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  ID: 8769
  Name:  John Francis Ree (M)
  Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1924   Date Deceased: 04-Jan-2020    Age at Death: 96
  Location: New Jersey, USA   Location: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Dates preceded by * denote either a christening or burial date.
Parents
  Father: 8767 Roelof Ree (b: 09-May-1897) (d: Jun-1972)
  Mother: 8768 Johanna Adriana van Breemen (b: 12-Nov-1896) (d: 1968)
Spouses / Partners
 8801 Dorothy Gladstone (b: 1925) (d: 11-Jan-2012) Date Married: 25-Mar-1950 , USA
Dates preceded by * indicate the date of a marriage license or " Ondertrouw." in Dutch, and the latter usually issued three weeks prior to the actual ceremony.
Children
  ID    Name    Gender    Birth Date    Birth Place    Deceased    Age     Location 
  8802    Linda Ann Ree   (private)   (private)   (private)   (private)   (private)   (private)
  8803    Susan Carol Ree   F   1957   USA   Jun-2019   62   USA
Notes
  John Ree was a genuine WWII war hero. As a pilot with the 4th Emergency Rescue Squadron flying a PBY Catalina “Flying Boat” he was recommended for the Silver Star and awarded the Navy Distinguished Flying Cross following a daring rescue of three downed US Navy airman in Tokyo Bay on 13 Aug. 1945. Later that month John was selected to fly a very important mission, carrying the Japanese Instrument of Surrender to the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, to be signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan and the Allied forces, marking the official end to the Second World War. John was laid to rest at the Arlington National Cemetery on Nobember 9, 2020, with full military honours.
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