William Robert Quackenbush (1926 - 1991)

Three Marine transport squadrons and a similar Army Air Forces unit participated in the Iwo Jima operation. These four were VMR-253, -353, and 952, as well as the 9th Troop Carrier Squadron. The Army Air Forces squadron dropped supplies to Marine ground forces on Iwo on 28 February. On the following day, pilots of VMR-952 arrived with urgently needed mortar shells, spare parts for machine guns, blood plasma, and mail. On 3 March, the commanding officer of VMR-952, Lieutenant Colonel Mackay, flew from Guam to Saipan and then to Iwo Jima, where he piloted the first plane to land on the slightly more than 3,000 feet of runway. After the unloading of its 5,500 pounds of mortar ammunition, the aircraft returned to Guam. The next day, a crippled B-29 bomber, returning from a raid on Japan, was the first of many in like condition to make an emergency landing on the Iwo strip.

On each return flight from Iwo, the air transports evacuated casualties. Before the Iwo operation ended, VMR-952 had made 79 trips to the island and evacuated 625 wounded. The remaining air transport squadrons also contributed to the operation. VMR-353, for example, carried out 8 flights during the month of March 1945; and VMR-253 evacuated 100 casualties in 20 flights. ^[5]

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William was born on 7 January 1926 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. ^[6]

In 1935 according to 1940 census William (age about 8) was living in Vinton, Benton, Iowa.^[7]

In the 1940 census William (age 14) was living in Jackson, Benton, Iowa. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son.^[7]

In 1942 William (age about 15) was living in Vinton, Iowa.

In the a WWII draft card William was living in Vinton, Benton, Iowa. Relation to Head: Self.^[6]

William served in the military on 17 February 1943.^[8]

When William was 20 he married on 24 January 1946 in Vinton, Iowa.^[9]

On 2 May 1949 William (age 23) was living in Vinton, Iowa.^[10]

In 1950 William (age about 23) was living in Vinton, Benton, Iowa. Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Mar.^[11]

In 1979 William (age about 52) was living in Sparks, NV.^[12]

In 1981 according to a city directory William (age about 54) was living in Reno, Washoe, Nevada.^[13]

William was living in Sparks, Nevada.^[14]

On 11 March 1991 William (age 65) was living in Iowa.^[15]

William died at the age of 65 on 11 March 1991 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.^{[16][17][18][8][15]}

"William R. Quackenbush": 13 March 1991 in Kansas City, Missouri. ^[2]

"William R. Quackenbush": 13 March 1991 in Reno, Washoe, Nevada. ^[19]

William was buried after 11 March 1991 in Fernley, Lyon County, Nevada.^[20]

Sources

1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Linda Quackenbush as remembered 1 Mar 2022.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} William R. Quackenbush: Newspapers.com - The Kansas City Star - 13 Mar 1991 - Page 25 Publication: The Kansas City Star. Citing: 13 Mar 1991 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105255419/the-kansas-city-star?xid=637 (accessed before 11 September 2022)
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #53864480 (accessed 28 September 2022)
   Memorial page for William Robert Quackenbush (7 Jan 1926-11 Mar 1991), citing Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Fernley, Lyon County, Nevada, USA (plot: Section 1B Site 35); Maintained by Maggie Pygman Neidigh (contributor 46788866).
4. ↑ CLOSING IN: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima
5. ↑ History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II, Volume IV: Western Pacific Operations
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} WWII Draft Card: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947,
   The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Iowa, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 404.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} 1940 Census: 1940 United States Federal Census,
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Benton, Iowa; Roll: T627_1138; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 6-22.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Death: U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
9. ↑ Marriage: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 11 SEP 2022 Time: 03:43:51Publication Date: 20/ Jan/ 1946; Publication Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/550559008/?article=e62d0817-c743-4c6f-874f-f11d1b4a318d&focus=0.26632094,0.75454354,0.3831264,0.78976005&xid=3398,
   Publication Date: 20/ Jan/ 1946; Publication Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
10. ↑ Residence: Iowa, World War II Bonus Case Files, 1947-1954.
11. ↑ Residence: 1950 United States Federal Census,
    United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Vinton, Bent.
12. ↑ Residence: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1.
13. ↑ City Directory: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995.
14. ↑ Residence: U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002,
    City: Sparks; State: Nevada; Year(s): 1993.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Death: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current,
    Reno Gazette-Journal; Publication Date: 13/ Mar/ 1991; Publication Place: Reno, Nevada, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/152637727/?article=c331a9e8-dc0b-42ac-bc01-d6406c452f88&focus=0.5143357,0.42483976,0.6703286,0.6.
16. ↑ Death: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
17. ↑ Death Registration: Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012.
18. ↑ Death Registration: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014,
    Number: 478-24-9128; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951.
19. ↑ William R. Quackenbush: Newspapers.com - Reno Gazette-Journal - 13 Mar 1991 - Page Page 12 Publication: Reno Gazette-Journal. Citing: 13 Mar 1991 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27225065/reno_gazettejournal?xid=637 (accessed before 11 September 2022)
20. ↑ Burial: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 05 June 2022, 17:08), entry for William R Quackenbush (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LVDV-HCW ); contributed by various users.
• U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc
• U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 National Cemetery Administration Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• Iowa, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1944 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 11 SEP 2022 Time: 03:42:01State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; DGS: 104103429

DNA Confirmation

Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Carrie Quackenbush and MI, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Anders Hall and Sarah Swanson, the great great grandparents of Carrie Quackenbush and great grandparents of MI. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd cousin 1x removed, based on sharing 134 cM across 7 segments.

Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Carrie Quackenbush and LZ, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Jesse Quackenbush and Sarah Thompson, the great great grandparents of Carrie Quackenbush and great grandparents of LZ. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousin, based on sharing 59 cM across 3 segments.