Kenneth Robert Case, 96, Marshfield, passed away at 7:15 p.m. Friday, July 18, 2003 in Webco Manor, Marshfield. A son of John and Eva Case, Mr. Case graduated from Marshfield High School, and in 1929 from Drury College where he was a member of the fraternity now called Lambda Chi Alpha. After college he worked briefly as a geologist in Kansas City and then began a flying career that spanned the great growth years of aviation. From 1930 to 1937 he served in the Army Air Corps and then joined American Airlines retiring from it as a captain in 1967. During World War II he served with the Military Air Transport Command flying hundreds of trips across the Atlantic and also flying gasoline and cargo from India to China over the Himalayas ("the Hump"). Later during the Korean War and the Vietnam War, he flew men and cargo in and out of those areas. All told he had 29,000 hours in the air. During most of his years with American Mr. Case flew out of LaGuardia Airport and lived in Port Washington, New York. In 1968, after his retirement, he purchased a house north of Springfield. For a time he was a part owner of and pilot for Flight Air in Springfield. He moved into Webco Manor in Marshfield in 1998. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret; four brothers, Homer, Herschel, Bernard, and Paul Case; and a sister, Mildred Case Junge. Survivors include a daughter, a son, and two grandsons.
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Kenneth Robert Case, 96, Marshfield, passed away at 7:15 p.m. Friday, July 18, 2003 in Webco Manor, Marshfield. A son of John and Eva Case, Mr. Case graduated from Marshfield High School, and in 1929 from Drury College where he was a member of the fraternity now called Lambda Chi Alpha. After college he worked briefly as a geologist in Kansas City and then began a flying career that spanned the great growth years of aviation. From 1930 to 1937 he served in the Army Air Corps and then joined American Airlines retiring from it as a captain in 1967. During World War II he served with the Military Air Transport Command flying hundreds of trips across the Atlantic and also flying gasoline and cargo from India to China over the Himalayas ("the Hump"). Later during the Korean War and the Vietnam War, he flew men and cargo in and out of those areas. All told he had 29,000 hours in the air. During most of his years with American Mr. Case flew out of LaGuardia Airport and lived in Port Washington, New York. In 1968, after his retirement, he purchased a house north of Springfield. For a time he was a part owner of and pilot for Flight Air in Springfield. He moved into Webco Manor in Marshfield in 1998. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret; four brothers, Homer, Herschel, Bernard, and Paul Case; and a sister, Mildred Case Junge. Survivors include a daughter, a son, and two grandsons.
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