Edward Creston Gleed (1916 - 1990)

Born 5 Nov 1916 in Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States

Ancestors

Died 25 Jan 1990 at age 73 in Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Edward Gleed is Notable.

Edward Gleed is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States 332nd Fighter Group
Tuskegee Airman

Edward Creston Gleed was the seventh African American graduate from West Point, a Buffalo Soldier, and one of the Tuskegee Airmen.^[1]

Edward Creston Gleed was born in Lawrence, Kansas in 1916. He was the son of Herbert Joseph Gleed and Carrie Syphax Joseph.^[2] Carrie Syphax Joseph was the grandchild of Nancy Syphax, granddaughter of Maria Carter Syphax. Maria was the mulatto daughter of George Washington Parke Custis, grandson of First Lady of the United States Martha (Dandridge) Washington. Maria Carter Syphax's white half-sister through George, Mary Custis, was the wife of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

In 1943, he married Lucille Elbertha Graves Shelby.^[3] They had three daughters.

He enlisted in the armed services in 1941. ^[4]

Highlighted Military Service

• United States Military - West Point's seventh African American graduate.
• U.S. Army Air Force officer with the famed Buffalo Soldiers/9th Cavalry Regiment (United States).
• 332nd Fighter Group’s operations officer and combat fighter pilot with the 99th Fighter Squadron, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen were known for heroic combat service in support of Allied Forces in the European Theater. They served with the 332d Expeditionary Operations Group and the 477th Bombardment Group, both largely Black units of the United States Army Air Forces. He was one of the most prominent members of Tuskegee Airmen's ninth-ever aviation cadet program. ^[5] He is is known for his P-51D Mustang aircraft, "The Creamer's Dream", which has been the subject of several famous, widely distributed photographs. Tuskegee Airmen received Congressional Gold Metals for their service.

Tuskegee Airman Congressional Gold Medal

Post Military

After leaving the military, he enrolled at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles and graduated in 1976 with a Juris Doctorate Degree. ^[6]

He died in 1990 and is buried with his wife in Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.^{[2] [7][8]}

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Edward C. Gleed
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #15641647
   Name: Edward Creston Gleed [Edward C Gleed]; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 5 Nov 1916; Birth Place: Lawrence, Kansas; Death Date: 25 Jan 1990; Father: Herbert J Gleed; Mother: Carrie Joseph; Death Certificate Number: 033053; Notes: Dec 1936: Name listed as EDWARD CRESTON GLEED; 22 May 1998: Name listed as EDWARD C GLEED.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952"
   Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 319; Film Title: 82 Wayne 289150-292369; Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9093 #1709313
   Edward C Glerd (26) marriage to Lucille G Shelby on 12 May 1943 in St Cymans Ch, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
4. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8G8-MTZ : 5 December 2014), Edward C Gleed, enlisted 08 Feb 1941, Ft Riley, Kansas, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
5. ↑ Gleed, Edward C. 42-K-SE 12/13/1942 2nd Lt. 0794598 Lawrence KS, https://www.tuskegee.edu/support-tu/tuskegee-airmen/tuskegee-airmen-pilot-listing
6. ↑ Profile of Edward Creston Gleed, https://cafriseabove.org/edward-creston-gleed/
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 December 2020), memorial page for Col Edward Creston Gleed (5 Nov 1916–25 Jan 1990) Find A Grave: Memorial #120358560, citing Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .
8. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP63-1VT : 26 November 2014), Edward Creston Gleed, 25 Jan 1990; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF6H-45M : accessed 17 December 2020), E Creston Gleed in household of Herbert J Gleed, Wakarusa, Douglas, Kansas, United States; citing ED 80, sheet 11B, line 54, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 531; FHL microfilm 1,820,531.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3ZY-DJ5 : accessed 18 December 2020), Creston Gleed in household of James A Smith, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 248, sheet 18B, line 59, family 370, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1099; FHL microfilm 2,340,834.
• "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: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 503; Sheet Number: 18; Enumeration District: 1-676
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #15850584
  Edward G Gleed (33), married head of household in Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Born in Kansas.

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q107732662, en:Wikipedia