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MAJ Jay William Masters

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MAJ Jay William Masters Veteran

Birth
Stotts City, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
Death
21 Sep 1992 (aged 72)
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Burial
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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MAJ US AIR FORCE (Retired)
WORLD WAR II

Served in the Army and the Air Force.

Record of Death
Jay W Masters
d.21 September 1992
place: Dade County, Florida
b.28 December 1919
"Florida Death Index, 1877-1998"

Jay graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1936 along with his sisters Elizabeth and Minnie.

Jay married Elizabelle Grimes Miller in 1942, they have five children: Marilynn, J William, Bruce, Brian and Melinda.

He is a Retired Major, United States Air Force, having served in World War II and Korea.

He retired from Eastern Air Lines as a Meteorologist after twenty-five years of service. Family Records

He appears on the 1920, 1930, and 1940 Censuses with his parents, George (Sr) and Clara.

World War II Army Enlistment Records,
documenting the period ca. 1938-1946
MASTERS, JAY W
Army serial number: 20760165
Residence: Wyandotte County, Kansas
Place of Enlistment: Kansas City Kansas
Date of Enlistment: 23 December 1940
Rank: Private
Branch: Field Artillery
Source of Army Personnel: National Guard
Year of birth/state: 1919/Missouri
Education: 2 years of college
Civilian occupation: Barbers, beauticians, and manicurists
Marital status: Single, without dependents
http://aad.archives.gov

1950/ Nebraska/ Sarpy (ED 77-8, pg 5)
h/ Jay W Masters, 30y b.MO, occ: Armed Forces
w/ Elizabelle, 29y b.KS
d/ Marilynn S, 5y b.KS
s/ Jay W II, 2y b.NE
residence: Fort Crook and Offutt Air Force Base

Note: Fort Crook, Nebraska, is a century-old fort still utilized today as the Offutt Air Base. Many of the original buildings continue to stand on the active air force base. The fort's old brick barracks, hospital, and other buildings are scattered around Offutt Air Force Base, mixed with more modern structures. The oldest surviving portion of Fort Crook is the parade grounds and surrounding red brick buildings that were constructed between 1894-96.
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/fort-crook/

JAY MASTERS
Birth Date: 28 December 1919
Death Date: 21 September 1992
Est. Age at Death: 72Y 8M 24D
Issuing State: Kansas
Residence at Death: Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida
SSDI
MAJ US AIR FORCE (Retired)
WORLD WAR II

Served in the Army and the Air Force.

Record of Death
Jay W Masters
d.21 September 1992
place: Dade County, Florida
b.28 December 1919
"Florida Death Index, 1877-1998"

Jay graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1936 along with his sisters Elizabeth and Minnie.

Jay married Elizabelle Grimes Miller in 1942, they have five children: Marilynn, J William, Bruce, Brian and Melinda.

He is a Retired Major, United States Air Force, having served in World War II and Korea.

He retired from Eastern Air Lines as a Meteorologist after twenty-five years of service. Family Records

He appears on the 1920, 1930, and 1940 Censuses with his parents, George (Sr) and Clara.

World War II Army Enlistment Records,
documenting the period ca. 1938-1946
MASTERS, JAY W
Army serial number: 20760165
Residence: Wyandotte County, Kansas
Place of Enlistment: Kansas City Kansas
Date of Enlistment: 23 December 1940
Rank: Private
Branch: Field Artillery
Source of Army Personnel: National Guard
Year of birth/state: 1919/Missouri
Education: 2 years of college
Civilian occupation: Barbers, beauticians, and manicurists
Marital status: Single, without dependents
http://aad.archives.gov

1950/ Nebraska/ Sarpy (ED 77-8, pg 5)
h/ Jay W Masters, 30y b.MO, occ: Armed Forces
w/ Elizabelle, 29y b.KS
d/ Marilynn S, 5y b.KS
s/ Jay W II, 2y b.NE
residence: Fort Crook and Offutt Air Force Base

Note: Fort Crook, Nebraska, is a century-old fort still utilized today as the Offutt Air Base. Many of the original buildings continue to stand on the active air force base. The fort's old brick barracks, hospital, and other buildings are scattered around Offutt Air Force Base, mixed with more modern structures. The oldest surviving portion of Fort Crook is the parade grounds and surrounding red brick buildings that were constructed between 1894-96.
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/fort-crook/

JAY MASTERS
Birth Date: 28 December 1919
Death Date: 21 September 1992
Est. Age at Death: 72Y 8M 24D
Issuing State: Kansas
Residence at Death: Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida
SSDI

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MAJ US AIR FORCE
WORLD WAR II



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  • Created by: SMG~SLG
  • Added: May 31, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14467137/jay_william-masters: accessed ), memorial page for MAJ Jay William Masters (28 Dec 1919–21 Sep 1992), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14467137, citing Woodlawn Park Cemetery South, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA; Maintained by SMG~SLG (contributor 46828829).