Vernal ERICKSON

1918 - 1952  (34 years)

• Name	Vernal ERICKSON
  Birth	26 Feb 1918	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	born at University Hospital
  Gender	Male
  MN Birth Cert Checked	Y
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1918-42241
  Occupation	U.S. Navy
  Social Security Number	398-03-7592 issued in WI before 1951
  Death	10 Sep 1952	Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland
  	Sept 10 per his obit, SSDI and the Veterans Gravesites index. The Dept. Of Veteran Affairs’ death files show 9 Sept. He died at the Bethesda Naval Hospital.
  Burial	15 Sep 1952	Arlington National Cemetery
  	Section 33, Site 1139
  Notes	His SS# was issued in Wisconsin. He enlisted on May 18, 1938, in Chicago. His service number was 299 90 27. He served aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lexington (CV-2) in 1939 as a Seaman 2nd class. (The Lexington was sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea on May 8, 1942.) While attached to the Lexington, he served a few months in San Diego in parachute material school. In December of 1939, he was attached to the U.S.S. Henderson. In January of 1940, he was on the U.S.S. Augusta (”Aviation Unit”), sailing for Manila. He was still on the Augusta on October 31, 1941, with the rank of AMM3C. He was an AMM2C at the end of 1941. At the end of March, 1944, he was still attached to the Augusta Aviation Unit and was now an AMM1c. In early 1945 he was assigned to the newly-commissioned U.S.S. Helena Aviation Unit. He was still on the Helena, now as a ACMM, as of January 1, 1946. On January 31, 1947, he was transferred to the U.S.S. Wharton. He enlisted again on 17 May 1948 according to the Veterans Affairs’ BIRLS death file. His release date was 31 Aug 1951. His interment record adds one day to those two dates. Arlington National Cemetery Buried At: Section 33, Site 1139 In the 1950 census, he and his wife, son, and mother-in-law lived in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. He worked for the U.S. Navy. He and his wife visited Maurice and Cora in Minneapolis on March 18, 1947, and in Bloomington on July 27, 1950. His birth certificate was amended 28 August 1950 to add his name Vernal. His interment record shows his rank as ADC, U.S. Navy, and his serial number as 2999027. He was a veteran of World War II. The name and address of his next of kin was Pearl H. Erickson, 6608 Fairfax Road, Bethesda, MD. His grave was 11397 in plot 33 and 11396 was reserved for his widow. He died as an honorably retired serviceman. His obit in the Washington, D.C., Times Herald, September 14, 1952, edition: Funeral services for Vernal Erickson, 34, a Navy veteran, will be held at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Robert A. Pumphrey Bethesda-Chevy Chase funeral home. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery. Mr. Erickson, who died Wednesday in Bethesda naval hospital, was a native of Minneapolis. He came to the Washington area five years ago while serving with the Navy. During World War II, he saw action as a crew member of a Navy fighter plane in Europe. He also took part in the invasion of North Africa. Until his discharge from the Navy a year ago he was stationed at the Patuxent naval air station. Since then he had been studying at the Georgetown university school of foreign service. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Erickson, and two children Jeffrey Vern Erickson and Jan Vernene Erickson. The live at 6608 Fairfax Road, Bethesda.
  Person ID	I625	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Daniel William (Bill) ERICKSON,   b. 21 Dec 1894, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 17 Jan 1972, Ramsey County, Minnesota (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Selma LARSON,   b. Abt 1897, Minnesota d. Unknown
  Marriage	15 Apr 1916	Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F6125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pearl Harriet REYNOLDSON,   b. 1 Mar 1921, New York d. 10 Mar 2012, Maryland (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1943	New York
  	Their marriage license was dated 30 Dec 1943, issued in Manhattan.
  Family ID	F451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2024

  
  

• Photos		Bill Erickson, Vernal, and his first wife This is Bill and his first wife, Arlys or Arleen, and his oldest son Vernal. Probably taken at Vernal's baptism in late 1918 or early 1919. The original is a post card from the H. Mathieson studio in Duluth. On it Cora wrote, "Bill Erickson 1st family."
  		Vernal Erickson The original is a postcard from the H. Mathieson studio of Duluth. On the back Cora write "Vernal E."