William
Gordon Noblitt
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Aug. 11, 1920 – Feb. 10, 1944 Westview Cem., Monroe Co., Tn Sweetwater Flier Killed
was U-T Honor Graduate. SWEETWATER,
Feb. 11--William Gordon Noblitt, 23 year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Noblitt of Sweetwater, was killed
in a plane crash early Thursday while in night flying training at George
Field, Lawrenceville, Ill., relatives have been notified. He had been in training for pilot duty for
several months. He
was a graduate of Sweetwater High School and later attended the University of
Tennessee, where he graduated with high honors in 1940. He was a member of the Baptist Church of
Galax, Va., where he was employed in war work before entering the Army Air Corps
Feb. 1, 1943. He was married Aug. 30,
1941, at Winchester, Tenn., to Miss Billie Clark of Winchester. Besides his wife and parents, he is
survived by one sister, Mary Ruth Noblitt of
Sweetwater. The body is being brought
to Sweetwater. The
Knoxville News-Sentinel, Fri., Feb. 11, 1944 Researcher and Designer |
