Claude B Govan (1916 - 1982)

Born 5 May 1916 in South Carolina, United States

Died Dec 1982 at age 66 in Essex, New Jersey, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Claude Govan is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army Air Force 301st Fighter Squadron 1943-1944
Tuskegee Airman flying Ace

Claude Govan is a part of US Black heritage.

Claude was born in 1916. He passed away in 1982.

It seems he was enumerated as "Ben" in 1920. Was that his middle name?

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6ZB-19G : Sat Nov 04 21:34:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Martin Govan and Arlie Govan, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4DK-WRP : Wed Oct 04 08:38:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Ollie Govan and Ollie M Govan, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4B8-T43 : Wed Oct 04 15:21:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Ollia Govan and Donnie Govan, 1940.

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8LV-FK8 : 5 December 2014), Claude B Govan, enlisted 02 Jun 1942, Newark, New Jersey, 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.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK14-N4W : 8 January 2021), Claude Govan, Dec 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

Research Notes

The connection to family needs to be made more conclusively through sources.