John Russell Penning

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1922 BIRTH: WA,Spokane Co-Spokane: John Russell Penning was born 13 December 1922

EDUCATION: John's obit 2002: "Dr. John Russell Penning Jr... graduated from North Central..."

MILITARY: John's obit 2002: "...John... entering the Army... in WWII, he was a radio operator on a troop carrier plane and made 29 combat missions including the invasion of Normandy..."

EDUCATION: John's obit 2002... "...After the war, he received his PhD in Nuclear Physics from the University of Washington..."

1930 CENSUS: WA,Spokane Co-Spokane: Anc.com Img 45, pg 23A, 8 April, Dw 301,301-2930 Riverview Dr: John Penning age 7 born Washington (parents born IA,WA), son of John R and Mildred E Penning

OCCUPATION, HISTORY: John's obit 2002: "...Mr. Penning spent his entire professional career with the Boeing Company as an engineer which included a decade long project working on the B-2 "Flight of the Stealth" program.
During retirement, John developed a love for gardening and enjoyed taking his family members on "walks" in his garden..."

c1975 MARRIAGE: John Russell Penning md Hak Sun....abt 1975, re John's obit 2002

2002 DEATH: WA, - Federal Way: John Russell Penning died 27 February 2002, in his home.



Oscar Penning Fleet. He is also survived by his brother Rob-
ert Penning; sister, Barbara Tucker; and sev-
eral nieces and nephews. We will miss him
dearly. Committal services will be held on
Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at 1:30 pm at Tahoma
National Cemetery, Kent, WA. The family
prefers memorial contributions to be made to
the Nature Conservancy, #38639, 4245 N. Fair-
fax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203. Bon
ney-Watson Federal Way in charge of ar-
rangements.

John married Living [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]