Vernon C.F. Mahon

1917 - 1954  (37 years)

• Name	Vernon C.F. Mahon
  Born	12 Nov 1917	St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Nov 1954	Norco, Riverside County, California
  Buried	1 Dec 1954	Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California
  Person ID	I4537	Rossville
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	George Gilbert Mahon,   b. 21 Aug 1894, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 4 Sep 1985, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Ruth McCoid Mahon,   b. 1894,   d. 3 Jun 1971, Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas  (Age 77 years)
  Married	19 Aug 1926	Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Family ID	F2118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Mahon
  Children	1. Meribeth Mahon   2. Robert Michael Mahon   3. Kelly Vernon Mahon
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2018 09:09:40
  Family ID	F6463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Nov 1917 - St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Died - 25 Nov 1954 - Norco, Riverside County, California Buried - 1 Dec 1954 - Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Mahon, Vernon Vernon C.F. Mahon Word has been received of the death of Vernon C.F. Mahon. He was born on November 12, 1917, in St. Joseph, Missouri, and was raised in Silver Lake, Kansas, graduating from the elementary and high schools there. He passed away on November 25, 1954, at Corona Naval Hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Mahon graduated from the University of Kansas in 1949. He was a member of the Acacia and the Mu Phi Epsilon fraternities. He spent 13 years of active service in the United States Navy serving in both World War II and the Korean campaign. He attained the rank of Lieutenant and was commanding officer of the USS Yuma A.T.F. 94 based at Pearl Harbor prior to his illness. He retired medically on August 31st of this year. At the time of his death, Mr. Mahon was employed as Scientific Technician at the Long Beach State College. Mr. Mahon is survived by his wife, Margaret, a daughter, Meribeth, two sons, Robert Michael and Kelly Vernon, of 4439 Clark Avenue, Long Beach, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.G. Mahon of Silver Lake, Kansas. He was a member of the First Methodist church of Silver Lake. Military services and burial were held in the Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery at San Diego, California, at 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning, December 1st. [From Rossville Reporter, 2 Dec 1954]