Edward Allen Fenker1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 12535, (1920 - 1989)
FatherAlfred William Fenker4,5,6 (15 May 1881 - 8 Feb 1954)
MotherJessie Blanch Billiter4,7,8 (9 Oct 1881 - 22 May 1973)

Key Events:

Birth: 21 Jan 1920, Cincinnati, Ohio9,10,11
Marriage: 24 Oct 1942, Cincinnati, Ohio, Marian Ruth Johnston (27 Apr 1922 - 2 Mar 2021)12,13,14
Death: 17 Mar 1989, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio15,11,16
Burial: 21 Mar 1989, Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio17
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
Descendants of Jobst Wilhelm Wiemann
AncestryThe Fenker Family
The Wieman Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Edward Allen Fenker was born on 21 Jan 1920 in Cincinnati, Ohio.9,10,11
     He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents, Alfred William Fenker and Jessie Blanch Billiter.4 He appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents.5
     He was a clerk before the War.18,19 He registered for the draft for World War II on 1 Jul 1941, while living at 2622 Grover Hill Ave., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, reporting he was employed by Rathkamp Bros Co., retail coal dealers in Cincinnati.1,20

Joining the Army Air Corps --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     Edward enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps 18 Dec 1941, as an Aviation Cadet.21,22
B-25 Mitchell Bomber
from Wikimedia Commons23
He was a member of the first class to enter the Air Corps Replacement Training center established at Kelly Field, Texas. The class took five weeks of basic military training and ground school there.24 He was commissioned as a Lieutenant in Aug 1942, after completing 27 weeks of flight training at the Gulf Coast Air Force Training Center at Randolph Field, Texas.25
     Edward married Marian Ruth Johnston, daughter of Frank Irving Johnston and Lillian Battersby, on 24 Oct 1942 in Cincinnati, Ohio.12,13,14
     Edward was promoted to Captain in Jan 1944.26 He served in Africa and Italy, becoming a flight leader there before being assigned to Alaska's Aleutian Islands about Jun 1944. He was promoted to Major in Mar 1945.27 He became commander of the 77th Bombardment Squadron (Medium). By the end of the war the squadron was based on Attu Island, the westernmost of the Aleutian bases. Flying B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers, the squadron made steady attacks on the northern home islands of Japan.28
     He led his squadron home to Seattle, Washington, in Oct 1945.28 Edward was dicharged 13 May 1946.29

Returning to Civilian Life --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     Edward and Marian appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Reading, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 62 Gorman Terrace, enumerated 5 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm.30
     He was a salesman for Roddis Panel and Door Co., reporting in the 1950 census he had worked 44 hours the prior week. By 1960 he was a salesman for Acme Sash & Door, continuing in that field the rest of his career by 1951.31,32,33
     Edward died on 17 Mar 1989 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at age 69.15,11,16 He was buried on 21 Mar 1989 in Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the lot owned by his wife's step-father.17

Children:
     Children with Marian Ruth Johnston

Edward and Marian's other child is still living (Mar 2024).
  • Edward Allen Fenker Jr.34 (20 Jan 1951 - 26 Nov 2023)

Citations

  1. [S10478] Edward Allen Fenker, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  2. [S10469] Alfred W. Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Edward A. Fenker.
  3. [S448] Interview, Marian Ruth Fenker, 9 Jul 2002, gave name as Edward Allen Fenker.
  4. [S505] Alfred W. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  5. [S10469] Alfred W. Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  6. [S10471] Alfred W. Fenker obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  7. [S10469] Alfred W. Fenker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  8. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Edward Fenker, 21 Mar 1989.
  9. [S505] Alfred W. Fenker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 10 and state.
  10. [S10478] Edward Allen Fenker, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, city, and state.
  11. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Edward A. Fenker, Soc. Sec. No. 301-03-0661, shows date.
  12. [S13315] Edward Fenker household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married.
  13. [S463] Interview, Marian Ruth Fenker, 20 Aug 2002, gave date and city.
  14. [S279] Frazier letter to Timothy Frazier, January 1996, shows married.
  15. [S448] Interview, Marian Ruth Fenker, 9 Jul 2002, gave date, and city.
  16. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Edward Fenker, 21 Mar 1989, shows date and hospital.
  17. [S751] Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Edward Fenker, 21 Mar 1989, shows date and lot.
  18. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1942, pg 360.
  19. [S1356] "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," Ancestry.com, record for Edward A Fenker, Service No. 15087027, shows civil occupation as accountants and auditors.
  20. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1944, pg 1962.
  21. [S1356] "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," Ancestry.com, record for Edward A Fenker, Service No. 15087027, shows enlistment date, enlistment city and state, component as Army of the United States, Voluntary enlistments, and rank.
  22. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for Edward A Fenker, Soc. Sec. No. 301-03-0661, shows enlistment date and service branch.
  23. [S3458] Wikimedia Commons, online, U.S. Air Force photo.
  24. [S10479] "Seven Join Air Crew," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Jan 1942.
  25. [S10480] "Wings Won By Six Men From Hamilton County," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Aug 1942.
  26. [S10481] "Norman Sprowl Promoted to Lieutenant Colonelcy," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Jan 1944.
  27. [S10482] "With the Military," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar 1945.
  28. [S10483] "Cincinnatian Bring Back Heroic Fliers of Frigid North," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Oct 1945.
  29. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for Edward A Fenker, Soc. Sec. No. 301-03-0661, shows date.
  30. [S13315] Edward Fenker household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  31. [S13315] Edward Fenker household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as salesman and industry as lumber co.
  32. [S10413] William's Cincinnati Directory, 1951, pg 362; 1960, pg 395.
  33. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Edward Allen Fenker, citing cert. no. 19780, shows occupation as Sales workers, hardware and building supplies, industry as Hardware stores.
  34. [S448] Interview, Marian Ruth Fenker, 9 Jul 2002.