Advertisement

Capt Louis Edward Duncan Sr.

Advertisement

Capt Louis Edward Duncan Sr.

Birth
Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Death
21 Nov 1995 (aged 80)
San Diego County, California, USA
Burial
Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 46, Site 1782
Memorial ID
View Source
Husband of Clara Josephine (nee Kuchar) Duncan, married 20 April 1946, at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., MD. Son of Lucy Amelia (nee Wright) Duncan & Frank Keys Duncan Sr. Brother of Dorothy Keeling (nee Duncan) Hildebrandt, Donald Wright Duncan, Frank Keys Duncan Jr., James Robert Duncan Sr., Eleanor Saunders (nee Duncan) Eisenhauer, & Ada Jane Duncan. Survived by three daughters & two sons.
As a Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, during WW II, he was taken prisoner by the Japanese on Corregidor, Philippine Islands, until his release at the end of the war. Also a veteran of the Korean War, he retired as a Captain in 1957. With his expertise as an armorer from the USMC, he opened a gunshop after his retirement, which is still in operation managed by his sons.
Husband of Clara Josephine (nee Kuchar) Duncan, married 20 April 1946, at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., MD. Son of Lucy Amelia (nee Wright) Duncan & Frank Keys Duncan Sr. Brother of Dorothy Keeling (nee Duncan) Hildebrandt, Donald Wright Duncan, Frank Keys Duncan Jr., James Robert Duncan Sr., Eleanor Saunders (nee Duncan) Eisenhauer, & Ada Jane Duncan. Survived by three daughters & two sons.
As a Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, during WW II, he was taken prisoner by the Japanese on Corregidor, Philippine Islands, until his release at the end of the war. Also a veteran of the Korean War, he retired as a Captain in 1957. With his expertise as an armorer from the USMC, he opened a gunshop after his retirement, which is still in operation managed by his sons.

Gravesite Details

Interment 27 November 1995




Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

  • Created by: Joel Britt
  • Added: Sep 17, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76627631/louis_edward-duncan: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Louis Edward Duncan Sr. (20 Nov 1915–21 Nov 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76627631, citing Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA; Maintained by Joel Britt (contributor 47604529).