SHORE, Marshall Belshaw
Marshall B. Shore, beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, died on April 20, 2009. He was born on a kitchen table in a farm home one mile south of Farmington on December 14, 1916. He went to school in Farmington through the eleventh grade and graduated in 1934 from Lincoln High School in Seattle. Marshall married his loving wife Mignonne Harris in 1941. Both Mignonne and his adopted daughter Guri Christina (Tina) preceded him in death. He leaves three sons, Marshall F. Shore, of Dayton, OH, Dr. John W. Shore M.D. of Austin TX and Lawrence R. Shore of Albuquerque, 12 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. His sister, Bernadine Shore Holt, lives in Portland, OR.
After high school he enlisted in the Merchant Marines to earn money for a higher education. Over a 15 month period he sailed more than 86,000 miles throughout the Pacific. He completed four years of college between the University of Washington and Seattle College then was drafted into the Army Air Corps in March, 1940. Marshall served as a B-17 navigator throughout World War II flying missions over Germany and Northern Europe from his base in Framlingham, England. During the war, he briefed over 250 missions and led 30 missions of the 390th Bombardment Group. Conditioned by war, Marshall strove to bring peace by consistently improving the performance and operational readiness of every organization in which he served over a remarkable 31 year career in the United States Air Force.
Returning home in January 1945, Marshall was assigned to a B-29 Base in Nebraska to train crews for the war in the Pacific. When WWII ended, he returned to Spokane and retained his rank as Major in the Air Force Reserve. He joined the Washington Air National Guard and was promoted to Lt. Colonel. In 1951 he was called to active duty during the Korean War. He attended the Air Command and Staff School and completed courses in Basic Navigation, Advanced Navigation, Basic Electronics, Weapons Characteristics and Applications Schools for Atomic and Conventional Weapons and Minuteman Missile Maintenance School at Chanute AFB, in Illinois. He had positions as Chief Target Intelligence in the United States Air Force European Command in Wiesbaden Germany. He was commander of the 497th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron in Wiesbaden, Germany; Deputy Director of Intelligence assigned to the Royal Danish Air Force; In 1954 Marshall served as Director of External Air Operations for NATO in Kolsas, Norway. In 1955 he transferred back to the states as a member of the Air Staff, at Headquarters, in the office of Standardization of Charts and Air Publications, United States Air Force in Washington, DC.
He went back to flying as a Navigator on B-47s. He navigated on the first Jet Bomber in the Air Force, stationed at Pease AFB, New Hampshire. As a member of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) he stood alert with one or two hydrogen bombs on board with targets in central Russia. Next, he was Chief of Combat Operations for the 100 Bomb Wing at Pease. During this period of his life, Marshall managed to found two Boy Scout troops and serve along side of Mignonne as Certified National Ski Patrolmen in both Heavenly Valley, CA and Laconia, NH. In 1964, Marshall approached the summit of his distinguished career as a Missile Maintenance Squadron Commander in the United States Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program. Starting as a Missile Maintenance Supervisor, he then served as Director of Maintenance for Minuteman I Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles in the 90th Strategic Missile Wing, at Warren AFB, in Wyoming. In 1967 he was assigned Chief, Quality Control and Director of Maintenance for the 90th Strategic Missile Wing Squadron in the Strategic Air Command in Grand Forks, ND which led to his assignment as Squadron Commander of with responsibility for the operational readiness of 200 missiles in his command. Marshall's last assignment was in Ankara, Turkey, as Director of Material, Base Detachment 30, where work was done by 700 Turkish natives on a base Maintenance Contract. He retired from the Air Force in 1972 with 31 years 9 months, 11 days service. During his years of military service he received the following Awards and Decorations: Meritorious Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Metal with three Oak Leaf' Clusters, Presidential Unit Citation with one Oak Leaf Cluster, two Air Force Commendation Medals, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, American Defense Service Medal, World War Victory Medal with six Battle Stars, Army of Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with Four Oak Leaf Clusters and the and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal.
In 1972, Marshall retired in Spokane, Washington. He played and promoted tennis, and developed and managed two irrigated farms covering 920 acres in the Columbia Basin. This kept him busy for fourteen years. During this time he researched and documented his family history back to European ancestors. During the winter months he and his wife, Mignonne, traveled south, playing tennis, sight-seeing and studying genealogy. In 2000 he published his War Stories and Crossing the Plains to Oregon in 1853, which included the journal of his great-grandfather, George Belshaw, and the diary of Marie Parsons Belshaw, the wife of George's brother, Thomas Belshaw. In 1999 Marshall began studying, compiling, and writing a book about the small town he grew up in. FARMINGTON REMEMBERED, History of a Small Palouse Town was published in 2004. He is admired and loved by his children and their families and will be dearly missed. The family wishes to thank the staff at Riverview Terrace for their kind care. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Employee Fund at Riverview. Memorial Service, Riverview Terrace, Saturday, May 16, 2009, 10:00 AM. Graveside service, Farmington, WA cemetery, May 16, 4:00 PM.
Married July 11, 1942
Marshall B. Shore, beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, died on April 20, 2009. He was born on a kitchen table in a farm home one mile south of Farmington on December 14, 1916. He went to school in Farmington through the eleventh grade and graduated in 1934 from Lincoln High School in Seattle. Marshall married his loving wife Mignonne Harris in 1941. Both Mignonne and his adopted daughter Guri Christina (Tina) preceded him in death. He leaves three sons, Marshall F. Shore, of Dayton, OH, Dr. John W. Shore M.D. of Austin TX and Lawrence R. Shore of Albuquerque, 12 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. His sister, Bernadine Shore Holt, lives in Portland, OR.
After high school he enlisted in the Merchant Marines to earn money for a higher education. Over a 15 month period he sailed more than 86,000 miles throughout the Pacific. He completed four years of college between the University of Washington and Seattle College then was drafted into the Army Air Corps in March, 1940. Marshall served as a B-17 navigator throughout World War II flying missions over Germany and Northern Europe from his base in Framlingham, England. During the war, he briefed over 250 missions and led 30 missions of the 390th Bombardment Group. Conditioned by war, Marshall strove to bring peace by consistently improving the performance and operational readiness of every organization in which he served over a remarkable 31 year career in the United States Air Force.
Returning home in January 1945, Marshall was assigned to a B-29 Base in Nebraska to train crews for the war in the Pacific. When WWII ended, he returned to Spokane and retained his rank as Major in the Air Force Reserve. He joined the Washington Air National Guard and was promoted to Lt. Colonel. In 1951 he was called to active duty during the Korean War. He attended the Air Command and Staff School and completed courses in Basic Navigation, Advanced Navigation, Basic Electronics, Weapons Characteristics and Applications Schools for Atomic and Conventional Weapons and Minuteman Missile Maintenance School at Chanute AFB, in Illinois. He had positions as Chief Target Intelligence in the United States Air Force European Command in Wiesbaden Germany. He was commander of the 497th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron in Wiesbaden, Germany; Deputy Director of Intelligence assigned to the Royal Danish Air Force; In 1954 Marshall served as Director of External Air Operations for NATO in Kolsas, Norway. In 1955 he transferred back to the states as a member of the Air Staff, at Headquarters, in the office of Standardization of Charts and Air Publications, United States Air Force in Washington, DC.
He went back to flying as a Navigator on B-47s. He navigated on the first Jet Bomber in the Air Force, stationed at Pease AFB, New Hampshire. As a member of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) he stood alert with one or two hydrogen bombs on board with targets in central Russia. Next, he was Chief of Combat Operations for the 100 Bomb Wing at Pease. During this period of his life, Marshall managed to found two Boy Scout troops and serve along side of Mignonne as Certified National Ski Patrolmen in both Heavenly Valley, CA and Laconia, NH. In 1964, Marshall approached the summit of his distinguished career as a Missile Maintenance Squadron Commander in the United States Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program. Starting as a Missile Maintenance Supervisor, he then served as Director of Maintenance for Minuteman I Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles in the 90th Strategic Missile Wing, at Warren AFB, in Wyoming. In 1967 he was assigned Chief, Quality Control and Director of Maintenance for the 90th Strategic Missile Wing Squadron in the Strategic Air Command in Grand Forks, ND which led to his assignment as Squadron Commander of with responsibility for the operational readiness of 200 missiles in his command. Marshall's last assignment was in Ankara, Turkey, as Director of Material, Base Detachment 30, where work was done by 700 Turkish natives on a base Maintenance Contract. He retired from the Air Force in 1972 with 31 years 9 months, 11 days service. During his years of military service he received the following Awards and Decorations: Meritorious Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Metal with three Oak Leaf' Clusters, Presidential Unit Citation with one Oak Leaf Cluster, two Air Force Commendation Medals, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, American Defense Service Medal, World War Victory Medal with six Battle Stars, Army of Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with Four Oak Leaf Clusters and the and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal.
In 1972, Marshall retired in Spokane, Washington. He played and promoted tennis, and developed and managed two irrigated farms covering 920 acres in the Columbia Basin. This kept him busy for fourteen years. During this time he researched and documented his family history back to European ancestors. During the winter months he and his wife, Mignonne, traveled south, playing tennis, sight-seeing and studying genealogy. In 2000 he published his War Stories and Crossing the Plains to Oregon in 1853, which included the journal of his great-grandfather, George Belshaw, and the diary of Marie Parsons Belshaw, the wife of George's brother, Thomas Belshaw. In 1999 Marshall began studying, compiling, and writing a book about the small town he grew up in. FARMINGTON REMEMBERED, History of a Small Palouse Town was published in 2004. He is admired and loved by his children and their families and will be dearly missed. The family wishes to thank the staff at Riverview Terrace for their kind care. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Employee Fund at Riverview. Memorial Service, Riverview Terrace, Saturday, May 16, 2009, 10:00 AM. Graveside service, Farmington, WA cemetery, May 16, 4:00 PM.
Married July 11, 1942
SHORE, Marshall Belshaw
Marshall B. Shore, beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, died on April 20, 2009. He was born on a kitchen table in a farm home one mile south of Farmington on December 14, 1916. He went to school in Farmington through the eleventh grade and graduated in 1934 from Lincoln High School in Seattle. Marshall married his loving wife Mignonne Harris in 1941. Both Mignonne and his adopted daughter Guri Christina (Tina) preceded him in death. He leaves three sons, Marshall F. Shore, of Dayton, OH, Dr. John W. Shore M.D. of Austin TX and Lawrence R. Shore of Albuquerque, 12 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. His sister, Bernadine Shore Holt, lives in Portland, OR.
After high school he enlisted in the Merchant Marines to earn money for a higher education. Over a 15 month period he sailed more than 86,000 miles throughout the Pacific. He completed four years of college between the University of Washington and Seattle College then was drafted into the Army Air Corps in March, 1940. Marshall served as a B-17 navigator throughout World War II flying missions over Germany and Northern Europe from his base in Framlingham, England. During the war, he briefed over 250 missions and led 30 missions of the 390th Bombardment Group. Conditioned by war, Marshall strove to bring peace by consistently improving the performance and operational readiness of every organization in which he served over a remarkable 31 year career in the United States Air Force.
Returning home in January 1945, Marshall was assigned to a B-29 Base in Nebraska to train crews for the war in the Pacific. When WWII ended, he returned to Spokane and retained his rank as Major in the Air Force Reserve. He joined the Washington Air National Guard and was promoted to Lt. Colonel. In 1951 he was called to active duty during the Korean War. He attended the Air Command and Staff School and completed courses in Basic Navigation, Advanced Navigation, Basic Electronics, Weapons Characteristics and Applications Schools for Atomic and Conventional Weapons and Minuteman Missile Maintenance School at Chanute AFB, in Illinois. He had positions as Chief Target Intelligence in the United States Air Force European Command in Wiesbaden Germany. He was commander of the 497th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron in Wiesbaden, Germany; Deputy Director of Intelligence assigned to the Royal Danish Air Force; In 1954 Marshall served as Director of External Air Operations for NATO in Kolsas, Norway. In 1955 he transferred back to the states as a member of the Air Staff, at Headquarters, in the office of Standardization of Charts and Air Publications, United States Air Force in Washington, DC.
He went back to flying as a Navigator on B-47s. He navigated on the first Jet Bomber in the Air Force, stationed at Pease AFB, New Hampshire. As a member of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) he stood alert with one or two hydrogen bombs on board with targets in central Russia. Next, he was Chief of Combat Operations for the 100 Bomb Wing at Pease. During this period of his life, Marshall managed to found two Boy Scout troops and serve along side of Mignonne as Certified National Ski Patrolmen in both Heavenly Valley, CA and Laconia, NH. In 1964, Marshall approached the summit of his distinguished career as a Missile Maintenance Squadron Commander in the United States Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program. Starting as a Missile Maintenance Supervisor, he then served as Director of Maintenance for Minuteman I Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles in the 90th Strategic Missile Wing, at Warren AFB, in Wyoming. In 1967 he was assigned Chief, Quality Control and Director of Maintenance for the 90th Strategic Missile Wing Squadron in the Strategic Air Command in Grand Forks, ND which led to his assignment as Squadron Commander of with responsibility for the operational readiness of 200 missiles in his command. Marshall's last assignment was in Ankara, Turkey, as Director of Material, Base Detachment 30, where work was done by 700 Turkish natives on a base Maintenance Contract. He retired from the Air Force in 1972 with 31 years 9 months, 11 days service. During his years of military service he received the following Awards and Decorations: Meritorious Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Metal with three Oak Leaf' Clusters, Presidential Unit Citation with one Oak Leaf Cluster, two Air Force Commendation Medals, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, American Defense Service Medal, World War Victory Medal with six Battle Stars, Army of Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with Four Oak Leaf Clusters and the and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal.
In 1972, Marshall retired in Spokane, Washington. He played and promoted tennis, and developed and managed two irrigated farms covering 920 acres in the Columbia Basin. This kept him busy for fourteen years. During this time he researched and documented his family history back to European ancestors. During the winter months he and his wife, Mignonne, traveled south, playing tennis, sight-seeing and studying genealogy. In 2000 he published his War Stories and Crossing the Plains to Oregon in 1853, which included the journal of his great-grandfather, George Belshaw, and the diary of Marie Parsons Belshaw, the wife of George's brother, Thomas Belshaw. In 1999 Marshall began studying, compiling, and writing a book about the small town he grew up in. FARMINGTON REMEMBERED, History of a Small Palouse Town was published in 2004. He is admired and loved by his children and their families and will be dearly missed. The family wishes to thank the staff at Riverview Terrace for their kind care. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Employee Fund at Riverview. Memorial Service, Riverview Terrace, Saturday, May 16, 2009, 10:00 AM. Graveside service, Farmington, WA cemetery, May 16, 4:00 PM.
Married July 11, 1942
Marshall B. Shore, beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, died on April 20, 2009. He was born on a kitchen table in a farm home one mile south of Farmington on December 14, 1916. He went to school in Farmington through the eleventh grade and graduated in 1934 from Lincoln High School in Seattle. Marshall married his loving wife Mignonne Harris in 1941. Both Mignonne and his adopted daughter Guri Christina (Tina) preceded him in death. He leaves three sons, Marshall F. Shore, of Dayton, OH, Dr. John W. Shore M.D. of Austin TX and Lawrence R. Shore of Albuquerque, 12 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. His sister, Bernadine Shore Holt, lives in Portland, OR.
After high school he enlisted in the Merchant Marines to earn money for a higher education. Over a 15 month period he sailed more than 86,000 miles throughout the Pacific. He completed four years of college between the University of Washington and Seattle College then was drafted into the Army Air Corps in March, 1940. Marshall served as a B-17 navigator throughout World War II flying missions over Germany and Northern Europe from his base in Framlingham, England. During the war, he briefed over 250 missions and led 30 missions of the 390th Bombardment Group. Conditioned by war, Marshall strove to bring peace by consistently improving the performance and operational readiness of every organization in which he served over a remarkable 31 year career in the United States Air Force.
Returning home in January 1945, Marshall was assigned to a B-29 Base in Nebraska to train crews for the war in the Pacific. When WWII ended, he returned to Spokane and retained his rank as Major in the Air Force Reserve. He joined the Washington Air National Guard and was promoted to Lt. Colonel. In 1951 he was called to active duty during the Korean War. He attended the Air Command and Staff School and completed courses in Basic Navigation, Advanced Navigation, Basic Electronics, Weapons Characteristics and Applications Schools for Atomic and Conventional Weapons and Minuteman Missile Maintenance School at Chanute AFB, in Illinois. He had positions as Chief Target Intelligence in the United States Air Force European Command in Wiesbaden Germany. He was commander of the 497th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron in Wiesbaden, Germany; Deputy Director of Intelligence assigned to the Royal Danish Air Force; In 1954 Marshall served as Director of External Air Operations for NATO in Kolsas, Norway. In 1955 he transferred back to the states as a member of the Air Staff, at Headquarters, in the office of Standardization of Charts and Air Publications, United States Air Force in Washington, DC.
He went back to flying as a Navigator on B-47s. He navigated on the first Jet Bomber in the Air Force, stationed at Pease AFB, New Hampshire. As a member of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) he stood alert with one or two hydrogen bombs on board with targets in central Russia. Next, he was Chief of Combat Operations for the 100 Bomb Wing at Pease. During this period of his life, Marshall managed to found two Boy Scout troops and serve along side of Mignonne as Certified National Ski Patrolmen in both Heavenly Valley, CA and Laconia, NH. In 1964, Marshall approached the summit of his distinguished career as a Missile Maintenance Squadron Commander in the United States Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program. Starting as a Missile Maintenance Supervisor, he then served as Director of Maintenance for Minuteman I Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles in the 90th Strategic Missile Wing, at Warren AFB, in Wyoming. In 1967 he was assigned Chief, Quality Control and Director of Maintenance for the 90th Strategic Missile Wing Squadron in the Strategic Air Command in Grand Forks, ND which led to his assignment as Squadron Commander of with responsibility for the operational readiness of 200 missiles in his command. Marshall's last assignment was in Ankara, Turkey, as Director of Material, Base Detachment 30, where work was done by 700 Turkish natives on a base Maintenance Contract. He retired from the Air Force in 1972 with 31 years 9 months, 11 days service. During his years of military service he received the following Awards and Decorations: Meritorious Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Metal with three Oak Leaf' Clusters, Presidential Unit Citation with one Oak Leaf Cluster, two Air Force Commendation Medals, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, American Defense Service Medal, World War Victory Medal with six Battle Stars, Army of Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with Four Oak Leaf Clusters and the and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal.
In 1972, Marshall retired in Spokane, Washington. He played and promoted tennis, and developed and managed two irrigated farms covering 920 acres in the Columbia Basin. This kept him busy for fourteen years. During this time he researched and documented his family history back to European ancestors. During the winter months he and his wife, Mignonne, traveled south, playing tennis, sight-seeing and studying genealogy. In 2000 he published his War Stories and Crossing the Plains to Oregon in 1853, which included the journal of his great-grandfather, George Belshaw, and the diary of Marie Parsons Belshaw, the wife of George's brother, Thomas Belshaw. In 1999 Marshall began studying, compiling, and writing a book about the small town he grew up in. FARMINGTON REMEMBERED, History of a Small Palouse Town was published in 2004. He is admired and loved by his children and their families and will be dearly missed. The family wishes to thank the staff at Riverview Terrace for their kind care. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Employee Fund at Riverview. Memorial Service, Riverview Terrace, Saturday, May 16, 2009, 10:00 AM. Graveside service, Farmington, WA cemetery, May 16, 4:00 PM.
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