Col. Albert D. Aberson, 88, U.S.A.F. (Ret.), died Friday, May 19, 2006. He was born in Ennis, Texas, on Feb. 19, 1918, to Franklin Albert Aberson and Jerrel Blanche Nelson Aberson.
He graduated from Ennis High School and attended the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in petroleum engineering. He entered the U.S. Army Air Corp as an aviation cadet on Jan. 16, 1942. He graduated from pilot training on Oct. 9, 1942, as a second lieutenant and was awarded the Silver Wings as a pilot.
His first duty station was MacDill Field, Fla., where he received training in the Martin B-26 bomber. He was assigned to the 386th Bomb Group, 555th Bomb Squadron, on Dec. 1, 1942. He flew his airplane to England in May 1943 and flew 66 combat missions over Europe, returning to the U.S. in July 1944. He made the U.S. Air Force his career, retiring as a colonel in 1971 as commander of Peterson Field, Colo. After retiring, he worked in the oil industry as vice president with an independent oil company.
During his career, he served in several positions, including commander of 1603 Support Squadron, Military Transport Command, Nouasseur Air Base, Casablanca, North Africa; chief of Training, Mitchell Air Force Base, Long Island, N.Y.; chief of Sector Crew Training (SAGE), Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala.; commander of the 641st Air Control (Air Defense Command), Goose Air Force Base, Labrador; and Surveillance Systems Division, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. His awards and citations are too numerous to mention, but he was most proud of his having been in D-Day operations and flying his B-26 bomber back to base from France on one engine after a direct hit in the right engine. He was awarded his first Distinguished Flying Cross for that mission. His Legion of Merit medal was awarded at his retirement in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Col. Aberson was a 50-year member of the Masons and a current member of Broadmoor Masonic Lodge - Shreveport, La.; a 50-year member of the Scottish Rite Bodies; a Knight Commander of Court of Honor; a 50-year member of the Ancient Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, El Karubah Temple, the Legion of Honor Unit, the National Sojourners and The Retired Officers Association.
He was predeceased by his parents; and his first wife, Dorothy Simmons Aberson, of Shreveport.
He is survived by his loving wife, Marjorie M. Aberson, of Winston-Salem; his daughter, Diana F. Deutsch (Mel), of Lawrence, Kan; their children, Michelle Lang (Keith) and Mike Deutsch of Kansas; his son, Albert D. Aberson Jr. (Beverly); and granddaughter Amanda D. Aberson, all of Marietta, Ga. Also surviving him are two stepdaughters, Lynn B. Weston (Tom) of Sarasota, Fla.; and their children, T.J. Weston of Atlanta, Ga., and Wes Weston of Sarasota; and Cathe B. Hege (Ed) of Advance; and their children, Erin Hege of Winston-Salem and Will Hege (Leslie) of Clemmons; a sister, Mrs. Anna Jerrel Cress, of Dallas, Texas; nephew Jerrel Cress; and niece Karen (Mike) Partin.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Osborn Funeral Home in Shreveport. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 26, at Osborn Funeral Home, followed by a Masonic graveside service with military honors at Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport. Pallbearers will be his sons-in-law and grandsons. A celebration of life will be held at El Karubah Temple after the burial service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Shriner's Hospital, 3100 Samford Ave., Shreveport, LA 71103, or to Mount Tabor United Methodist Church (of which Col. Aberson was a member), 3543 Robinhood Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106.
Published in Winston-Salem Journal on May 23, 2006
He graduated from Ennis High School and attended the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in petroleum engineering. He entered the U.S. Army Air Corp as an aviation cadet on Jan. 16, 1942. He graduated from pilot training on Oct. 9, 1942, as a second lieutenant and was awarded the Silver Wings as a pilot.
His first duty station was MacDill Field, Fla., where he received training in the Martin B-26 bomber. He was assigned to the 386th Bomb Group, 555th Bomb Squadron, on Dec. 1, 1942. He flew his airplane to England in May 1943 and flew 66 combat missions over Europe, returning to the U.S. in July 1944. He made the U.S. Air Force his career, retiring as a colonel in 1971 as commander of Peterson Field, Colo. After retiring, he worked in the oil industry as vice president with an independent oil company.
During his career, he served in several positions, including commander of 1603 Support Squadron, Military Transport Command, Nouasseur Air Base, Casablanca, North Africa; chief of Training, Mitchell Air Force Base, Long Island, N.Y.; chief of Sector Crew Training (SAGE), Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala.; commander of the 641st Air Control (Air Defense Command), Goose Air Force Base, Labrador; and Surveillance Systems Division, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. His awards and citations are too numerous to mention, but he was most proud of his having been in D-Day operations and flying his B-26 bomber back to base from France on one engine after a direct hit in the right engine. He was awarded his first Distinguished Flying Cross for that mission. His Legion of Merit medal was awarded at his retirement in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Col. Aberson was a 50-year member of the Masons and a current member of Broadmoor Masonic Lodge - Shreveport, La.; a 50-year member of the Scottish Rite Bodies; a Knight Commander of Court of Honor; a 50-year member of the Ancient Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, El Karubah Temple, the Legion of Honor Unit, the National Sojourners and The Retired Officers Association.
He was predeceased by his parents; and his first wife, Dorothy Simmons Aberson, of Shreveport.
He is survived by his loving wife, Marjorie M. Aberson, of Winston-Salem; his daughter, Diana F. Deutsch (Mel), of Lawrence, Kan; their children, Michelle Lang (Keith) and Mike Deutsch of Kansas; his son, Albert D. Aberson Jr. (Beverly); and granddaughter Amanda D. Aberson, all of Marietta, Ga. Also surviving him are two stepdaughters, Lynn B. Weston (Tom) of Sarasota, Fla.; and their children, T.J. Weston of Atlanta, Ga., and Wes Weston of Sarasota; and Cathe B. Hege (Ed) of Advance; and their children, Erin Hege of Winston-Salem and Will Hege (Leslie) of Clemmons; a sister, Mrs. Anna Jerrel Cress, of Dallas, Texas; nephew Jerrel Cress; and niece Karen (Mike) Partin.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Osborn Funeral Home in Shreveport. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 26, at Osborn Funeral Home, followed by a Masonic graveside service with military honors at Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport. Pallbearers will be his sons-in-law and grandsons. A celebration of life will be held at El Karubah Temple after the burial service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Shriner's Hospital, 3100 Samford Ave., Shreveport, LA 71103, or to Mount Tabor United Methodist Church (of which Col. Aberson was a member), 3543 Robinhood Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106.
Published in Winston-Salem Journal on May 23, 2006
Col. Albert D. Aberson, 88, U.S.A.F. (Ret.), died Friday, May 19, 2006. He was born in Ennis, Texas, on Feb. 19, 1918, to Franklin Albert Aberson and Jerrel Blanche Nelson Aberson.
He graduated from Ennis High School and attended the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in petroleum engineering. He entered the U.S. Army Air Corp as an aviation cadet on Jan. 16, 1942. He graduated from pilot training on Oct. 9, 1942, as a second lieutenant and was awarded the Silver Wings as a pilot.
His first duty station was MacDill Field, Fla., where he received training in the Martin B-26 bomber. He was assigned to the 386th Bomb Group, 555th Bomb Squadron, on Dec. 1, 1942. He flew his airplane to England in May 1943 and flew 66 combat missions over Europe, returning to the U.S. in July 1944. He made the U.S. Air Force his career, retiring as a colonel in 1971 as commander of Peterson Field, Colo. After retiring, he worked in the oil industry as vice president with an independent oil company.
During his career, he served in several positions, including commander of 1603 Support Squadron, Military Transport Command, Nouasseur Air Base, Casablanca, North Africa; chief of Training, Mitchell Air Force Base, Long Island, N.Y.; chief of Sector Crew Training (SAGE), Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala.; commander of the 641st Air Control (Air Defense Command), Goose Air Force Base, Labrador; and Surveillance Systems Division, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. His awards and citations are too numerous to mention, but he was most proud of his having been in D-Day operations and flying his B-26 bomber back to base from France on one engine after a direct hit in the right engine. He was awarded his first Distinguished Flying Cross for that mission. His Legion of Merit medal was awarded at his retirement in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Col. Aberson was a 50-year member of the Masons and a current member of Broadmoor Masonic Lodge - Shreveport, La.; a 50-year member of the Scottish Rite Bodies; a Knight Commander of Court of Honor; a 50-year member of the Ancient Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, El Karubah Temple, the Legion of Honor Unit, the National Sojourners and The Retired Officers Association.
He was predeceased by his parents; and his first wife, Dorothy Simmons Aberson, of Shreveport.
He is survived by his loving wife, Marjorie M. Aberson, of Winston-Salem; his daughter, Diana F. Deutsch (Mel), of Lawrence, Kan; their children, Michelle Lang (Keith) and Mike Deutsch of Kansas; his son, Albert D. Aberson Jr. (Beverly); and granddaughter Amanda D. Aberson, all of Marietta, Ga. Also surviving him are two stepdaughters, Lynn B. Weston (Tom) of Sarasota, Fla.; and their children, T.J. Weston of Atlanta, Ga., and Wes Weston of Sarasota; and Cathe B. Hege (Ed) of Advance; and their children, Erin Hege of Winston-Salem and Will Hege (Leslie) of Clemmons; a sister, Mrs. Anna Jerrel Cress, of Dallas, Texas; nephew Jerrel Cress; and niece Karen (Mike) Partin.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Osborn Funeral Home in Shreveport. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 26, at Osborn Funeral Home, followed by a Masonic graveside service with military honors at Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport. Pallbearers will be his sons-in-law and grandsons. A celebration of life will be held at El Karubah Temple after the burial service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Shriner's Hospital, 3100 Samford Ave., Shreveport, LA 71103, or to Mount Tabor United Methodist Church (of which Col. Aberson was a member), 3543 Robinhood Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106.
Published in Winston-Salem Journal on May 23, 2006
He graduated from Ennis High School and attended the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in petroleum engineering. He entered the U.S. Army Air Corp as an aviation cadet on Jan. 16, 1942. He graduated from pilot training on Oct. 9, 1942, as a second lieutenant and was awarded the Silver Wings as a pilot.
His first duty station was MacDill Field, Fla., where he received training in the Martin B-26 bomber. He was assigned to the 386th Bomb Group, 555th Bomb Squadron, on Dec. 1, 1942. He flew his airplane to England in May 1943 and flew 66 combat missions over Europe, returning to the U.S. in July 1944. He made the U.S. Air Force his career, retiring as a colonel in 1971 as commander of Peterson Field, Colo. After retiring, he worked in the oil industry as vice president with an independent oil company.
During his career, he served in several positions, including commander of 1603 Support Squadron, Military Transport Command, Nouasseur Air Base, Casablanca, North Africa; chief of Training, Mitchell Air Force Base, Long Island, N.Y.; chief of Sector Crew Training (SAGE), Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala.; commander of the 641st Air Control (Air Defense Command), Goose Air Force Base, Labrador; and Surveillance Systems Division, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. His awards and citations are too numerous to mention, but he was most proud of his having been in D-Day operations and flying his B-26 bomber back to base from France on one engine after a direct hit in the right engine. He was awarded his first Distinguished Flying Cross for that mission. His Legion of Merit medal was awarded at his retirement in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Col. Aberson was a 50-year member of the Masons and a current member of Broadmoor Masonic Lodge - Shreveport, La.; a 50-year member of the Scottish Rite Bodies; a Knight Commander of Court of Honor; a 50-year member of the Ancient Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, El Karubah Temple, the Legion of Honor Unit, the National Sojourners and The Retired Officers Association.
He was predeceased by his parents; and his first wife, Dorothy Simmons Aberson, of Shreveport.
He is survived by his loving wife, Marjorie M. Aberson, of Winston-Salem; his daughter, Diana F. Deutsch (Mel), of Lawrence, Kan; their children, Michelle Lang (Keith) and Mike Deutsch of Kansas; his son, Albert D. Aberson Jr. (Beverly); and granddaughter Amanda D. Aberson, all of Marietta, Ga. Also surviving him are two stepdaughters, Lynn B. Weston (Tom) of Sarasota, Fla.; and their children, T.J. Weston of Atlanta, Ga., and Wes Weston of Sarasota; and Cathe B. Hege (Ed) of Advance; and their children, Erin Hege of Winston-Salem and Will Hege (Leslie) of Clemmons; a sister, Mrs. Anna Jerrel Cress, of Dallas, Texas; nephew Jerrel Cress; and niece Karen (Mike) Partin.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Osborn Funeral Home in Shreveport. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 26, at Osborn Funeral Home, followed by a Masonic graveside service with military honors at Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport. Pallbearers will be his sons-in-law and grandsons. A celebration of life will be held at El Karubah Temple after the burial service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Shriner's Hospital, 3100 Samford Ave., Shreveport, LA 71103, or to Mount Tabor United Methodist Church (of which Col. Aberson was a member), 3543 Robinhood Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106.
Published in Winston-Salem Journal on May 23, 2006
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