Mary Catherine Butts

Female, #18521, (circa 1909 - )
Birth*circa 1909 Mary was born circa 1909. 
Marriage*5 Jun 1945 She married William Kendall Jordan on 5 Jun 1945. 
Married Name5 Jun 1945  As of 5 Jun 1945, her married name was Jordan. 

Family

William Kendall Jordan
Last Edited9 Jul 1999

Bert Michael

Male, #18522, (circa 1915 - 6 Aug 1996)
Birth*circa 1915 Bert was born circa 1915. 
Marriage*24 Dec 1940 He married Sarah Anna Jordan on 24 Dec 1940. 
Death*6 Aug 1996 He died at Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia, on 6 Aug 1996.1 
Burial*say 9 Aug 1996 His body was interred say 9 Aug 1996 at Riverside Cemetery, Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia.1 

Family

Sarah Anna Jordan
Children
  • Bert Michael Jr.
  • Sarah Anna Michael
  • Jordan Morris Michael
Last Edited22 Jun 2014

Citations

  1. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Find A Grave Memorial# 56195305.

James Parrott Poole

Male, #18529, (25 Jan 1920 - 7 Jan 2009)
Birth*25 Jan 1920 James was born at Americus, Sumter Co., Georgia, on 25 Jan 1920. 
Employment* James's occupation: insurance. 
Marriage*26 Aug 1942 He married Dorothy Elizabeth Gay at Gay, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 26 Aug 1942 at age 22. 
Biography*  (an unknown value.) 
Birth of Son8 May 1954 His son James Poole was born on 8 May 1954 at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia. 
Death of Son9 May 1954 His son James Poole died on 9 May 1954. 
Birth of Son22 Jul 1955 His son Gary Poole was born on 22 Jul 1955 at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia. 
Death of Son23 Jul 1955 His son Gary Poole died on 23 Jul 1955 at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia. 
Death*7 Jan 2009 He died at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia, on 7 Jan 2009 at age 88.1 
Biography From Gayle Poole:

At Georgia Tech Dad was a member of the ROTC. At that time they didn't want to send
all of their graduates directly into Military Service. He received a job opportunity with General Motors
in Dayton, Ohio. However, being the dutiful young American male he sorely wanted
to serve his country. There was a small problem or two. Firstly, the minimum height
requirement of 5 foot 7. He was only 5 foot six, flat footed and a birth defect in his right eye.
So he put lifts in his shoes and learned the eye chart from memory.

On June 30, 1944 he enlisted in the United States Navy. He attended Tactical Radar,
CIC School and was assigned to the U.S.S Lander (APA-178) where he was
CIC and Fighter Director, and served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre (2 stars), Philippine
Liberation, and Victory Medal (II)/ He was Honorably Discharged March, 1946 with
$100.00 in pay. As a side note his friend George Martin, from Georgia Tech, has him
assigned to this Carrier.

On July 24, 1945 he and 5 friends drove non-stop from San Diego (their ship had docked for
repairs) to Atlanta so that he could possibly get home for my birth. They came to Atlanta
from Gay, and stayed at the Henry Grady Hotel. They walked Mom up and down Peachtree
gave her caster oil, and made her jump up and down on the bed. That didn't work, so they
went to dinner. At 12:05 Am July 25 she went to Old Piedmont Hospital, and I was
born at 1:35 am. At the time fathers were not allowed into Maternity. However, the
Doctor and Hospital made an exception for Dad to see me as her was about to return to
the Pacific fleet.

In 1968 on our second family trip to Europe Dad related some things about his Naval experience.
He told me when they boarded the Lander their orders were to go and Pickup the
Marines out of the Straits of Nagasaki and go back out into the Pacific and re-group with
the rest of the fleet for a frontal assault on Japan. As we know the rest is history. The
Air Force dropped the A-Bomb on Nagasaki on August 6, 1945. Dad also related
that The Kamazai pilot's would aim at their ship knowing they had Marines on board,
but missed. It wasn't until I visited Pearl Harbor Memorial did I realize the impact of
what he must have gone through.1 

Family

Dorothy Elizabeth Gay
Marriage*26 Aug 1942 He married Dorothy Elizabeth Gay at Gay, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 26 Aug 1942 at age 22. 
Children
Last Edited3 Jun 2012

Citations

  1. E-mail written 2003-20011 to Lew Griffin from Gayle Louise Poole, Atlanta, GA, e-mail address.