Individual Details
Ross Lowell Downs Jr.
(1 May 1925 - 1 Nov 1997)
Events
| Birth | 1 May 1925 | Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois | |||
| Draft registration | 3 May 1943 | Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado |  |  | |
| Enlistment | 23 Oct 1946 | Fort Douglas, Utah | | | |
| Marriage | 18 Nov 1972 | Lawrence, Marion County, Indiana - Vivian Luella King | |||
| Marriage | 25 Jul 1980 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana - Vivian Luella King | |||
| Death | 1 Nov 1997 | Marion, Grant County, Indiana | |||
| Obituary | 3 Nov 1997 | Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana | | | |
| Burial | 5 Nov 1997 | Marion National Cemetery, Grant County, Indiana | | |
Families
| Spouse | Vivian Luella King (1911 - 1990) |
Notes
Draft registration
Ross Lowell DownsEvent Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 03 May 1943
Event Place: Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States
Race: White
Complexion: Dark
Occupation: Howard Spiess
Birth Date: 01 May 1925
Birthplace: Shelbyville, Illinois
Height: 5 8
Weight: 128
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Relative's Name: Mona Downs
Enlistment
Ross L DownsName (Original): DOWNS ROSS L
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 23 Oct 1946
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Event Place: Ft Douglas, Utah, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1925
Birthplace: ILLINOIS
Education Level: 3 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: 345
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Air Corps
Army Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Obituary
Deceased Name: Ross Lowell Downs JrTitles and Terms: Jr
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 03 Nov 1997
Event Place: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 72
Relationship to Deceased: Deceased
Birth Year (Estimated): 1925
Birthplace: Shelbyville, , Illinois
Death Date: Nov 1997
Death Place: Fort Wayne, , Indiana
Newspaper: Journal Gazette, The
Affiliate Image Identifier: 107950704DAA906C
Spouse and Children
Vivian Downs Deceased Wife Female
Parents and Siblings
Sarah Malone Sister Female
Kathryn Peterson Sister Female
Elizabeth Ruffner Sister Female
Burial
PLOT Section 9, Row 34, Plot 671Endnotes
1. Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKVM-4B5K.
2. United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K85Z-SH5.
3. United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4D-3HVK.
4. Find a Grave Memorial 597520.