George de Beeson

After his Navy days, George had a legal name change, joining the De to Beeson.  He Married Lillian Puckett when he discharged from the U.S. Navy Air Corps in 1918 in Bremerton, WA.  They had two children, Beryl and George "Bud".  My father trained for the Navy Air Corps in 1918 and flew for 20 years afterward (including stunt flying); had a sign business; worked in the aircraft industry; developed an automatic pilot; progressed with his artwork to become an animator for Walt Disney Studios for several years then on to Walt Lanz and Univeral Studios; created and manufactured an extensive line of ceramics; painted volumes of landscapes and seascapes; built several violins as well as played them; was a "jack of all trades" and good at many. -http://www.debeeson.com/debeesonwebnew2015/httpdocs/indexfull.html

Born: May 31, 1897 in Nebraska, USA

Died: February 22, 1965 (Age 67)