William Kenneth Hoey

6 August 1920: Born in North Arlington, NJ at 71 Rutherford Place.

??: Baptised at St. Pius' Church (Holy Cross Church), Harrison, NJ. Sponsors were ?? and ??. Priest was J.E. Holton?.

1917-1920: Lived at 524 Central Avenue, Harrison, NJ. Charles' grandparent's home. Picture of house with children posing in front received from Terry Maloney Motler (March 1997)

-Owned a dog but does not remember name.

-Visited his uncle "Jimmy" and Mabel HOY (not HOEY) in Jackson Heights and another place. Confirmed by Arthur Hoey Sr.

1920-1924: 71 Rutherford Place, North Arlington, NJ

Catholic Confirmation?

September 1924-June 1936: Second grade through eighth at Queen of Peace School and ninth through twelfth at Queen of Peace HS.

June 1936: Graduated from Queen of Peace HS

1924-June 1940: 874 Devon Street, Kearny, NJ

1936-1940: Attended VPI as ROTC cadet living in college dorms Sep-Jun each year. Graduated in mechanical engineering with aeronautical option. Charles decided on VPI as a result of being introduced to the university by his sister Mary's boyfriend, a class of '33 graduate.

6 June 1940: Graduated from VPI with a BS in Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautical option.

1940: Bought first automobile, a 1940 black Chevrolet 6-cylinder Coupe. The only option purchased was a spotlight. Get receipt from Charles' file.

June 1940-Sept 1940: Glenview Naval Air Station, Glenview, IL.

Sept 1940-Feb 1941: Maxwell Field, Alabama. Was rated pilot in class 41-A, So. East Air Corp Training Center.

Feb 1941-Jan 1942: Hamilton Field, San Rafael, CA First assignment was in P-40s at Hamilton AAF and immediately on outbreak of war assigned to Glendale AF, CA. Assigned to 71st Pursuit Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group, at Glendale and checked out in P-38s at Muroc Field. Flew across North Atlantic in P-38s into England and ETO. Finished combat tour of 83 missions with 75 of them in P-47.

Jan 1942-July 1942: Muroc Airbase (Edwards AFB) and Glendale, CA

1 January 1967: Died in Melbourne, Florida.