington Airlines (which later became Eastern Airlines)
MiscellaneousAft 1935registered and received his Social Security Card - New Jersey
Miscellaneous5 Sep 1936took fourth place and won $1000 in the Bendix cross-country flight race, besting Amelia Earhart - Los Angeles County, California
Occupation1942test pilot for Consolidated Aircraft
MilitaryAbt 1943was an Air Transport Command pilot in the US Air Force
Occupation13 Nov 1957owner of a private worldwide fleet of airplanes for the Cities Service Company
Death9 Jul 1979Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida

Families

SpouseCharlotte SMITH (1898 - 1995)
FatherBernard H "Benjamin" POMEROY (1859 - 1924)
MotherEmma Josephiene WEBB (1857 - 1946)
SiblingMay Blossom POMEROY (1885 - )
SiblingAlfred Fohrs POMEROY (1888 - )
SiblingWilliam Charles POMEROY (1888 - 1970)
SiblingFred James POMEROY (1891 - 1959)
SiblingJennie Louise POMEROY (1899 - 1993)