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Maj John Tom Stewart Jr.
29 May 1936 – 20 Jun 2012
| Birth | 29 May 1936 |
| Death | 20 Jun 2012 |
| Cemetery | Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery Killeen , Bell County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Nell Stewart on 06 Jul 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93177179 |
Bio
John was born in Sharmock Texas but when his parents divorced he was taken to Donna Texas his mothers home town. Donna was founded by a consortium of men, one of whom was John's Great Grandfather, Thomas Jackson Hooks. The town was named after Thomas' daughter Donna Hooks Fletcher. After graduating at the top of his class in 1954, John joined the US Air Force. His new wife Joella Grosser soon followed him to his first duty station in Biloxi Mx. He subsequently attended OCS and after graduating in 1963 he became a navigator on C130 Aircraft. He flew He logged 5000 hours, 366 missions, and was credited with 510 days in Vietman. Among his many medals and awards he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters,Air Force Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters,National Defence Service Medal with one Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal with two Bronze Stars, Small Arms Expert Marksman's ribbon with one Bronze Star, Republic Of Vietman "Commendation Medal, Vietman Service Medal with eight Bronze Stars, Presidential Unit Citation and Distinguished Unit Citation with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Rediness Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with six Oak Leaf Clusters, air Force Longevity Service Award with four Oak Leaf Clusters. After retirement John and his first wife divorced and in 1980 he married Nellouise Stevenson. John and Nell lived in Montrose County Colorado but later moved back to Texas. John loved his hobbies of fishing, hunting, hiking, welding, Ham radio, gardening, silversmithing, electronics and computing. John and his wife Nell became avid genealogists and discovered John was a direct decendant of Daniel Boone, and William Farrar an early Jamestown adventurer.
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- Dorothy Mae Stewart Collier 1923–2017
- John Thomas Stewart Jr 1925–1933
- Peggie Lee Stewart Hall 1927–2019
- Christell Stewart Shelton 1928–1974
- Orvel Wesley Stewart 1929–1981
- SGT Donald Glen Huffman 1946–2015 FaG
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