Arnold Hudnall is the son of William Jabez Hudnall and Jessie Olive VanMeter.
Per the 1920 U.S. Census, Arnold Hudnall resided in Sni-A-Bar Township, Jackson County, Missouri with his parents and siblings. Listed are:
-W J Hudnall, age 32, born Missouri
-Jessie Hudnall, age 33, born Missouri
-Helen Hudnall, age 9, born Missouri
-Herold Hudnall, age 6, born Missouri
-Arnold Hudnall, age 4 7/12, born Missouri
-Clyde Hudnall, age 1 11/12, born Missouri
-Cora Lee Hudnall, age 1 11/12, born Missouri
On 14 Aug 1943, Arnold married Martha Florence Greenwood, the daughter of James Ancil Greenwood and Selma Leah Wilson.
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Social Security Death Index
-Name: Arnold Hudnall
-Last Residence: Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri
-Born: 26 Jun 1915
-Died: 21 Oct 2009
-State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951)
OBITUARY
Mr. Hudnall of Weatherby Lake, Missouri died October 21, 2009 at NKC Hospital. He was 94.
Born June 26, 1915 on a farm near Oak Grove, Missouri, he was the middle child of five. His childhood was hard chores and grammar school at Happy Hollow. The Great Depression left the family without money for high school, but perseverance, good fortune, a dedicated school district superintendent, and a new law granting a free 12 year education Arnold's Senior year helped him graduate Oak Grove High in 1932.
Arnold stayed with his family, helping his father and taking cash jobs where he could. In 1935 he found employment at the Oak Grove gas station. He made the daily drive to work in a "stripped down" Model-T. Without a body or even seats, he rode on the fuel tank. His boss demanded up to 13 hours a day, 7 days a week. All for $40! He was grateful to get it.
About 1937 Arnold passed the job to his younger brother Clyde and headed for his Uncle Lee's in California. After jobs here and there, Arnold got on at Southern Pacific RR. It was good pay and he moved out on his own and found himself nearly desperate with loneliness. Unable to even eat, an insurance salesman came to the rescue. Arnold took his advice. Not about a policy but for a boarding house with lots of other young fellows.
It was just the lift Arnold needed. Now he always had friends and things to do. He even indulged his dream of flying. Soon he was part owner of a Taylorcraft plane, working full time at the Alameda Airfield giving joyrides, tours and lessons.
After one particular Sunday afternoon tour he landed at Oakland. Excited groups nervously huddled around radios. He didn't know much about Pearl Harbor but had the uneasy feeling everything had changed forever. The next day, with the office windows blacked-out, the field closed and civilian aviation grounded. He didn't know when or if he would ever fly again. It was time to go home.
Back in Missouri he instructed at Springfield and left for a short stint in Goodland, Kansas teaching Army Air Cadet glider pilots. Then in September 1942, at a Kansas City recruiting office, Arnold was sworn into the USNR.
Following OCS at Pensacola, Ensign Hudnall was stationed as a primary flight instructor, Olathe NAS. He sought out a blind date who had captivated him years earlier. No longer 15 but now a 22 year old woman, Martha took more note of the snappy flyer, marrying Arnold about eight months later on August 14, 1943.
As combat experienced Aviators returned, Arnold transferred to NATS, receiving instrument rating in Atlanta and multi-engine at Roanoke. His dutiful military wife tagged along from station to station, leaving her own war work behind at Lake City. Arnold was assigned Pacific routes to Midway, Guam, Kwajalein, Okinawa and others.
The couple's first daughter arrived April 1945 and about eighteen months later Arnold was placed on in-active Reserve. The restored civilian first attended Kansas City Junior College, then KU Engineering School where he graduated BSME 1950.
Arnold's first professional position was at Midwest Research Institute. In 1956 he returned to aviation with TWA's engineering staff, a new responsibility that often woke his growing family with late night calls for expertise about disabled planes from Bombay, Rome, NY, Honolulu and all points between.
In 1964 the family moved to Weatherby Lake. After 24 years of service Captain Hudnall was honorably discharged from the US Navy Reserve. Arn retired from TWA in 1980.
He and Martha were members of Platte Woods United Methodist Church and Emery Wheels Square Dance Club. They frequently traveled, with particularly memorable trips to Chile, where Martha visited her missionary sister, and Australia where Arnold was reunited for several months with his older brother Horrald.
Arnold served more than 50 years as a private pilot instructor even surviving a plane crash in August 1958. He was a Boy Scouts and Explorers leader, a Member of the Sons of the American Revolution and a former NATS Retiree President.
He was preceded in death by his Wife of 62 years, Martha Florence (Greenwood) Hudnall, his son Lawrence, his sisters Helen Shively and Cora Lee Sooter, and his brother Horrald of Sydney. He is survived by his brother Clyde of Boston, his daughters Linda Brought of Greenville SC, Florence White of Atlanta GA, Bette Stokes, his sons Robert and William, 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Monday October 26, 2009 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. and Tuesday October 27, 2009 from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. funeral services immediately following. All at White Chapel Funeral Home, 6600 NE Antioch Road, Gladstone, MO 64119, 816-452-8419. In lieu of flowers the family suggests gifts to Disabled American Veterans
Per the 1920 U.S. Census, Arnold Hudnall resided in Sni-A-Bar Township, Jackson County, Missouri with his parents and siblings. Listed are:
-W J Hudnall, age 32, born Missouri
-Jessie Hudnall, age 33, born Missouri
-Helen Hudnall, age 9, born Missouri
-Herold Hudnall, age 6, born Missouri
-Arnold Hudnall, age 4 7/12, born Missouri
-Clyde Hudnall, age 1 11/12, born Missouri
-Cora Lee Hudnall, age 1 11/12, born Missouri
On 14 Aug 1943, Arnold married Martha Florence Greenwood, the daughter of James Ancil Greenwood and Selma Leah Wilson.
____________________________________________________
Social Security Death Index
-Name: Arnold Hudnall
-Last Residence: Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri
-Born: 26 Jun 1915
-Died: 21 Oct 2009
-State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951)
OBITUARY
Mr. Hudnall of Weatherby Lake, Missouri died October 21, 2009 at NKC Hospital. He was 94.
Born June 26, 1915 on a farm near Oak Grove, Missouri, he was the middle child of five. His childhood was hard chores and grammar school at Happy Hollow. The Great Depression left the family without money for high school, but perseverance, good fortune, a dedicated school district superintendent, and a new law granting a free 12 year education Arnold's Senior year helped him graduate Oak Grove High in 1932.
Arnold stayed with his family, helping his father and taking cash jobs where he could. In 1935 he found employment at the Oak Grove gas station. He made the daily drive to work in a "stripped down" Model-T. Without a body or even seats, he rode on the fuel tank. His boss demanded up to 13 hours a day, 7 days a week. All for $40! He was grateful to get it.
About 1937 Arnold passed the job to his younger brother Clyde and headed for his Uncle Lee's in California. After jobs here and there, Arnold got on at Southern Pacific RR. It was good pay and he moved out on his own and found himself nearly desperate with loneliness. Unable to even eat, an insurance salesman came to the rescue. Arnold took his advice. Not about a policy but for a boarding house with lots of other young fellows.
It was just the lift Arnold needed. Now he always had friends and things to do. He even indulged his dream of flying. Soon he was part owner of a Taylorcraft plane, working full time at the Alameda Airfield giving joyrides, tours and lessons.
After one particular Sunday afternoon tour he landed at Oakland. Excited groups nervously huddled around radios. He didn't know much about Pearl Harbor but had the uneasy feeling everything had changed forever. The next day, with the office windows blacked-out, the field closed and civilian aviation grounded. He didn't know when or if he would ever fly again. It was time to go home.
Back in Missouri he instructed at Springfield and left for a short stint in Goodland, Kansas teaching Army Air Cadet glider pilots. Then in September 1942, at a Kansas City recruiting office, Arnold was sworn into the USNR.
Following OCS at Pensacola, Ensign Hudnall was stationed as a primary flight instructor, Olathe NAS. He sought out a blind date who had captivated him years earlier. No longer 15 but now a 22 year old woman, Martha took more note of the snappy flyer, marrying Arnold about eight months later on August 14, 1943.
As combat experienced Aviators returned, Arnold transferred to NATS, receiving instrument rating in Atlanta and multi-engine at Roanoke. His dutiful military wife tagged along from station to station, leaving her own war work behind at Lake City. Arnold was assigned Pacific routes to Midway, Guam, Kwajalein, Okinawa and others.
The couple's first daughter arrived April 1945 and about eighteen months later Arnold was placed on in-active Reserve. The restored civilian first attended Kansas City Junior College, then KU Engineering School where he graduated BSME 1950.
Arnold's first professional position was at Midwest Research Institute. In 1956 he returned to aviation with TWA's engineering staff, a new responsibility that often woke his growing family with late night calls for expertise about disabled planes from Bombay, Rome, NY, Honolulu and all points between.
In 1964 the family moved to Weatherby Lake. After 24 years of service Captain Hudnall was honorably discharged from the US Navy Reserve. Arn retired from TWA in 1980.
He and Martha were members of Platte Woods United Methodist Church and Emery Wheels Square Dance Club. They frequently traveled, with particularly memorable trips to Chile, where Martha visited her missionary sister, and Australia where Arnold was reunited for several months with his older brother Horrald.
Arnold served more than 50 years as a private pilot instructor even surviving a plane crash in August 1958. He was a Boy Scouts and Explorers leader, a Member of the Sons of the American Revolution and a former NATS Retiree President.
He was preceded in death by his Wife of 62 years, Martha Florence (Greenwood) Hudnall, his son Lawrence, his sisters Helen Shively and Cora Lee Sooter, and his brother Horrald of Sydney. He is survived by his brother Clyde of Boston, his daughters Linda Brought of Greenville SC, Florence White of Atlanta GA, Bette Stokes, his sons Robert and William, 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Monday October 26, 2009 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. and Tuesday October 27, 2009 from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. funeral services immediately following. All at White Chapel Funeral Home, 6600 NE Antioch Road, Gladstone, MO 64119, 816-452-8419. In lieu of flowers the family suggests gifts to Disabled American Veterans
Arnold Hudnall is the son of William Jabez Hudnall and Jessie Olive VanMeter.
Per the 1920 U.S. Census, Arnold Hudnall resided in Sni-A-Bar Township, Jackson County, Missouri with his parents and siblings. Listed are:
-W J Hudnall, age 32, born Missouri
-Jessie Hudnall, age 33, born Missouri
-Helen Hudnall, age 9, born Missouri
-Herold Hudnall, age 6, born Missouri
-Arnold Hudnall, age 4 7/12, born Missouri
-Clyde Hudnall, age 1 11/12, born Missouri
-Cora Lee Hudnall, age 1 11/12, born Missouri
On 14 Aug 1943, Arnold married Martha Florence Greenwood, the daughter of James Ancil Greenwood and Selma Leah Wilson.
____________________________________________________
Social Security Death Index
-Name: Arnold Hudnall
-Last Residence: Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri
-Born: 26 Jun 1915
-Died: 21 Oct 2009
-State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951)
OBITUARY
Mr. Hudnall of Weatherby Lake, Missouri died October 21, 2009 at NKC Hospital. He was 94.
Born June 26, 1915 on a farm near Oak Grove, Missouri, he was the middle child of five. His childhood was hard chores and grammar school at Happy Hollow. The Great Depression left the family without money for high school, but perseverance, good fortune, a dedicated school district superintendent, and a new law granting a free 12 year education Arnold's Senior year helped him graduate Oak Grove High in 1932.
Arnold stayed with his family, helping his father and taking cash jobs where he could. In 1935 he found employment at the Oak Grove gas station. He made the daily drive to work in a "stripped down" Model-T. Without a body or even seats, he rode on the fuel tank. His boss demanded up to 13 hours a day, 7 days a week. All for $40! He was grateful to get it.
About 1937 Arnold passed the job to his younger brother Clyde and headed for his Uncle Lee's in California. After jobs here and there, Arnold got on at Southern Pacific RR. It was good pay and he moved out on his own and found himself nearly desperate with loneliness. Unable to even eat, an insurance salesman came to the rescue. Arnold took his advice. Not about a policy but for a boarding house with lots of other young fellows.
It was just the lift Arnold needed. Now he always had friends and things to do. He even indulged his dream of flying. Soon he was part owner of a Taylorcraft plane, working full time at the Alameda Airfield giving joyrides, tours and lessons.
After one particular Sunday afternoon tour he landed at Oakland. Excited groups nervously huddled around radios. He didn't know much about Pearl Harbor but had the uneasy feeling everything had changed forever. The next day, with the office windows blacked-out, the field closed and civilian aviation grounded. He didn't know when or if he would ever fly again. It was time to go home.
Back in Missouri he instructed at Springfield and left for a short stint in Goodland, Kansas teaching Army Air Cadet glider pilots. Then in September 1942, at a Kansas City recruiting office, Arnold was sworn into the USNR.
Following OCS at Pensacola, Ensign Hudnall was stationed as a primary flight instructor, Olathe NAS. He sought out a blind date who had captivated him years earlier. No longer 15 but now a 22 year old woman, Martha took more note of the snappy flyer, marrying Arnold about eight months later on August 14, 1943.
As combat experienced Aviators returned, Arnold transferred to NATS, receiving instrument rating in Atlanta and multi-engine at Roanoke. His dutiful military wife tagged along from station to station, leaving her own war work behind at Lake City. Arnold was assigned Pacific routes to Midway, Guam, Kwajalein, Okinawa and others.
The couple's first daughter arrived April 1945 and about eighteen months later Arnold was placed on in-active Reserve. The restored civilian first attended Kansas City Junior College, then KU Engineering School where he graduated BSME 1950.
Arnold's first professional position was at Midwest Research Institute. In 1956 he returned to aviation with TWA's engineering staff, a new responsibility that often woke his growing family with late night calls for expertise about disabled planes from Bombay, Rome, NY, Honolulu and all points between.
In 1964 the family moved to Weatherby Lake. After 24 years of service Captain Hudnall was honorably discharged from the US Navy Reserve. Arn retired from TWA in 1980.
He and Martha were members of Platte Woods United Methodist Church and Emery Wheels Square Dance Club. They frequently traveled, with particularly memorable trips to Chile, where Martha visited her missionary sister, and Australia where Arnold was reunited for several months with his older brother Horrald.
Arnold served more than 50 years as a private pilot instructor even surviving a plane crash in August 1958. He was a Boy Scouts and Explorers leader, a Member of the Sons of the American Revolution and a former NATS Retiree President.
He was preceded in death by his Wife of 62 years, Martha Florence (Greenwood) Hudnall, his son Lawrence, his sisters Helen Shively and Cora Lee Sooter, and his brother Horrald of Sydney. He is survived by his brother Clyde of Boston, his daughters Linda Brought of Greenville SC, Florence White of Atlanta GA, Bette Stokes, his sons Robert and William, 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Monday October 26, 2009 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. and Tuesday October 27, 2009 from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. funeral services immediately following. All at White Chapel Funeral Home, 6600 NE Antioch Road, Gladstone, MO 64119, 816-452-8419. In lieu of flowers the family suggests gifts to Disabled American Veterans
Per the 1920 U.S. Census, Arnold Hudnall resided in Sni-A-Bar Township, Jackson County, Missouri with his parents and siblings. Listed are:
-W J Hudnall, age 32, born Missouri
-Jessie Hudnall, age 33, born Missouri
-Helen Hudnall, age 9, born Missouri
-Herold Hudnall, age 6, born Missouri
-Arnold Hudnall, age 4 7/12, born Missouri
-Clyde Hudnall, age 1 11/12, born Missouri
-Cora Lee Hudnall, age 1 11/12, born Missouri
On 14 Aug 1943, Arnold married Martha Florence Greenwood, the daughter of James Ancil Greenwood and Selma Leah Wilson.
____________________________________________________
Social Security Death Index
-Name: Arnold Hudnall
-Last Residence: Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri
-Born: 26 Jun 1915
-Died: 21 Oct 2009
-State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951)
OBITUARY
Mr. Hudnall of Weatherby Lake, Missouri died October 21, 2009 at NKC Hospital. He was 94.
Born June 26, 1915 on a farm near Oak Grove, Missouri, he was the middle child of five. His childhood was hard chores and grammar school at Happy Hollow. The Great Depression left the family without money for high school, but perseverance, good fortune, a dedicated school district superintendent, and a new law granting a free 12 year education Arnold's Senior year helped him graduate Oak Grove High in 1932.
Arnold stayed with his family, helping his father and taking cash jobs where he could. In 1935 he found employment at the Oak Grove gas station. He made the daily drive to work in a "stripped down" Model-T. Without a body or even seats, he rode on the fuel tank. His boss demanded up to 13 hours a day, 7 days a week. All for $40! He was grateful to get it.
About 1937 Arnold passed the job to his younger brother Clyde and headed for his Uncle Lee's in California. After jobs here and there, Arnold got on at Southern Pacific RR. It was good pay and he moved out on his own and found himself nearly desperate with loneliness. Unable to even eat, an insurance salesman came to the rescue. Arnold took his advice. Not about a policy but for a boarding house with lots of other young fellows.
It was just the lift Arnold needed. Now he always had friends and things to do. He even indulged his dream of flying. Soon he was part owner of a Taylorcraft plane, working full time at the Alameda Airfield giving joyrides, tours and lessons.
After one particular Sunday afternoon tour he landed at Oakland. Excited groups nervously huddled around radios. He didn't know much about Pearl Harbor but had the uneasy feeling everything had changed forever. The next day, with the office windows blacked-out, the field closed and civilian aviation grounded. He didn't know when or if he would ever fly again. It was time to go home.
Back in Missouri he instructed at Springfield and left for a short stint in Goodland, Kansas teaching Army Air Cadet glider pilots. Then in September 1942, at a Kansas City recruiting office, Arnold was sworn into the USNR.
Following OCS at Pensacola, Ensign Hudnall was stationed as a primary flight instructor, Olathe NAS. He sought out a blind date who had captivated him years earlier. No longer 15 but now a 22 year old woman, Martha took more note of the snappy flyer, marrying Arnold about eight months later on August 14, 1943.
As combat experienced Aviators returned, Arnold transferred to NATS, receiving instrument rating in Atlanta and multi-engine at Roanoke. His dutiful military wife tagged along from station to station, leaving her own war work behind at Lake City. Arnold was assigned Pacific routes to Midway, Guam, Kwajalein, Okinawa and others.
The couple's first daughter arrived April 1945 and about eighteen months later Arnold was placed on in-active Reserve. The restored civilian first attended Kansas City Junior College, then KU Engineering School where he graduated BSME 1950.
Arnold's first professional position was at Midwest Research Institute. In 1956 he returned to aviation with TWA's engineering staff, a new responsibility that often woke his growing family with late night calls for expertise about disabled planes from Bombay, Rome, NY, Honolulu and all points between.
In 1964 the family moved to Weatherby Lake. After 24 years of service Captain Hudnall was honorably discharged from the US Navy Reserve. Arn retired from TWA in 1980.
He and Martha were members of Platte Woods United Methodist Church and Emery Wheels Square Dance Club. They frequently traveled, with particularly memorable trips to Chile, where Martha visited her missionary sister, and Australia where Arnold was reunited for several months with his older brother Horrald.
Arnold served more than 50 years as a private pilot instructor even surviving a plane crash in August 1958. He was a Boy Scouts and Explorers leader, a Member of the Sons of the American Revolution and a former NATS Retiree President.
He was preceded in death by his Wife of 62 years, Martha Florence (Greenwood) Hudnall, his son Lawrence, his sisters Helen Shively and Cora Lee Sooter, and his brother Horrald of Sydney. He is survived by his brother Clyde of Boston, his daughters Linda Brought of Greenville SC, Florence White of Atlanta GA, Bette Stokes, his sons Robert and William, 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Monday October 26, 2009 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. and Tuesday October 27, 2009 from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. funeral services immediately following. All at White Chapel Funeral Home, 6600 NE Antioch Road, Gladstone, MO 64119, 816-452-8419. In lieu of flowers the family suggests gifts to Disabled American Veterans
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