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Capt-Rev Donald Leroy Fuller

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Capt-Rev Donald Leroy Fuller Veteran

Birth
Jesup, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
Death
15 Sep 2021 (aged 98)
Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
Burial
Mims, Brevard County, Florida, USA GPS-Latitude: 28.7564056, Longitude: -80.871125
Plot
SECTION 10 SITE 511
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Captain (USN ret), Rev Donald Leroy Fuller
Son of the late: Omer Basil and Marie Anna (Woods) Fuller
Brother of: Robert, Charles*, John*, James, Thomas and William Fuller.
and sisters: Marjorie Moore*, Frances Crawford*, Joan Gayle Ewalt*, Marian Elson and
Lucielle Fuller*, who died in 1918 as an infant.
He married Helen Marie (Krueger) Fuller on July 29, 1950 in Bremer, Iowa. They shared 67 years of marriage together.
Graduate of: Jesup Conservatory High School , Jesup, Iowa; Bachelor of Arts Degree from Clarke College.
In 1942 Don became an aviation cadet. In 1945 he was commissioned in the US Navy. As a pilot he flew over 30,000 hours, serving in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
He retired as a Captain, in 1971 after 26 years of service in the US Navy. After his retirement, he went on to receive a Master of Divinity Degree from Wartburg Theological Seminary. On July 13, 1975, Don was ordained as a minister in the American Lutheran Church, serving various missions including Liberia.
Don was a resident of New Smyrna Beach. FL, at the time of his death.
He was cremated and was interred at the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery on October 26, 2021.

*Deceased relative
Captain (USN ret), Rev Donald Leroy Fuller
Son of the late: Omer Basil and Marie Anna (Woods) Fuller
Brother of: Robert, Charles*, John*, James, Thomas and William Fuller.
and sisters: Marjorie Moore*, Frances Crawford*, Joan Gayle Ewalt*, Marian Elson and
Lucielle Fuller*, who died in 1918 as an infant.
He married Helen Marie (Krueger) Fuller on July 29, 1950 in Bremer, Iowa. They shared 67 years of marriage together.
Graduate of: Jesup Conservatory High School , Jesup, Iowa; Bachelor of Arts Degree from Clarke College.
In 1942 Don became an aviation cadet. In 1945 he was commissioned in the US Navy. As a pilot he flew over 30,000 hours, serving in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
He retired as a Captain, in 1971 after 26 years of service in the US Navy. After his retirement, he went on to receive a Master of Divinity Degree from Wartburg Theological Seminary. On July 13, 1975, Don was ordained as a minister in the American Lutheran Church, serving various missions including Liberia.
Don was a resident of New Smyrna Beach. FL, at the time of his death.
He was cremated and was interred at the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery on October 26, 2021.

*Deceased relative

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  • Created by: rgbarb
  • Added: Sep 17, 2021
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232179058/donald_leroy-fuller: accessed ), memorial page for Capt-Rev Donald Leroy Fuller (25 Jan 1923–15 Sep 2021), Find a Grave Memorial ID 232179058, citing Cape Canaveral National Cemetery, Mims, Brevard County, Florida, USA; Maintained by rgbarb (contributor 47778797).