LT COL US AIR FORCE
WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM
Medford Eugene Hollis, age 96, died in his Marysville, Washington home on March 23, 2017. A veteran of World War II, he was a B-17 Bomber pilot in the 457th Bomb group. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross while flying over Germany in September, 1944. At the end of the war, Medford remained in the Air Force and flew missions in Korea and later Viet Nam. A brave and loyal man as well as a patient loving father, he married Evelyn Marie Fajkus in 1945. He continued to serve in the Air Force until his retirement in 1967.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn and his son, John; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A Prayer service will be held at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home on March 31, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The burial will be at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent on Monday, April 3, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Arrangements under the direction of Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home, Marysville, Washington.
Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home
Obituary Bio information submitted by Betty Fajkus Marek, Find a Grave Contributor 48445083
WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM
Medford Eugene Hollis, age 96, died in his Marysville, Washington home on March 23, 2017. A veteran of World War II, he was a B-17 Bomber pilot in the 457th Bomb group. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross while flying over Germany in September, 1944. At the end of the war, Medford remained in the Air Force and flew missions in Korea and later Viet Nam. A brave and loyal man as well as a patient loving father, he married Evelyn Marie Fajkus in 1945. He continued to serve in the Air Force until his retirement in 1967.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn and his son, John; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A Prayer service will be held at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home on March 31, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The burial will be at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent on Monday, April 3, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Arrangements under the direction of Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home, Marysville, Washington.
Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home
Obituary Bio information submitted by Betty Fajkus Marek, Find a Grave Contributor 48445083
LT COL US AIR FORCE
WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM
Medford Eugene Hollis, age 96, died in his Marysville, Washington home on March 23, 2017. A veteran of World War II, he was a B-17 Bomber pilot in the 457th Bomb group. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross while flying over Germany in September, 1944. At the end of the war, Medford remained in the Air Force and flew missions in Korea and later Viet Nam. A brave and loyal man as well as a patient loving father, he married Evelyn Marie Fajkus in 1945. He continued to serve in the Air Force until his retirement in 1967.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn and his son, John; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A Prayer service will be held at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home on March 31, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The burial will be at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent on Monday, April 3, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Arrangements under the direction of Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home, Marysville, Washington.
Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home
Obituary Bio information submitted by Betty Fajkus Marek, Find a Grave Contributor 48445083
WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM
Medford Eugene Hollis, age 96, died in his Marysville, Washington home on March 23, 2017. A veteran of World War II, he was a B-17 Bomber pilot in the 457th Bomb group. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross while flying over Germany in September, 1944. At the end of the war, Medford remained in the Air Force and flew missions in Korea and later Viet Nam. A brave and loyal man as well as a patient loving father, he married Evelyn Marie Fajkus in 1945. He continued to serve in the Air Force until his retirement in 1967.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn and his son, John; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A Prayer service will be held at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home on March 31, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The burial will be at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent on Monday, April 3, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Arrangements under the direction of Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home, Marysville, Washington.
Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home
Obituary Bio information submitted by Betty Fajkus Marek, Find a Grave Contributor 48445083
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