Vernon Ward Mead

1921 - 1944  (23 years)

• Name	Vernon Ward Mead  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	19 May 1921	Hubbard, Minnesota, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Vernon Mead  [7]
  Name	Vernon Mead  [5]
  Name	Vernon W Mead  [8]
  Name	Vernon W Mead  [9]
  Name	Vernon W Mead  [10]
  Name	Vernon W Mead  [6]
  Name	Vernon W Mead  [11]
  Reference Number	7150
  Residence	1935	Cortland, Cortland, New York, USA   [5]
  Residence	1940	Cortland, Cortland, New York, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1941	Cortland, New York, USA   [7, 9]
  Residence	1943	Cortland, New York, USA   [10]
  Residence	1944	New York, USA   [4]
  Burial	1944	Dryden, Tompkins, New York, USA   [1, 6]
  Death	27 Aug 1944  [1, 6]
  	Killed in Action
  Person ID	I7150	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Edgar Vernon Mead,   b. 12 Jun 1892, Blue Springs, Gage, Nebraska, USA d. 4 Apr 1962, Eustis, Lake, Florida, USA (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Mae A Davis,   b. 23 Nov 1897, Iowa, USA d. 11 Sep 1972, Cortland, New York, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Family ID	F2506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Doris C
  Family ID	F2509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family 2
  Marriage	29 Mar 1941	Rochester, New York, USA   [11]
  Family ID	F9683	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 May 1921 - Hubbard, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1935 - Cortland, Cortland, New York, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Cortland, Cortland, New York, USA Residence - 1941 - Cortland, New York, USA Marriage - 29 Mar 1941 - Rochester, New York, USA Residence - 1943 - Cortland, New York, USA Residence - 1944 - New York, USA Burial - 1944 - Dryden, Tompkins, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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