Hap was the son of Henry Virgil Ireton and Ollie Jane Anderson.
Hap served from November 25, 1942 to January 22, 1946 in the European Theater of Operations. He was a 1st Lt. in the 3rd Army Staff of Engineers. He served in Northern France, the Rhineland, Ardennes, Normandy and Central Europe. In 1952, he was also commissioned a Captain in the Corps of Engineers in the Officers' Reserve Corps.
In civilian life, he was a Civil Engineer and loved to travel. He had a long term relationship with Myra Ann Price Presley, but they never married. He had 1 brother, Henry Ireton and 2 half-sisters.
Hap had one of the first open heart surgeries performed in Houston, Texas.
Austin-American Statesman, Saturday, May 15, 1965, Page 20:
"HAP W. IRETON
Hap W. Ireton, 53, of 1211 Alguno Road died Thursday in St. Luke's hopsital in Houston.
Cremation services were held in Houston."
Austin-American Statesman, Friday, May 14, 1965, Page 20:
"HAP W. IRETON
Hap W. Ireton, resident of 1211 Alguno Road, died Thursday in St. Luke's Hospital in Houston at the age of 53. Cremation services were held in a Houston crematory.
Ireton is survived by his fahter, Henry Ireton of San Francisco, Calif.; a brother, Henry Ireton of Odessa; and by two sisters, Miss Olive Ireton of San Francisco and Mrs. Cleo Stuart of San Rafael, Calif.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch in Amarillo."
Hap served from November 25, 1942 to January 22, 1946 in the European Theater of Operations. He was a 1st Lt. in the 3rd Army Staff of Engineers. He served in Northern France, the Rhineland, Ardennes, Normandy and Central Europe. In 1952, he was also commissioned a Captain in the Corps of Engineers in the Officers' Reserve Corps.
In civilian life, he was a Civil Engineer and loved to travel. He had a long term relationship with Myra Ann Price Presley, but they never married. He had 1 brother, Henry Ireton and 2 half-sisters.
Hap had one of the first open heart surgeries performed in Houston, Texas.
Austin-American Statesman, Saturday, May 15, 1965, Page 20:
"HAP W. IRETON
Hap W. Ireton, 53, of 1211 Alguno Road died Thursday in St. Luke's hopsital in Houston.
Cremation services were held in Houston."
Austin-American Statesman, Friday, May 14, 1965, Page 20:
"HAP W. IRETON
Hap W. Ireton, resident of 1211 Alguno Road, died Thursday in St. Luke's Hospital in Houston at the age of 53. Cremation services were held in a Houston crematory.
Ireton is survived by his fahter, Henry Ireton of San Francisco, Calif.; a brother, Henry Ireton of Odessa; and by two sisters, Miss Olive Ireton of San Francisco and Mrs. Cleo Stuart of San Rafael, Calif.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch in Amarillo."
Hap was the son of Henry Virgil Ireton and Ollie Jane Anderson.
Hap served from November 25, 1942 to January 22, 1946 in the European Theater of Operations. He was a 1st Lt. in the 3rd Army Staff of Engineers. He served in Northern France, the Rhineland, Ardennes, Normandy and Central Europe. In 1952, he was also commissioned a Captain in the Corps of Engineers in the Officers' Reserve Corps.
In civilian life, he was a Civil Engineer and loved to travel. He had a long term relationship with Myra Ann Price Presley, but they never married. He had 1 brother, Henry Ireton and 2 half-sisters.
Hap had one of the first open heart surgeries performed in Houston, Texas.
Austin-American Statesman, Saturday, May 15, 1965, Page 20:
"HAP W. IRETON
Hap W. Ireton, 53, of 1211 Alguno Road died Thursday in St. Luke's hopsital in Houston.
Cremation services were held in Houston."
Austin-American Statesman, Friday, May 14, 1965, Page 20:
"HAP W. IRETON
Hap W. Ireton, resident of 1211 Alguno Road, died Thursday in St. Luke's Hospital in Houston at the age of 53. Cremation services were held in a Houston crematory.
Ireton is survived by his fahter, Henry Ireton of San Francisco, Calif.; a brother, Henry Ireton of Odessa; and by two sisters, Miss Olive Ireton of San Francisco and Mrs. Cleo Stuart of San Rafael, Calif.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch in Amarillo."
Hap served from November 25, 1942 to January 22, 1946 in the European Theater of Operations. He was a 1st Lt. in the 3rd Army Staff of Engineers. He served in Northern France, the Rhineland, Ardennes, Normandy and Central Europe. In 1952, he was also commissioned a Captain in the Corps of Engineers in the Officers' Reserve Corps.
In civilian life, he was a Civil Engineer and loved to travel. He had a long term relationship with Myra Ann Price Presley, but they never married. He had 1 brother, Henry Ireton and 2 half-sisters.
Hap had one of the first open heart surgeries performed in Houston, Texas.
Austin-American Statesman, Saturday, May 15, 1965, Page 20:
"HAP W. IRETON
Hap W. Ireton, 53, of 1211 Alguno Road died Thursday in St. Luke's hopsital in Houston.
Cremation services were held in Houston."
Austin-American Statesman, Friday, May 14, 1965, Page 20:
"HAP W. IRETON
Hap W. Ireton, resident of 1211 Alguno Road, died Thursday in St. Luke's Hospital in Houston at the age of 53. Cremation services were held in a Houston crematory.
Ireton is survived by his fahter, Henry Ireton of San Francisco, Calif.; a brother, Henry Ireton of Odessa; and by two sisters, Miss Olive Ireton of San Francisco and Mrs. Cleo Stuart of San Rafael, Calif.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch in Amarillo."
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