George Edward was the first of two children born to George Franklin and Edith C. Batty. Because of his initials; GEB, he was affectionately called Geb (Jeb) all his life. His younger brother was named Robert; called Bob.
Geb enlisted in the Army Air Corps in his late teens and flew military airplanes while a member of the service. His reputation as a bold airman included the story that in practice parachute jumping, he just about invented skydiving. He liked to be the last to jump from the troop plane and freefall long enough to be the first to land on the ground. Upon completion of his military service, he became a pilot for United Airlines, in the early days of passenger air service. He was co-pilot of the plane that crashed on October 7th, 1935, taking his life. As the picture attests, Geb was a dapper pilot.
On July 1st, 1930, Geb married Vivienne Warner in Denver. They had two daughters; Barbara and Patricia. At the time of Geb's death, Barbara was 4 years old and Patty was 18 months. His death was a great sorrow for his parents and devastating for his wife Viv and two little girls. Picture included here is daughter Patty at her father's gravesite in the winter of 1952.
Geb enlisted in the Army Air Corps in his late teens and flew military airplanes while a member of the service. His reputation as a bold airman included the story that in practice parachute jumping, he just about invented skydiving. He liked to be the last to jump from the troop plane and freefall long enough to be the first to land on the ground. Upon completion of his military service, he became a pilot for United Airlines, in the early days of passenger air service. He was co-pilot of the plane that crashed on October 7th, 1935, taking his life. As the picture attests, Geb was a dapper pilot.
On July 1st, 1930, Geb married Vivienne Warner in Denver. They had two daughters; Barbara and Patricia. At the time of Geb's death, Barbara was 4 years old and Patty was 18 months. His death was a great sorrow for his parents and devastating for his wife Viv and two little girls. Picture included here is daughter Patty at her father's gravesite in the winter of 1952.
George Edward was the first of two children born to George Franklin and Edith C. Batty. Because of his initials; GEB, he was affectionately called Geb (Jeb) all his life. His younger brother was named Robert; called Bob.
Geb enlisted in the Army Air Corps in his late teens and flew military airplanes while a member of the service. His reputation as a bold airman included the story that in practice parachute jumping, he just about invented skydiving. He liked to be the last to jump from the troop plane and freefall long enough to be the first to land on the ground. Upon completion of his military service, he became a pilot for United Airlines, in the early days of passenger air service. He was co-pilot of the plane that crashed on October 7th, 1935, taking his life. As the picture attests, Geb was a dapper pilot.
On July 1st, 1930, Geb married Vivienne Warner in Denver. They had two daughters; Barbara and Patricia. At the time of Geb's death, Barbara was 4 years old and Patty was 18 months. His death was a great sorrow for his parents and devastating for his wife Viv and two little girls. Picture included here is daughter Patty at her father's gravesite in the winter of 1952.
Geb enlisted in the Army Air Corps in his late teens and flew military airplanes while a member of the service. His reputation as a bold airman included the story that in practice parachute jumping, he just about invented skydiving. He liked to be the last to jump from the troop plane and freefall long enough to be the first to land on the ground. Upon completion of his military service, he became a pilot for United Airlines, in the early days of passenger air service. He was co-pilot of the plane that crashed on October 7th, 1935, taking his life. As the picture attests, Geb was a dapper pilot.
On July 1st, 1930, Geb married Vivienne Warner in Denver. They had two daughters; Barbara and Patricia. At the time of Geb's death, Barbara was 4 years old and Patty was 18 months. His death was a great sorrow for his parents and devastating for his wife Viv and two little girls. Picture included here is daughter Patty at her father's gravesite in the winter of 1952.
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