Gerald Hastings Gentry

1908 - 1984  (76 years)

• Name	Gerald Hastings Gentry  [1, 2]
  Birth	3 May 1908	Oklahoma   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Nov 1984	Oklahoma   [3]
  Notes	Gerald was referred to in a list of the surviving children of John Price Gentry as "Gerald H. [Gentry] of Oklahoma City". Ken Harvey writes that he joined the cavalry, and noted, "Take a fool's advice and never join the cavalry" Lynell Cordell found the following: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Gerald H Gentry Birth Year: 1908 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Oklahoma State: Oklahoma County or City: Oklahoma Enlistment Date: 21 Nov 1945 Enlistment State: Oklahoma Enlistment City: Oklahoma City Branch: Air Corps Branch Code: Air Corps Grade: Staff Sergeant Grade Code: Staff Sergeant Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Cook Marital Status: Married Height: 98 Weight: 244 Gerald was living in Oklahoma City, OK at the time of his father's death in 1946. SSDI GERALD GENTRY 03 May 1908 Dec 1984 73109 (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK) (none specified) 441-28-3181 Oklahoma Sunnylane Cemetery, Del City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Section 10 Block 2 Row 1-8 10 2 4 85 GENTRY, Gerald H. May 3 1908 - Nov 21 1984 M Sgt US Air Force WWII (Research):Census Information: 1930 Census 1930 census Laramie Co. WY ED 11-15 Pg. 218B Military Reservation in Dist. 3 Fort Francis E. Warren Randall Avenue Gentry, Gerald H., private, MW, 27, S, OK TX TX, Soldier, U S Army
  Person ID	I6235	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Price Gentry,   b. 29 Mar 1862, Johnson County, Texas d. 14 Apr 1946, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Emma Green,   b. Between 1868 and 1869, Texas d. 9 Nov 1939, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	29 Nov 1886	Woodbine, Cooke County, Texas   [2, 4]
  Family ID	F2905	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elma Lee Davis,   b. 21 Apr 1922, Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma d. 14 Mar 2007, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1939	Stephens County, Oklahoma
  	Stephens Co. OK Marriages Gerald Hastings Gentry, 30, of Ft. Sill, OK Elma Lee Davis, 18, of Alma, OK 8 Mar 1939 (Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)
  Family ID	F9274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 May 1908 - Oklahoma Marriage - 8 Mar 1939 - Stephens County, Oklahoma Death - 21 Nov 1984 - Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S102] Gentry, Grace Ellen (1927) Payne/Gentry Reunion Photo, Duncan OK. [S124] Harvey, Kenneth C--Family Member; Gedcom, Printed Descendants Reports of Payne and Gentry Families, Correspondence. [S315] Rainey, Juanita (sparklestree@aol.com) "Juanita's Family Tree" Ver. Jun 23 22:39:06 2003; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=gentry536. [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email, She cites FHL Number 1290677 Dates: 1882-1890 (Reliability: 3).