Norman Leroy (Bud) FORTE, Jr.^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1917 - 1997  (80 years)

• Name	Norman Leroy (Bud) FORTE
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	15 Jul 1917	Germantown, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  Christened	Aft 15 Jul 1917	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Aug 1997	Mornington, Victoria, AUS   [5]
  Person ID	I307	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Norman Leroy FORTE, Sr.,   b. 11 Nov 1890, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 8 Dec 1980, Erie, Erie, PA, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Theresia Rosa LINK,   b. 22 Feb 1897, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 15 Aug 1958, Erie, Erie, PA, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	5 Jul 1915	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F6223	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)
  Married	18 Jan 1947	Gardenvale, , Victoria, Australia
  Children	1. Janet Aurelia FORTE   2. Maryanne Margaret FORTE   3. Susan Elizabeth FORTE   4. Frances Louise FORTE
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F6044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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 the Pacific. 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

  [S2678] Hank and Rae Forte Interviewed by L. Dudick 198? In Linda Coate files. [S3129] Martin Leenders to Linda Coate Email letters dated 1999 at martinle@ozemail.com.au (F-600). [S2619] Forte Family Directory, July 1996. [S2590] Norman Forte's Obituary. [S3132] Memorial Brochure for Norman Leroy Forte Jr. who died Aug 1, 1997.