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Rachel

Rachel Report 11 Feb 2017 23:51

I am looking for help on finding information on John ranson he married Gladys fowler n 1942 in pontypool Wales and had a daughter Jean ranson in 1944. He later went back home to USA and was never heard from again any info grateful. He was also in 79th service group. In raf duxford. I would mainly like info after he left the uk

patchem

patchem Report 12 Feb 2017 08:22

Have you got the marriage certificate so that you know who his father was, and possibly his age?

Did they divorce, and were any financial arrangements made for his daughter?

patchem

patchem Report 12 Feb 2017 08:33

Was he in Wales before he was in the army, as this seems to say they did not leave USA until September 24th:

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/unit/520

Added:

Interesting co-incidence of names:

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/130236

patchem

patchem Report 12 Feb 2017 08:37

This is just an example of information from Ancestry, which is why his birthday would help - ever mentioned?

John Ranson
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1918
Death Date: 16 May 1999
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 070246917
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 14 Aug 1942
Release Date 1: 21 Apr 1946

Maureen

Maureen Report 12 Feb 2017 22:36

Hi Rachel, How do you know he was in 79TH Group?

There is a John W Ranson listed in 79th photo shown he was a LT Col at Duxford Air base.May 1943-Feb 1944

There was a John W Ranson in US died 2009.a WW2 Veteran, he was born 1918 appears on census.

As Patchem suggests you should get the marriage cert to show his age and fathers name.

Marriage to Gladys Fowler took place Oct Q 1942

patchem

patchem Report 12 Feb 2017 23:38

The marriage in 1942 was of John Ranson, not John W Ranson.

I think if he had been a Lt Col then this fact would have been known about him, which was why I said about a co-incidence of names.

Rachel

Rachel Report 13 Feb 2017 16:44

I haven't been able to get a marriage certificate for them, its my partners grandfather but he knows nothing at all about him and his mum didn't either(jean Ranson) all she knew was he was in the military and was married to her mother (Gladys fowler) in 1942 jean was born 1944 but never met her dad, hence why this is all the information I have unfortunately jean has now passed away too so I have no other info I can give to help in locating him or his family

patchem

patchem Report 13 Feb 2017 19:17

This is the marriage, and you can apply for the certificate from the GRO - £9.25, and you have the reference numbers:

Marriages Dec 1942
Fowler Gladys Ranson Pontypool 11a 325
Ranson John Fowler Pontypool 11a 325

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/