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Death Notice
Cornwall, Earl, Jan. 25, 1990
(The Wenatchee World,
Wenatchee, WA, 1 Jan 1990 - courtesy of Tedd Cocker)
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Earl Ray Cornwall was born on February 26, 1924 in Wenatchee,
WA . Like so many other young men at the time, Earl enlisted a few days
after graduating from high school,
He enlisted at Ft. Lewis, WA on July 23, 1942.
Between August 3, 1942 and October 31, 1942; Tec/5 Cornwall
completed thirteen weeks of special training in Infantry and Heavy Weapons
at Camp Roberts in Paso Robles, CA.
On December 24, 1942, he completed training as a qualified
Parachutist ; and qualified as a Parachute Rigger at the Parachute School,
Airborne Command,-US Army on January 23, 1943. Upon graduation he was attached
to the 508th PIR.
After his jump in Normandy he wandered, lost and disconnected for several
days before he recognized US uniforms at which time he joined them and fought
along side until the Regiment returned to Wollaton Park.
He is believed to have been with the 508th when they dropped into Holland
and then fought in the Battle of The Bulge. He was still with the 508th)
when the regiment was assigned as the General Eisenhower's Honor Guard in
Frankfurt am-Main on March 1, 1845. He was released from duty in November
of that same year.
After the war he was a natural salesperson and was on the road for Nalleys,
Kraft and Golden Grain and was responsible for opening the market in the Denver
area for Golden Grain. He had a keen wit and wonderful smile.
Earl passed away on January 23, 1990 on the 47th anniversary of his
certification of having completed Parachute School-Airborne Command
as a qualified Rigger.
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Headstone for Earl Ray Cornwall in the cemetery in
Wenatchee, WA.
Earl loved boating and had commented that "in his next
life, he wanted to come back as a sea gull so he could spend all his
time on the beach".
The seagulls on the stone represent the seven kids he
and Della combined into their family when they were married in 1966.
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