Frances Helen Ford

1899 - 1949  (49 years)

• Name	Frances Helen Ford
  Birth	13 Dec 1899	Webster County, Iowa
  Gender	Female
  Military	Abt 1942	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
  	Address: Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School
  	The Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School was a military base and training facility on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa . Established in 1901, the base trained African American officers for the U.S. Army during World War I and was where women first began training for US Army service in 1942 as part of the Women's Army Corps . Surviving older portions of the base were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974 in recognition of this history. Link [ 2 ] Link [ 3 ] The fort property was turned over to the city in the 1950s, and has since been put a number of public and private uses. For more info on the Fort see Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Des_Moines_Provisional_Army_Officer_Training_School
  		Francis Helen Hayes News Keywords: Picture
  _UID	9904184644FE4BE2992A8B9CB891068E310D
  Death	28 Sep 1949	San Francisco County, California
  Burial	29 Sep 1949	San Bruno, San Mateo County, California
  	Address: Golden Gate National Cemetery
  		Francis Helen Hayes Headstone Keywords: Picture
  Person ID	I3893	Gustafson/Morrow
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Frank H Ford,   b. 21 Jan 1868, Illinois d. 31 Jan 1953, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Ella May Hawkins,   b. 20 May 1879, Kansas d. 29 Oct 1921, Illinois (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	5 Sep 1896	Burt, Kossuth County, Iowa
  		Ella Marriage Newspaper Keywords: Picture
  Family ID	F1552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	E Melville Hayes,   b. 23 Jun 1891, Illinois d. 21 Jan 1977, San Diego, San Diego Co., California (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	18 Nov 1918	Walnut, Bureau County, Illinois
  Census	1930	White Rock Township, Ogle Co., Illinois
  	Witness Role: Family Census member: [I3900] Gwendolyn J HAYES Witness Role: Family Census member: [I3901] Melbina I HAYES Witness Role: Family Census member: [I66] Rayna Lenore HAYES
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Married	Abt 1920
  Children	1. Living   2. Rayna Lenore Hayes,   b. 29 Apr 1922, Kings, Ogle County, Illinois d. 13 Feb 2006, Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia (Age 83 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F1477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2025

  
  

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