Arnett Wayman Starks Jr. (1919 - 1946)

Born 1 Dec 1919 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Arnett Starks Jr. is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army Air Force 100th Fighter Squadron 1943-1946
Tuskegee Airman

Arnett Starks Jr. is Notable.

Arnett Wayman Starks Jr. served as a US military pilot during World War II. He was one of the “Documented Original 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.

Arnett Wayman Starks Jr. was born on 1 December 1919 in Los Angeles, California.^[1][2][3][4] His father, Arnett Starks Sr., was a railway porter and his mother, Clara Mathonican, was a maid.^[2]

He registered for the draft on 1 July 1941 in Los Angeles^[3] before enlisting on 5 August 1942.^[4]

Arnett passed away on 1 April 1946 at the young age of 25 somewhere outside of the USA. However, the exact location is unclear. His burial took place three years after his death on 26 August 1949 at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "California Births and Christenings, 1812-1988", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VL9-DXMM : 11 January 2020), Arnett Wayman Starks, 1919.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH7Q-K97 : accessed 17 December 2020), Arnett W Stark, Jr in household of John McThonican, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing ED 420, sheet 3B, line 87, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 114; FHL microfilm 1,820,114.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Ancestry Record 2238 #18354437
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8BC-PPZ : 5 December 2014), Arnett W Jr Starks, enlisted 05 Aug 1942, Los Angeles, California, 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. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Ancestry Record 2590 #1521835