JOHN D. FORD, 72, was the son of Mrs. Josephine
Ford of Abilene but lived with his grandmother,
Mrs. Carrie Henry and attended Ranger High School
at Ranger, TX as did his brother, Charles H. Ford
(RHS-1942). John was born August 31, 1921, and
died March 4, 1994. He had lived in Garland, TX.
During WWII, John served in the air corps of the
Coast Guard at Natchitoches, Louisina, and received
training at New Orleans and Miami. He received
pilot training at the Ranger Flying School before
entering the service and at Officer's Flight School
at Natchitoches.
Reared in Ranger, TX he was a 1939 graduate of Ranger
High School, graduated from Ranger Jr. College & had
mechanical training at the National Youth Administration
Airplane School.