George C. Wilson

1923 - 2012  (88 years)

• Name	George C. Wilson  [1]
  Birth	7 Jul 1923	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Mar 2012  [1, 2]
  Burial	Mission Cemetery, Mission, Crow Wing, Minnesota   [1]
  Person ID	I322653	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	George Wilson, Sr.
  Mother	Lillie Peterson
  Family ID	F212569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gladys Arlene Bedal,   b. 17 May 1924, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota d. 28 Oct 2008, Crosby, Crow Wing, Minnesota (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1951	..., Los Angeles, California   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Terri Wilson   2. Scott Wilson
  Family ID	F212568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Brainerd Dispatch March 13, 2012 SAN DIEGO — George C. Wilson, of San Diego, went to join his beloved wife Gladys (Bedal) in heaven on March 5, 2012. Born in Los Angeles on July 7, 1923, to George Wilson Sr. and Lillie (Peterson) Wilson. George graduated from Inglewood HS in June of 1941 as president of the senior class. He was awarded a mechanical engineering scholarship to the University of Southern California. After graduation in October 1944 he was commissioned in the U.S. Navy as an ensign through the V-12 program. He completed Midshipman School at Columbia University and Aviation Ordinance School on Jacksonville, Fla. At the close of WWII George returned to USC to obtain his master's degree and was awarded an assistant professorship. In June of 1956 he joined General Dynamics-Convair in San Diego and worked as a thermodynamic engineer on the Atlas Centaur rocket. The Atlas program grew into the modern day space program and George played a vital role in both the National Defense and putting men in space. After retirement George and Gladys enjoyed retirement in the Brainerd lakes area of Minnesota and enjoyed playing tennis, singing in the Choir at Cross Lake Lutheran Church and acted as treasurer for the Mission Lakes Association. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Gladys; and sister, Thelma Wilson (Dew). He is survived by his daughter, Terri (Pat) Arter; son, Scott Wilson; grandson, Michael Arter; and granddaughter, Melina Wilson, of San Diego.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74360] Cemetery index, Mission Cemetery, Mission, Crow Wing, Minnesota, (Find-a-Grave). [S74362] Obituary, Brainerd Dispatch, George C. Wilson, (March 13, 2012). [S74363] Obituary, Brainerd Dispatch, Gladys Arlene Wilson, (November 1, 2008). [S53635] Marriage index, California, (Ancestry.com. California, Marriage Index), Name: Gladys A Bedan Gender: Female Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924 Age: 27 Marriage Date: 15 Sep 1951 Marriage Place: Los Angeles, California, USA Spouse: George C Wilson Spouse Age: 28 (Reliability: 3).