**** U. S. Veteran - U.S Air Force ****
**** Canadian Veteran - Royal Canadian Air Force - World War II ****
He is the son of William Ernest Persons Sr. and Anne Lawrence Cobb-Persons
He married 4 times:
- On 16 April 1938 he married Elizabeth Anne Fieser at Alabama City, Ethwah, Alabama.
No known children.
- On 31 December 1941 he married Florence Jamieson Bone at Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.
No known children
- On 19 March 1948 he married Alice Irene Johnson at Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama.
Known Children are: Evelyn Pierpont Persons (13 Aug 1954 -1973) & Alice Virginia Persons (13 Aug 1954 - ???) (Twins)
- On 17 September 1960 he married Joan Lynette Fincher at Montgomery, Alabama.
Known Children are: Melanie Joan Persons (B: 8 Aug 1962, Birmingham, Al.)
AUTHOR, BAY OF PIGS VETERAN ALBERT 'BUCK' PERSONS DIES
Birmingham News (AL) - Thursday, March 21, 1996
A Birmingham pilot-turned-author, whose best-known book documented his experiences during the failed Bay of Pigs operation in Cuba in 1961, died Tuesday at his Birmingham home.
Albert Cobb Buck Persons - pilot, author, newspaperman, congressional staffer and more - was 80 years old.
He was one of the most knowledgeable pilots I've ever been around, said Joe Shannon, a World War II fighter pilot who serves as a guide at the Southern Museum of Flight. He was very likable.
The Connecticut-born Mr. Persons lived in Birmingham for 45 years, coming to the South after serving in the Seaforth Highlanders, the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Army Parachute Troops.
One of 16 pilots hired by the Central Intelligence Agency to fly the Bay of Pigs mission in support of the Cuban Liberation Air Force, Mr. Persons later wrote of his experiences in stories for The New York Times and other publications.
He then put his thoughts - critical of President John F. Kennedy for his handling of the invasion - into the book Bay of Pigs: A Firsthand Account of the Mission by a U.S. Pilot in Support of the Cuban Invasion Force of 1961.
Mr. Persons had 50 years flying experience, and had been managing editor of several weekly newspapers and program manager for a radio station.
He was a former research assistant for Congressman William L. Dickinson and a free-lance contributor to several newspapers. He wrote several books and monographs.
Mr. Persons, who attended the University of Alabama, Auburn Uni-versity, West Point and Columbus Law School in Washington, D.C., is survived by his wife, Joan Fincher Persons, a son and four daughters.
A memorial service will be at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Southern Museum of Flight. Donations may be made to the museum. [Published in the "Birmingham News," Birmingham, Alabama, MDP, Thursday, March 21, 1996]
**** Canadian Veteran - Royal Canadian Air Force - World War II ****
He is the son of William Ernest Persons Sr. and Anne Lawrence Cobb-Persons
He married 4 times:
- On 16 April 1938 he married Elizabeth Anne Fieser at Alabama City, Ethwah, Alabama.
No known children.
- On 31 December 1941 he married Florence Jamieson Bone at Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.
No known children
- On 19 March 1948 he married Alice Irene Johnson at Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama.
Known Children are: Evelyn Pierpont Persons (13 Aug 1954 -1973) & Alice Virginia Persons (13 Aug 1954 - ???) (Twins)
- On 17 September 1960 he married Joan Lynette Fincher at Montgomery, Alabama.
Known Children are: Melanie Joan Persons (B: 8 Aug 1962, Birmingham, Al.)
AUTHOR, BAY OF PIGS VETERAN ALBERT 'BUCK' PERSONS DIES
Birmingham News (AL) - Thursday, March 21, 1996
A Birmingham pilot-turned-author, whose best-known book documented his experiences during the failed Bay of Pigs operation in Cuba in 1961, died Tuesday at his Birmingham home.
Albert Cobb Buck Persons - pilot, author, newspaperman, congressional staffer and more - was 80 years old.
He was one of the most knowledgeable pilots I've ever been around, said Joe Shannon, a World War II fighter pilot who serves as a guide at the Southern Museum of Flight. He was very likable.
The Connecticut-born Mr. Persons lived in Birmingham for 45 years, coming to the South after serving in the Seaforth Highlanders, the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Army Parachute Troops.
One of 16 pilots hired by the Central Intelligence Agency to fly the Bay of Pigs mission in support of the Cuban Liberation Air Force, Mr. Persons later wrote of his experiences in stories for The New York Times and other publications.
He then put his thoughts - critical of President John F. Kennedy for his handling of the invasion - into the book Bay of Pigs: A Firsthand Account of the Mission by a U.S. Pilot in Support of the Cuban Invasion Force of 1961.
Mr. Persons had 50 years flying experience, and had been managing editor of several weekly newspapers and program manager for a radio station.
He was a former research assistant for Congressman William L. Dickinson and a free-lance contributor to several newspapers. He wrote several books and monographs.
Mr. Persons, who attended the University of Alabama, Auburn Uni-versity, West Point and Columbus Law School in Washington, D.C., is survived by his wife, Joan Fincher Persons, a son and four daughters.
A memorial service will be at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Southern Museum of Flight. Donations may be made to the museum. [Published in the "Birmingham News," Birmingham, Alabama, MDP, Thursday, March 21, 1996]
**** U. S. Veteran - U.S Air Force ****
**** Canadian Veteran - Royal Canadian Air Force - World War II ****
He is the son of William Ernest Persons Sr. and Anne Lawrence Cobb-Persons
He married 4 times:
- On 16 April 1938 he married Elizabeth Anne Fieser at Alabama City, Ethwah, Alabama.
No known children.
- On 31 December 1941 he married Florence Jamieson Bone at Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.
No known children
- On 19 March 1948 he married Alice Irene Johnson at Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama.
Known Children are: Evelyn Pierpont Persons (13 Aug 1954 -1973) & Alice Virginia Persons (13 Aug 1954 - ???) (Twins)
- On 17 September 1960 he married Joan Lynette Fincher at Montgomery, Alabama.
Known Children are: Melanie Joan Persons (B: 8 Aug 1962, Birmingham, Al.)
AUTHOR, BAY OF PIGS VETERAN ALBERT 'BUCK' PERSONS DIES
Birmingham News (AL) - Thursday, March 21, 1996
A Birmingham pilot-turned-author, whose best-known book documented his experiences during the failed Bay of Pigs operation in Cuba in 1961, died Tuesday at his Birmingham home.
Albert Cobb Buck Persons - pilot, author, newspaperman, congressional staffer and more - was 80 years old.
He was one of the most knowledgeable pilots I've ever been around, said Joe Shannon, a World War II fighter pilot who serves as a guide at the Southern Museum of Flight. He was very likable.
The Connecticut-born Mr. Persons lived in Birmingham for 45 years, coming to the South after serving in the Seaforth Highlanders, the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Army Parachute Troops.
One of 16 pilots hired by the Central Intelligence Agency to fly the Bay of Pigs mission in support of the Cuban Liberation Air Force, Mr. Persons later wrote of his experiences in stories for The New York Times and other publications.
He then put his thoughts - critical of President John F. Kennedy for his handling of the invasion - into the book Bay of Pigs: A Firsthand Account of the Mission by a U.S. Pilot in Support of the Cuban Invasion Force of 1961.
Mr. Persons had 50 years flying experience, and had been managing editor of several weekly newspapers and program manager for a radio station.
He was a former research assistant for Congressman William L. Dickinson and a free-lance contributor to several newspapers. He wrote several books and monographs.
Mr. Persons, who attended the University of Alabama, Auburn Uni-versity, West Point and Columbus Law School in Washington, D.C., is survived by his wife, Joan Fincher Persons, a son and four daughters.
A memorial service will be at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Southern Museum of Flight. Donations may be made to the museum. [Published in the "Birmingham News," Birmingham, Alabama, MDP, Thursday, March 21, 1996]
**** Canadian Veteran - Royal Canadian Air Force - World War II ****
He is the son of William Ernest Persons Sr. and Anne Lawrence Cobb-Persons
He married 4 times:
- On 16 April 1938 he married Elizabeth Anne Fieser at Alabama City, Ethwah, Alabama.
No known children.
- On 31 December 1941 he married Florence Jamieson Bone at Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.
No known children
- On 19 March 1948 he married Alice Irene Johnson at Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama.
Known Children are: Evelyn Pierpont Persons (13 Aug 1954 -1973) & Alice Virginia Persons (13 Aug 1954 - ???) (Twins)
- On 17 September 1960 he married Joan Lynette Fincher at Montgomery, Alabama.
Known Children are: Melanie Joan Persons (B: 8 Aug 1962, Birmingham, Al.)
AUTHOR, BAY OF PIGS VETERAN ALBERT 'BUCK' PERSONS DIES
Birmingham News (AL) - Thursday, March 21, 1996
A Birmingham pilot-turned-author, whose best-known book documented his experiences during the failed Bay of Pigs operation in Cuba in 1961, died Tuesday at his Birmingham home.
Albert Cobb Buck Persons - pilot, author, newspaperman, congressional staffer and more - was 80 years old.
He was one of the most knowledgeable pilots I've ever been around, said Joe Shannon, a World War II fighter pilot who serves as a guide at the Southern Museum of Flight. He was very likable.
The Connecticut-born Mr. Persons lived in Birmingham for 45 years, coming to the South after serving in the Seaforth Highlanders, the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Army Parachute Troops.
One of 16 pilots hired by the Central Intelligence Agency to fly the Bay of Pigs mission in support of the Cuban Liberation Air Force, Mr. Persons later wrote of his experiences in stories for The New York Times and other publications.
He then put his thoughts - critical of President John F. Kennedy for his handling of the invasion - into the book Bay of Pigs: A Firsthand Account of the Mission by a U.S. Pilot in Support of the Cuban Invasion Force of 1961.
Mr. Persons had 50 years flying experience, and had been managing editor of several weekly newspapers and program manager for a radio station.
He was a former research assistant for Congressman William L. Dickinson and a free-lance contributor to several newspapers. He wrote several books and monographs.
Mr. Persons, who attended the University of Alabama, Auburn Uni-versity, West Point and Columbus Law School in Washington, D.C., is survived by his wife, Joan Fincher Persons, a son and four daughters.
A memorial service will be at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Southern Museum of Flight. Donations may be made to the museum. [Published in the "Birmingham News," Birmingham, Alabama, MDP, Thursday, March 21, 1996]
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