Leonard Humbert Ballif, Jr.

1920 - 1942  (21 years)

• Name	Leonard Humbert Ballif  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	26 Jun 1920	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah,   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	09 Apr 1942	San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California
  	Portland Man Dies in Crash BAKERSFIELD, Cal., April 10 (INS) ? A twin-motored advance training plane, one of seven which started out Thursday night from Sacramento, Cal., to Tucson, Ariz., crashed in the Mojave desert near Bagdad, killing its crew of five, army authorities revealed Friday at Bakersfield. The entire flight ran into unexpected conditions, but six of the planes were landed safely, four of them at Tucson. Two others landed at Palmdale, Cal. [four other victims listed] Leonard H. Ballif Jr., 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Ballif, 2308 N.E. 31st avenue, was killed in the crash, army authorities revealed Friday at Bakersfield. Aviation Cadet Ballif, who was graduated from Grant high school in June, 1938, enlisted in the army air corps in December of last year. He spent two years at the University of Oregon and Oregon State college and was a member of Theta Chi fraternity. He was a campus leader both in college and high school and was prominent in dramatics and journalism. Young Ballif was born in Salt Lake City and came to Portland with his parents in 1930. Surviving are his parents; two sisters, Rae and Catherine Lou Ballif, and a brother, Fred, all of Portland. [The Oregonian, 11 Apr 1942, p5; w/photo]
  Person ID	I2259	Grow
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	Leonard Humbert Ballif, Sr.,   b. 12 Jan 1894, Logan, Cache, Utah ,   d. 21 Mar 1954, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Jeanette Ure Grow,   b. 18 Feb 1898, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. Sep 1976, Beaverton, Washington, Oregon  (Age 78 years)
  Married	11 Jun 1919	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
  Family ID	F758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Jun 1920 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Died - 09 Apr 1942 - San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Leonard Humbert Ballif jr Find a Grave

  
  

• Sources

  [S13] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives and Records Administration, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administrati;). Birth date: 1920 Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: Utah [S78] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: 1949; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 448.0. Birth date: abt 1921 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon [S90] Public Member Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.