Truman's birth was registered in Clarendon, VT. as Junor Ridlon Cavanaugh. According to Truman, the actual town of his birth was Middletown Springs, VT. Aug. 26, 1922.
Samuel Griswold Cavanaugh and Ruth Louise Rayhue were his parents.
His childhood was spent in farm country, as his father, Sam was managing a dairy farm that was owned by a man from New York. Truman used to tell about his milking 50 cows a day, This was prior to milking machines!
Truman was inducted into the Army on April 2nd 1943 at age 21. He was a bombardier in the 640th Bomb Squad, 409th Bomb GP. He was a tail gunner in the Battles of Ardennes, providing air support for the troops on the ground during The Battle of the Bulge. He served 2 yrs. 6 months and was awarded 3 Bronze stars, bars for his overseas service and a good conduct medal.
Bronze stars were awarded for Heroic service against an enemy in times of war. Truman told a tale of being in his tail gunner position and having bullets come through the floor of the plane barely missing him, apparently there is truth in this story!
When Truman returned from WWII, to his home state of Vermont, he married his grade school classmate, Jean Patricia Phillips on Dec. 29, 1945.
Truman attended the University of Vermont under the GI Bill and made extra money with a newspaper route. He managed to graduate from a 4 year Bachelors of Science program in 2 1/2 years. They lived in the St. Johnsbury/Lyndonville area until 1954, when he accepted a teaching position in Connecticut and the family moved to Norwalk, CT.
The couple had two sons, Darrel Truman Cavanaugh and Dale William Cavanaugh.
In 1960, the family moved to Lordship, CT. to be closer to where Truman taught Science at Bassick H.S. in Bridgeport, CT. They opened two children's clothing stores which Jean ran. Summers were spent at a camp they purchased at Coles Pond, in Vermont.
After retirement, the couple moved to Boise, Idaho to be closer to their two sons. They managed to summer in Vermont at Coles Pond and winter a month in Florida, until Jean's passing in 2005.
Truman moved from Boise, Idaho to Port Orchard, WA. March of 2014, to be closer to the bulk of his family, when his health began to fail.
After a long fight against Parkinson's, he passed May 12, 2015, at the age of 92, leaving behind a son, Dale; 6 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, at the time and a lifetime of treasured memories.
Samuel Griswold Cavanaugh and Ruth Louise Rayhue were his parents.
His childhood was spent in farm country, as his father, Sam was managing a dairy farm that was owned by a man from New York. Truman used to tell about his milking 50 cows a day, This was prior to milking machines!
Truman was inducted into the Army on April 2nd 1943 at age 21. He was a bombardier in the 640th Bomb Squad, 409th Bomb GP. He was a tail gunner in the Battles of Ardennes, providing air support for the troops on the ground during The Battle of the Bulge. He served 2 yrs. 6 months and was awarded 3 Bronze stars, bars for his overseas service and a good conduct medal.
Bronze stars were awarded for Heroic service against an enemy in times of war. Truman told a tale of being in his tail gunner position and having bullets come through the floor of the plane barely missing him, apparently there is truth in this story!
When Truman returned from WWII, to his home state of Vermont, he married his grade school classmate, Jean Patricia Phillips on Dec. 29, 1945.
Truman attended the University of Vermont under the GI Bill and made extra money with a newspaper route. He managed to graduate from a 4 year Bachelors of Science program in 2 1/2 years. They lived in the St. Johnsbury/Lyndonville area until 1954, when he accepted a teaching position in Connecticut and the family moved to Norwalk, CT.
The couple had two sons, Darrel Truman Cavanaugh and Dale William Cavanaugh.
In 1960, the family moved to Lordship, CT. to be closer to where Truman taught Science at Bassick H.S. in Bridgeport, CT. They opened two children's clothing stores which Jean ran. Summers were spent at a camp they purchased at Coles Pond, in Vermont.
After retirement, the couple moved to Boise, Idaho to be closer to their two sons. They managed to summer in Vermont at Coles Pond and winter a month in Florida, until Jean's passing in 2005.
Truman moved from Boise, Idaho to Port Orchard, WA. March of 2014, to be closer to the bulk of his family, when his health began to fail.
After a long fight against Parkinson's, he passed May 12, 2015, at the age of 92, leaving behind a son, Dale; 6 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, at the time and a lifetime of treasured memories.
Truman's birth was registered in Clarendon, VT. as Junor Ridlon Cavanaugh. According to Truman, the actual town of his birth was Middletown Springs, VT. Aug. 26, 1922.
Samuel Griswold Cavanaugh and Ruth Louise Rayhue were his parents.
His childhood was spent in farm country, as his father, Sam was managing a dairy farm that was owned by a man from New York. Truman used to tell about his milking 50 cows a day, This was prior to milking machines!
Truman was inducted into the Army on April 2nd 1943 at age 21. He was a bombardier in the 640th Bomb Squad, 409th Bomb GP. He was a tail gunner in the Battles of Ardennes, providing air support for the troops on the ground during The Battle of the Bulge. He served 2 yrs. 6 months and was awarded 3 Bronze stars, bars for his overseas service and a good conduct medal.
Bronze stars were awarded for Heroic service against an enemy in times of war. Truman told a tale of being in his tail gunner position and having bullets come through the floor of the plane barely missing him, apparently there is truth in this story!
When Truman returned from WWII, to his home state of Vermont, he married his grade school classmate, Jean Patricia Phillips on Dec. 29, 1945.
Truman attended the University of Vermont under the GI Bill and made extra money with a newspaper route. He managed to graduate from a 4 year Bachelors of Science program in 2 1/2 years. They lived in the St. Johnsbury/Lyndonville area until 1954, when he accepted a teaching position in Connecticut and the family moved to Norwalk, CT.
The couple had two sons, Darrel Truman Cavanaugh and Dale William Cavanaugh.
In 1960, the family moved to Lordship, CT. to be closer to where Truman taught Science at Bassick H.S. in Bridgeport, CT. They opened two children's clothing stores which Jean ran. Summers were spent at a camp they purchased at Coles Pond, in Vermont.
After retirement, the couple moved to Boise, Idaho to be closer to their two sons. They managed to summer in Vermont at Coles Pond and winter a month in Florida, until Jean's passing in 2005.
Truman moved from Boise, Idaho to Port Orchard, WA. March of 2014, to be closer to the bulk of his family, when his health began to fail.
After a long fight against Parkinson's, he passed May 12, 2015, at the age of 92, leaving behind a son, Dale; 6 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, at the time and a lifetime of treasured memories.
Samuel Griswold Cavanaugh and Ruth Louise Rayhue were his parents.
His childhood was spent in farm country, as his father, Sam was managing a dairy farm that was owned by a man from New York. Truman used to tell about his milking 50 cows a day, This was prior to milking machines!
Truman was inducted into the Army on April 2nd 1943 at age 21. He was a bombardier in the 640th Bomb Squad, 409th Bomb GP. He was a tail gunner in the Battles of Ardennes, providing air support for the troops on the ground during The Battle of the Bulge. He served 2 yrs. 6 months and was awarded 3 Bronze stars, bars for his overseas service and a good conduct medal.
Bronze stars were awarded for Heroic service against an enemy in times of war. Truman told a tale of being in his tail gunner position and having bullets come through the floor of the plane barely missing him, apparently there is truth in this story!
When Truman returned from WWII, to his home state of Vermont, he married his grade school classmate, Jean Patricia Phillips on Dec. 29, 1945.
Truman attended the University of Vermont under the GI Bill and made extra money with a newspaper route. He managed to graduate from a 4 year Bachelors of Science program in 2 1/2 years. They lived in the St. Johnsbury/Lyndonville area until 1954, when he accepted a teaching position in Connecticut and the family moved to Norwalk, CT.
The couple had two sons, Darrel Truman Cavanaugh and Dale William Cavanaugh.
In 1960, the family moved to Lordship, CT. to be closer to where Truman taught Science at Bassick H.S. in Bridgeport, CT. They opened two children's clothing stores which Jean ran. Summers were spent at a camp they purchased at Coles Pond, in Vermont.
After retirement, the couple moved to Boise, Idaho to be closer to their two sons. They managed to summer in Vermont at Coles Pond and winter a month in Florida, until Jean's passing in 2005.
Truman moved from Boise, Idaho to Port Orchard, WA. March of 2014, to be closer to the bulk of his family, when his health began to fail.
After a long fight against Parkinson's, he passed May 12, 2015, at the age of 92, leaving behind a son, Dale; 6 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, at the time and a lifetime of treasured memories.
