Vanfleet, Earl B.
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Earl B. Vanfleet (1925-1993) was an electronic technician in Utah. He was a member of the John Birch Society and the American Party.
Earl Bay Vanfleet was born September 3, 1925 in Garland, Utah, to Celia Bay Vanfleet and Willard Parker Vanfleet. He graduated from South High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was drafted into the United States Army in 1943 and served in India. Following his discharge from the military he served a mission in the Western States Mission, 1946–1948, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On December 15, 1950, he married Georgia Jean Fry in the Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Temple.
Vanfleet worked as an electronic technician and retired from the University of Utah. VanFleet enjoyed photography, golfing, and politics. For much of his adult life, he was a member of the John Birch Society, and he served as Chairman for the American Party in Salt Lake County. He and his wife had eight children: Lorraine Jones, Earl Lynn, Rene Michaeli, Jeanette Vanfleet, Jeff, Joseph, Rachelle Brady, and Elyse Ipsen. He died June 20, 1993 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
From the guide to the Earl B. Vanfleet papers, 1961-1993, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)
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Subjects:
- Civic Activism
- Government, Law and Politics
- Political participation
- Political participation
Occupations:
- Political activists
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- Utah (as recorded)
