Chester Wooten GRANVILLE b. 2 Oct 1918 La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA d. 14 Sep 1944 presumed lost over the Irish Sea: The von Rosenberg Family

1918 - 1944 (25 years)

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Name	Chester Wooten GRANVILLE
Birth	2 Oct 1918	La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA
Gender	Male
Death	14 Sep 1944	presumed lost over the Irish Sea
Person ID	I13580	von Rosenberg Family Tree
Last Modified	27 Jun 2022

Father	Maurice Frederick GRANVILLE, b. 13 Mar 1888, Bellville, Austin, Texas, USA d. 16 Aug 1947, Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA (Age 59 years)
Mother	Dorothea Hulda VON ROSENBERG, b. 22 Nov 1888, Ellinger, Fayette, Texas, USA d. 30 Jul 1972, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 83 years)
Marriage	16 Mar 1910	La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA
Divorce	Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F8855	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Notes

Chester's family moved from La Grange to Austin, Texas in 1933. There he was a champion tennis and basketball player while still in high school. A the Univetrsity of Texas he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Cowboys and an all-Southwest Conference basketball player, serving as captain of his team in his senior year. After marrying his beloved "Dottie," he enlisted in the United States Air Force, and he flew P38 and P51 fighter planes in Europe as a squadron leader. On his flight, knowing his plane was defective, and flying through a severe storm, he did not turn backInstead, he dropped to the back of the squadron. He did not return to the home field in England and was presumed lost over the Irish Sea on September 14, 1944.