Son of Harry Muff and Marguerite Agnes Alsen, JB grew up in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN.
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He was the husband of:
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1) Doris Arlene Emerson, whom he married before 1939 in Minnesota.
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2) Fetna Louise "Fette" Koory, whom he married on August 8, 1944, in Las Vegas, Clark, NV, and with whom he had three children:
Janet Muff
Nancy Muff
James B. Muff Jr.
They were divorced on October 12, 1959, in Clark Co., NV.
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3) Violet Amelia Morris, known as "Annie," whom he married after 1959 in Calcutta, India.
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An aircraft engineer by occupation, JB worked for a time with Pan American Airways, and then with the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), a group that pioneered air routes over "the Hump," transporting supplies and personnel between India and China throughout World War II.
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After the War, JB went into partnership with Eddie Quin, a pilot friend from CNAC, and the Jamsaheb (read: Maharajah) of Nawanagar, India, to form a private airline. The airline, Jamair, eventually moved from Jamnagar, India to Calcutta, where it became commercial and flew both passengers and freight. Then in the 1960's it was nationalized by the Indian Government. To have his life's work overtaken like this was a terrible blow to JB, but he remained a Director of the company until his death in 1977 at age 60.
.
.
He was the husband of:
.
1) Doris Arlene Emerson, whom he married before 1939 in Minnesota.
.
2) Fetna Louise "Fette" Koory, whom he married on August 8, 1944, in Las Vegas, Clark, NV, and with whom he had three children:
Janet Muff
Nancy Muff
James B. Muff Jr.
They were divorced on October 12, 1959, in Clark Co., NV.
.
3) Violet Amelia Morris, known as "Annie," whom he married after 1959 in Calcutta, India.
.
An aircraft engineer by occupation, JB worked for a time with Pan American Airways, and then with the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), a group that pioneered air routes over "the Hump," transporting supplies and personnel between India and China throughout World War II.
.
After the War, JB went into partnership with Eddie Quin, a pilot friend from CNAC, and the Jamsaheb (read: Maharajah) of Nawanagar, India, to form a private airline. The airline, Jamair, eventually moved from Jamnagar, India to Calcutta, where it became commercial and flew both passengers and freight. Then in the 1960's it was nationalized by the Indian Government. To have his life's work overtaken like this was a terrible blow to JB, but he remained a Director of the company until his death in 1977 at age 60.
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Son of Harry Muff and Marguerite Agnes Alsen, JB grew up in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN.
.
He was the husband of:
.
1) Doris Arlene Emerson, whom he married before 1939 in Minnesota.
.
2) Fetna Louise "Fette" Koory, whom he married on August 8, 1944, in Las Vegas, Clark, NV, and with whom he had three children:
Janet Muff
Nancy Muff
James B. Muff Jr.
They were divorced on October 12, 1959, in Clark Co., NV.
.
3) Violet Amelia Morris, known as "Annie," whom he married after 1959 in Calcutta, India.
.
An aircraft engineer by occupation, JB worked for a time with Pan American Airways, and then with the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), a group that pioneered air routes over "the Hump," transporting supplies and personnel between India and China throughout World War II.
.
After the War, JB went into partnership with Eddie Quin, a pilot friend from CNAC, and the Jamsaheb (read: Maharajah) of Nawanagar, India, to form a private airline. The airline, Jamair, eventually moved from Jamnagar, India to Calcutta, where it became commercial and flew both passengers and freight. Then in the 1960's it was nationalized by the Indian Government. To have his life's work overtaken like this was a terrible blow to JB, but he remained a Director of the company until his death in 1977 at age 60.
.
.
He was the husband of:
.
1) Doris Arlene Emerson, whom he married before 1939 in Minnesota.
.
2) Fetna Louise "Fette" Koory, whom he married on August 8, 1944, in Las Vegas, Clark, NV, and with whom he had three children:
Janet Muff
Nancy Muff
James B. Muff Jr.
They were divorced on October 12, 1959, in Clark Co., NV.
.
3) Violet Amelia Morris, known as "Annie," whom he married after 1959 in Calcutta, India.
.
An aircraft engineer by occupation, JB worked for a time with Pan American Airways, and then with the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), a group that pioneered air routes over "the Hump," transporting supplies and personnel between India and China throughout World War II.
.
After the War, JB went into partnership with Eddie Quin, a pilot friend from CNAC, and the Jamsaheb (read: Maharajah) of Nawanagar, India, to form a private airline. The airline, Jamair, eventually moved from Jamnagar, India to Calcutta, where it became commercial and flew both passengers and freight. Then in the 1960's it was nationalized by the Indian Government. To have his life's work overtaken like this was a terrible blow to JB, but he remained a Director of the company until his death in 1977 at age 60.
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"J. B."
James. B. Muff
21 August 1816
Minot, North Dakota, USA
29 July 1977
Calcutta
