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Darrell G. Cambridge

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Darrell G. Cambridge Veteran

Birth
Gaylord, Smith County, Kansas, USA
Death
7 Aug 2014 (aged 80)
Burial
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend Add to Map
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Darrell G. Cambridge
1933 - 2014
VETERAN

Early Life: Born on November 19, 1933, in a farmhouse outside of Gaylord, Kansas, to Leo and Florence Cambridge. He spent much of his youth in rural Idaho and Wyoming.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: In 1951, Darrell enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served as a flight engineer on the C-46 and DC-3 during the Korean War, flying many missions over North Korea in 1952 and 1953; in the process he earned numerous air service medals. After being honorably discharged in 1955, Darrell married Marylin Dawdy in 1956, in Dallas, Texas. The couple had one son, but were later divorced. Darrell married Dora Davis in 1966 in Dallas, where the couple resided until relocating to the Blackfoot River Valley in 1978. Darrell was employed as a police officer with the Dallas Police Department from 1956 to 1977 and then as a rural mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service in Missoula, Montana, from 1979 to 1995. Darrell D. Cambridge passed away quietly Thursday, August 7, 2014. He was 80 years old.
Survived By: His son, Randall (Kathy), of Missoula; sister, Evelyn (Allen), of Seeley Lake; brother, Warren (Linda), of Bonner; grandchildren: Jared (Emily), of Florence; and Laurel (Jordan), of Bozeman; and five great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His wife, Dora, his parents; Leo and Florence; and brother, Bob.
Services: No service at his request
Obituary: Missoulian | 10 Aug 2014

Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Darrell G. Cambridge
1933 - 2014
VETERAN

Early Life: Born on November 19, 1933, in a farmhouse outside of Gaylord, Kansas, to Leo and Florence Cambridge. He spent much of his youth in rural Idaho and Wyoming.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: In 1951, Darrell enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served as a flight engineer on the C-46 and DC-3 during the Korean War, flying many missions over North Korea in 1952 and 1953; in the process he earned numerous air service medals. After being honorably discharged in 1955, Darrell married Marylin Dawdy in 1956, in Dallas, Texas. The couple had one son, but were later divorced. Darrell married Dora Davis in 1966 in Dallas, where the couple resided until relocating to the Blackfoot River Valley in 1978. Darrell was employed as a police officer with the Dallas Police Department from 1956 to 1977 and then as a rural mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service in Missoula, Montana, from 1979 to 1995. Darrell D. Cambridge passed away quietly Thursday, August 7, 2014. He was 80 years old.
Survived By: His son, Randall (Kathy), of Missoula; sister, Evelyn (Allen), of Seeley Lake; brother, Warren (Linda), of Bonner; grandchildren: Jared (Emily), of Florence; and Laurel (Jordan), of Bozeman; and five great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His wife, Dora, his parents; Leo and Florence; and brother, Bob.
Services: No service at his request
Obituary: Missoulian | 10 Aug 2014

Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley

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