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Full Name George Everette Day
AKA Full Name
People ID 667694
Title
First Name George
AKA First Name
Nickname Bud
Middle Name Everette
AKA Middle
Patronymic/Matronymic
Priorsurnames
Surname Day
AKA Surname
Father's Surname Day
Mother's Surname Larson
Suffix Sr
Gender Male
Full Birth Date If Known 1925-02-24
Birth Year 1925
Birth Month 2
Birth Day 24
Full Death Date If Known 2013-07-27
Death Year 2013
Death Month 7
Death Day 27

Events, Dates and Places

Event Date Geo Top Level Geo 2nd Level Geo 3rd Level Geo 4th Level Geo 5th Level Notes
Birth1925/02/24USAIowaWoodburySioux City
Death2013/07/27USAFloridaOkaloosaShalimar

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Military Service

Rank If Known Or Highest Or Final Rank Branch of Service Beginning Date if Known End Date if Known
Unknown/Missing RankUS Marine Corps1942
Unknown/Missing RankUS Air National Guard
Unknown/Missing RankUS Air Force Reserve
ColonelUS Air Force
Brigadier GeneralUS Air Force2018/06/08

Military Actions Served During

World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War

Interment, Inurnment or Memorialization Information

Cemetery Barrancas National Cemetery
Address 1 Cemetery Road (Naval Air Station)
City/Town Pensacola
County/District Escambia
State/Province Florida
Postal/Zip Code 32508
Country/Principality USA
SectionSection 51
Site30
Organization
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Has MarkerYes
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Believed to be the most decorated US military officer since Douglas MacArthur. Was a Colonel at the time of his death but posthumously promoted to Brigadier General in 2018.


Air Force Cross (USA)
Medal of Honor
Prisoner of War Medal (USA)
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Family Search ID
Find A Grave 1 114556106
Famous per Find A Grave Yes
Famous per Consensus Yes
Find A Grave 2
Find A Grave 3
BillionGraves Record ID
Other websites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Day
Record Entry Date 2018-10-24 11:08:43
Record Last Edit Date 2018-11-27 00:00:00

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