Living Family Archive

Grace Earhart

Biography

Given as Charlie's mother's maiden name. First cousin to Amelia Earhart.

Stories mentioning Grace

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.

Referenced in

Carol's Chapter — CHARLIE

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