Norman Leroy (Bud) FORTE, Jr.

1917 - 1997  (80 years)

• Name	Norman Leroy (Bud) FORTE  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	15 Jul 1917	Germantown, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  Christening	Aft 15 Jul 1917	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Aug 1997	Mornington, Victoria, AUS   [5]
  Person ID	I11923	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Norman Leroy FORTE, Sr.,   b. 11 Nov 1890, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 Dec 1980, Erie, Erie, PA, USA (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Theresia Rosa LINK,   b. 22 Feb 1897, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Aug 1958, Erie, Erie, PA, USA (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Jul 1915	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F3753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Angela LEIGH,   b. 4 Sep 1915, Dandenong, , Victoria, Australia d. 15 Oct 1988, Mornington, Victoria, AUS (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1947	Gardenvale, , Victoria, Australia
  Children	1. Frances Louise FORTE  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Susan Elizabeth FORTE  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Maryanne Margaret FORTE  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Janet Aurelia FORTE  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Bud was a World War II hero. He was shot down in Java, participated in 35 bombing raids and saw over 200 hours of actual combat. He was decorated for gallantry for his service as a radio operator and belly gunner on a Flying Fortress in tific. He was stricken with malaria on the day of his flight home from Australia. His finance lived in Australia and was to come marry him in the states. Due to the poor health of one of her family members, she stayed there and he rejoined her to marry in that country. They were residents of Melbourne, Australia when his father died back in the states in 1980. He lived there the rest of his life in Australia and was only able to visit America as an older gentleman. He had four daughters, all whom seem to be truly lovely souls, including their large families. In his memorial book, he was missed for the way he made his family laugh, the swing on the large apple tree which he constantly kept in repair, his love of Eskimo pies and biscuits, his dislike of offtune singing and for the part of him that just couldn't be replaced!! I'm sure all this was said with the wonderful sense of humor of this branch of the family. (F-DOC)

  
  

• Sources

  [S2222] Norman Forte's Obituary. [S1552] Forte Family Directory, July 1996. [S256] Hank and Rae Forte Interviewed by L. Dudick 198? In Linda Coate files. [S370] Martin Leenders to Linda Coate Email letters dated 1999 at martinle@ozemail.com.au (F-600). [S2223] Memorial Brochure for Norman Leroy Forte Jr. who died Aug 1, 1997.