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Name Carl Jonathan Wiederanders
Birth 17 Apr 1920, La Moille, Illinois
Death 11 Aug 1967, Scott AFB, Ohio
Burial 14 Aug 1967, Mascoutah, IL
Occupation Meteorologist; Major, U.S. Air Force
Education BS, 1947, Capitol University (Mathematics/Education); MA, 1951, Ohio State; MA, 1956, MIT (Meteorology)
Religion Lutheran
Father Carl Anton Wiederanders (1887-1971)
Mother Minna Amanda Beyer (1889-1975)
Spouses
1 Eileen Janis Durre
Birth 1924, Ohio
Occupation Secretary, homemaker
Education Southern Illinois University (3 years, 1970's)
Religion Lutheran
Marriage 1948, Ohio
Children Stan Douglas (1949-)
Jay Carl (1950-)
Martha Louise (1954-)
Ellen Marie (1957-)
Notes for Carl Jonathan Wiederanders
Carl interrupted his college education to join the Air Force and serve in World War II. After the war he graduated from Capitol University in 1947 with a B.A. in Mathematics and Education, later earning an M.A. from Ohio State in 1951. He married Eileen May 20, 1948. Carl taught high school science and math and coached for three years. Then he was recalled into the Air Force and remained an active duty officer for the rest of his life. He earned his degree in Meteorolgy from MIT in 1956. During his military career, the family lived in Germany, Newport News, Virginia, Washington, DC, Hawaii, and Mascoutah, Illinois. Carl died at an early age of heart disease.
Created 6 Jan 2006 using Reunion for Macintosh
Last modified 31 Dec 2005
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