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Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. George McAnelly went to be with the Lord on December 22nd, 2006 at 6:06 pm. He was born February 4th, 1922 on a ranch in Devine Texas, the second youngest of seven children two died in early childhood. He graduated from Jefferson High School in San Antonio, and attended Texas A&M University until he was called to active duty in the Army Air Corps in 1942. He was a B-17 Squadron Commander for the 8th Air Force 486th bomb group out of Sudbury, England, and flew missions deep into Germany during WWII. He was offered the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service in Sudbury. After the war, he continued to serve in the Air Force flying supply missions to Korea out of Okinawa and flying Air Evacuation of wounded soldiers during the Vietnam War. He became the Chief of Base Flight for Kelly AFB and test flew over 32 different kinds of planes all over the world, including the one-of-a-kind XC-99 the largest piston-engined aircraft ever built. He also accumulated over 2, 000 hours as an aircraft pilot-instructor. He became a Rescue Operations Officer for the 57th Air Rescue Squadron at Lajes Field, Azores and made airborne intercepts to rescue troubled planes. He was a missile safety engineer for the 1st Strategic Aerospace Division at Vandenberg AFB, California for six years. During his military career, he took courses at many different universities, completing a BA in Political Science/History at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Upon his retirement from the military in 1970, he had logged over 12, 000 hours of flying time. After his military career, he had many other jobs including a driver's ed teacher, a history teacher, a university policeman, and a computer operator and programmer. He was preceded in death by his father, Redus; his mother, Ada, his brothers, Edwin and Bob, and his first wife, May Ackerman. He is survived by his wife, Glenna McAnelly; his sister, Marion Tucker; his sister, Virginia Browne and her husband Mark; his son, George McAnelly II and his wife Laura; his daughter, M'Lissa Chumbley and her husband Steve; his daughter, Keri McAnelly; his son, Sean McAnelly and his wife Katarina; and his grandchildren: Steven Chumbley "Boot", Ty Chumbley, Chance Chumbley, Colton Chumbley, Rory McAnelly, and Avery McAnelly. SERVICES A visitation will be held at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 from 6:00 9:00 PM. The funeral service will be held at San Pedro Presbyterian Church, 14900 San Pedro 281 N, 78232 on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 12:00 PM followed by a procession to Ft. Sam Houston Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, those who desire may make memorial contributions to the George McAnelly Scholarship Fund, c/o Northside Education Foundation, 6632 Bandera Road Bldg A, San Antonio, Texas 78238. Husband, grandfather, father, brother, uncle; poet, pilot, athlete, leader, dreamer, protector, defender of the truth, historian, giver; he was many things to many people, but was loved by all. We will miss him.

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George McAnelly

February 4, 1922 - December 22, 2006