James Henry Quenin
1916-2003
James Henry Quenon was born October 11, 1916 at Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. to
Henry Andrews & Lois A. Price Quenin. No marriage record has been
found for him but his wife was Jeanne Navant, born in France.
James enlisted in the Signal Corps October 14, 1940 in Houston, Texas but he served
in the Air Force from October 14, 1940 until August 30, 1968. He states on his enlistment
papers he has completed 2 years of college. During his WWII service his plane was
shot down over Germany. He was wounded on his parachute landing and captured by
German soldiers. The story of that is in the newspaper clippings below.
James Henry Quenon passed away at Huntington Beach, Orange Co., California
January 9, 2003. His burial was in Forest Park Cemetery at Fort Smith, Arkansas.
SOURCE: "The Times Record Obituary Archives." Fort Smith, Arkansas. 16 Jan. 2003.; Archived: 30 Mar. 2005.
James Quenin HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.
James Henry Quenin, 86, of Huntington Beach, Calif., died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003,
in Huntington Beach. He was a retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force.
Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Forest Park Cemetery in Fort
Smith with full military honors under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home
of Fort Smith.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanette; a son, Henry Quenin of
Huntington Beach, Calif.; a sister, Jeannie Thompson of Little Rock; two
brothers, Paul Quenin of Fort Smith and Hugh Quenin of Bella Vista.
November 16, 1942
Southwest Times Record
Fort Smith, Arkansas
November 22, 1942
Southwest Times Record
Fort Smith, Arkansas
June 28, 1943
Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minn.
February 25, 1944
Southwest American
Fort Smith, Arkansas
March 17, 1944
Press and Sun-Bulletin
Binghamton, New York
March 18, 1944
Southwest American
Fort Smith, Arkansas
March 28, 1944
Southwest American
Fort Smith, Arkansas
April 21, 1944
Southwest American
Fort Smith, Arkansas
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