Amelia Earhart

Biography

First cousin to Grace Earhart. Disappeared on the last leg of her around-the-world flight in 1937. Her father and Charlie's grandfather were brothers.

Timeline

1937
Amelia Earhart's disappearance
Disappeared on the last leg of her around-the-world flight.
Carol's Chapter

Stories mentioning Amelia

Charlie's Path from Kansas to a Career of ServiceCarol recounts Charlie's birth in Troy, Kansas, his place as the oldest of six children, and his mother's family connection to Amelia Earhart. After high school, Charlie served four years in the Air Force, including a year in Korea. He then used the GI Bill to earn a geology degree at the University of Kansas and worked twenty-seven years as a Department of Defense ammunition inspector before retiring in 1986.

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Carol's Chapter — CHARLIE

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