Chester Marion BridgesAge: 59 years1923–1982
- Name
- Chester Marion Bridges
- Surname
- Bridges
- Given names
- Chester Marion
| Birth | May 4, 1923 33 27 |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Oliver “Charlie” Bridges March 21, 1929 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Albert Bridges July 8, 1930 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Arthur Bridges July 8, 1930 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Betty Bridges June 12, 1935 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Ann L. Risley before 1940 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Fountain Brown Dunning October 31, 1941 (Age 18 years) |
| Burial of a maternal grandfather | Fountain Brown Dunning November 9, 1941 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a mother | Anna Isabel Dunning March 21, 1947 (Age 23 years) Cause: House Fire related injuries |
| Marriage of a parent | John Thomas Bridges — Minnie Sykes — View this family about 1954 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Clementine (Clenny) Odell Rhea January 12, 1954 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a father | John Thomas Bridges November 29, 1967 (Age 44 years) Cause: Cancer |
| Burial of a father | John Thomas Bridges December 1, 1967 (Age 44 years) |
| Death | November 12, 1982 (Age 59 years) |
| Burial |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Thomas Bridges Birth: August 16, 1889 39 32 — Austin, Cass County, MO Death: November 29, 1967 — Adrian, Bates County, MO |
| mother |
Anna Isabel Dunning Birth: September 12, 1895 29 25 — Jasper, Missouri Death: March 21, 1947 — Austin, Cass County, MO |
| elder sister |
Elma Narcis Bridges Birth: May 13, 1918 28 22 Death: August 18, 1998 — Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri |
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14 months elder brother |
John Thomas Bridges WO2Rt Birth: July 3, 1919 29 23 Death: June 15, 1990 — Vancouver, Clark County, Washington |
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17 months elder sister |
Mary Odell Bridges Birth: December 12, 1920 31 25 — Missouri Death: September 2, 1994 — San Mateo, California |
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2 years himself |
Chester Marion Bridges Birth: May 4, 1923 33 27 Death: November 12, 1982 — Sacramento, California |
| sister |
Private |
| brother |
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| younger brother |
Charles Oliver “Charlie” Bridges Birth: March 21, 1929 39 33 — Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri Death: July 6, 2018 — Adrian, Bates County, Missouri |
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16 months younger brother |
James Albert Bridges Birth: July 8, 1930 40 34 — Missouri Death: June 3, 2003 — Springfield, Missouri |
| younger brother |
Joseph Arthur Bridges Birth: July 8, 1930 40 34 — Missouri Death: May 17, 1995 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma |
| sister |
Patty Sue Bridges Death: March 17, 2017 |
| younger sister |
Betty Bridges Birth: June 12, 1935 45 39 — Archie, Cass County, MO Death: October 2, 2017 — Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri |
| Father’s family with Minnie Sykes |
| father |
John Thomas Bridges Birth: August 16, 1889 39 32 — Austin, Cass County, MO Death: November 29, 1967 — Adrian, Bates County, MO |
| step-mother |
Minnie Sykes Birth: January 26, 1903 Death: January 1981 — Adrian, Bates County, MO |
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Marriage: about 1954 — |
| Family with Private |
| himself |
Chester Marion Bridges Birth: May 4, 1923 33 27 Death: November 12, 1982 — Sacramento, California |
| wife |
Private |
| Note | Name: Chester M Bridges Birth Year: 1923 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Missouri State: Missouri County or City: Howell Enlistment Date: 4 Dec 1945 Enlistment State: California Enlistment City: San Francisco Branch: Air Corps Branch Code: Air Corps Grade: Corporal Grade Code: Corporal Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Source: Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been trans ferred to the ERC Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Riveter, Pneumatic Marital Status: Single, with dependents Height: 87 Weight: 479 The last two years of his life, Chester had US Secret Service Agents watching him 24 hour s a day, 7 days a week. This was because he had said, while being treated in a VA Hospital, t hat “the only thing wrong with John Hinckley was that he didn't use a big enough gun”. Cheste r did not like President Ronald Reagan even when he was the Governor of California, he wasn' t a Democrat he just didn't like Ronald Reagan. All during this time, the only places that Ch ester was able to go was to the VA Hospital for treatment and back home. He had a hole in hi s back from the cancer that had to be packed with 10 yards of gauze twice daily. |