12/8/1923 - 9/29/2015
Bruce Alshouse, WWII veteran and a man of kindness, humor and integrity, passed away Sept. 29, 2015, at the age of 91. He died peacefully at the home of his daughter, his primary caregiver, in Port Townsend, Wash., where he had lived for the past four years. Born to Ruth (Mayhall) and Frank Alshouse in Minnesota, he was the youngest of four sons who all served during WWII. In 1942, at 18, Bruce enlisted in the Army Air Corps. As part of the 8th Air Force's Bloody 100th Bomb Group he served as a B-17 Tail Gunner and flew 25 missions. On one memorable mission, his plane was shot down over the North Sea. He and four other crewmen were rescued by a British ship, the rest lost at sea. He continued to serve his country after the war in the Minnesota Air National Guard. He married Shirley Marie Waldron on Aug. 3, 1946, and built their first home in North St. Paul, Minn. Shirley and Bruce shared a life of love and laughter until her passing in 2008. They were blessed with 6 children, 10 grandchildren and 3, soon to be 4, great grandchildren. Bruce's work took the family to homes in Kansas City, St. Peter's, Mo., and Des Moines, Iowa, - each a place to gather new, treasured friends. Bruce and Shirley moved back to retire in KCMO. Civic minded and generous of heart, Bruce volunteered through the Jaycee's, Kiwanis and Lions, and for more than 20 years at KC's Seton Center and St. Joseph's Hospital. He proudly served as President of the 100th Bomb Group and remained active at their reunions. He and Shirley were avid Big Band and Square dancers. He taught all his children to hold the values of compassion, kindness, honesty, hard work and patriotism close to their hearts. We will miss him dearly, but take joy in knowing he and Shirley are together again, dancing to Glen Miller.
Published in Kansas City Star on Oct. 4, 2015
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Bruce Alshouse, WWII veteran and a man of kindness, humor and integrity, passed away Sept. 29, 2015, at the age of 91. He died peacefully at the home of his daughter, his primary caregiver, in Port Townsend, Wash., where he had lived for the past four years. Born to Ruth (Mayhall) and Frank Alshouse in Minnesota, he was the youngest of four sons who all served during WWII. In 1942, at 18, Bruce enlisted in the Army Air Corps. As part of the 8th Air Force's Bloody 100th Bomb Group he served as a B-17 Tail Gunner and flew 25 missions. On one memorable mission, his plane was shot down over the North Sea. He and four other crewmen were rescued by a British ship, the rest lost at sea. He continued to serve his country after the war in the Minnesota Air National Guard. He married Shirley Marie Waldron on Aug. 3, 1946, and built their first home in North St. Paul, Minn. Shirley and Bruce shared a life of love and laughter until her passing in 2008. They were blessed with 6 children, 10 grandchildren and 3, soon to be 4, great grandchildren. Bruce's work took the family to homes in Kansas City, St. Peter's, Mo., and Des Moines, Iowa, - each a place to gather new, treasured friends. Bruce and Shirley moved back to retire in KCMO. Civic minded and generous of heart, Bruce volunteered through the Jaycee's, Kiwanis and Lions, and for more than 20 years at KC's Seton Center and St. Joseph's Hospital. He proudly served as President of the 100th Bomb Group and remained active at their reunions. He and Shirley were avid Big Band and Square dancers. He taught all his children to hold the values of compassion, kindness, honesty, hard work and patriotism close to their hearts. We will miss him dearly, but take joy in knowing he and Shirley are together again, dancing to Glen Miller.
Published in Kansas City Star on Oct. 4, 2015
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Joel S. Russell
#46506507
12/8/1923 - 9/29/2015
Bruce Alshouse, WWII veteran and a man of kindness, humor and integrity, passed away Sept. 29, 2015, at the age of 91. He died peacefully at the home of his daughter, his primary caregiver, in Port Townsend, Wash., where he had lived for the past four years. Born to Ruth (Mayhall) and Frank Alshouse in Minnesota, he was the youngest of four sons who all served during WWII. In 1942, at 18, Bruce enlisted in the Army Air Corps. As part of the 8th Air Force's Bloody 100th Bomb Group he served as a B-17 Tail Gunner and flew 25 missions. On one memorable mission, his plane was shot down over the North Sea. He and four other crewmen were rescued by a British ship, the rest lost at sea. He continued to serve his country after the war in the Minnesota Air National Guard. He married Shirley Marie Waldron on Aug. 3, 1946, and built their first home in North St. Paul, Minn. Shirley and Bruce shared a life of love and laughter until her passing in 2008. They were blessed with 6 children, 10 grandchildren and 3, soon to be 4, great grandchildren. Bruce's work took the family to homes in Kansas City, St. Peter's, Mo., and Des Moines, Iowa, - each a place to gather new, treasured friends. Bruce and Shirley moved back to retire in KCMO. Civic minded and generous of heart, Bruce volunteered through the Jaycee's, Kiwanis and Lions, and for more than 20 years at KC's Seton Center and St. Joseph's Hospital. He proudly served as President of the 100th Bomb Group and remained active at their reunions. He and Shirley were avid Big Band and Square dancers. He taught all his children to hold the values of compassion, kindness, honesty, hard work and patriotism close to their hearts. We will miss him dearly, but take joy in knowing he and Shirley are together again, dancing to Glen Miller.
Published in Kansas City Star on Oct. 4, 2015
Provided by
Joel S. Russell
#46506507
Bruce Alshouse, WWII veteran and a man of kindness, humor and integrity, passed away Sept. 29, 2015, at the age of 91. He died peacefully at the home of his daughter, his primary caregiver, in Port Townsend, Wash., where he had lived for the past four years. Born to Ruth (Mayhall) and Frank Alshouse in Minnesota, he was the youngest of four sons who all served during WWII. In 1942, at 18, Bruce enlisted in the Army Air Corps. As part of the 8th Air Force's Bloody 100th Bomb Group he served as a B-17 Tail Gunner and flew 25 missions. On one memorable mission, his plane was shot down over the North Sea. He and four other crewmen were rescued by a British ship, the rest lost at sea. He continued to serve his country after the war in the Minnesota Air National Guard. He married Shirley Marie Waldron on Aug. 3, 1946, and built their first home in North St. Paul, Minn. Shirley and Bruce shared a life of love and laughter until her passing in 2008. They were blessed with 6 children, 10 grandchildren and 3, soon to be 4, great grandchildren. Bruce's work took the family to homes in Kansas City, St. Peter's, Mo., and Des Moines, Iowa, - each a place to gather new, treasured friends. Bruce and Shirley moved back to retire in KCMO. Civic minded and generous of heart, Bruce volunteered through the Jaycee's, Kiwanis and Lions, and for more than 20 years at KC's Seton Center and St. Joseph's Hospital. He proudly served as President of the 100th Bomb Group and remained active at their reunions. He and Shirley were avid Big Band and Square dancers. He taught all his children to hold the values of compassion, kindness, honesty, hard work and patriotism close to their hearts. We will miss him dearly, but take joy in knowing he and Shirley are together again, dancing to Glen Miller.
Published in Kansas City Star on Oct. 4, 2015
Provided by
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#46506507
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