Joe Napoleon Gilreath

1920 - 1995  (74 years)

• Name	Joe Napoleon Gilreath
  Birth	30 Dec 1920	Burleson, TX
  Gender	Male
  Military	Air Force Captain and Glider Pilot
  	U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records Name: Joe N Gilreath Jr Birth Year: 1920 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Texas State of Residence: Texas County or City: Tarrant Enlistment Date: 1 Feb 1946 Enlistment State: Texas Enlistment City: Goodfellow Field San Angelo Use For No 1 Branch: Air Corps Branch Code: Air Corps Grade: Master Sergeant Grade Code: Master Sergeant Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Source: National Guard Education: 4 years of high school Marital Status: Married Height: 00 Weight: 005
  Death	27 Oct 1995
  	U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index Name: Joe Napoleon Gilreath [Joe N Gilreath] SSN: 449200806 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 30 Dec 1920 Birth Place: Burleson, Texas Death Date: 27 Oct 1995 Father: Joe N Gilreath Mother: Willie B Stevens Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Jan 1939: Name listed as JOE NAPOLEON GILREATH; 07 Nov 1995: Name listed as JOE N GILREATH U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File Name: Joe Gilreath Gender: Male Birth Date: 30 Dec 1920 Death Date: 27 Oct 1995 SSN: 449200806 Branch 1: AF Enlistment Date 1: 22 Jun 1942 Release Date 1: 20 Nov 1945 Branch 2: AF Enlistment Date 2: 1 Feb 1946 Release Date 2: 28 Feb 1950
  Burial	Ft. Worth, Tarrant, TX
  	Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA Shares stone with wife
  Person ID	I39337	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Joe N. Gilreath
  Mother	Willie B. Stevens
  Family ID	F15079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby Alpha Bunn,   b. 2 May 1922, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX d. 1 Aug 1996, Tarrant County, TX (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F15078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Dec 1920 - Burleson, TX Burial - - Ft. Worth, Tarrant, TX  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  WATAUGA - Joe N. Gilreath, 73, a retired Air Force captain and glider pilot, died Friday at a Bedford hospice center. Funeral: 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Michael's Episcopal Church. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. The family w;ill receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Lucas Chapel on North Sylvania Avenue. Memorials: St. Michael's Episcopal Church or a favorite charity. Mr. Gilreath was born Dec. 30, 1921, in Burleson. He received combat medals for airborne missions carrying combat troops in Normandy, Holland and the Rhineland. After the war, he served in occupied Japan and later at Carswell Air Force Base. He was a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church. He was a life member of the Retired Officers Association, a member of National Glider Pilots Association and an amateur radio operator. Survivors: Wife, Ruby Bunn Gilreath of Watauga; two daughters, Suzann Eggenberger of Burleson and Carol Jo McMahan of Fort Worth; and three grandchildren, David Eggenberger of Denver and Joe Eggenberger and Sean McMahan, both of Fort Worth. Lucas Funeral Home 517 N. Sylvania Ave., 838-2336 Edition: FINAL AM Page: 32;33 1995 Fort Worth Star-Telegram