King County WA Archives Obituaries.....Beaton, Lt. Col., USAF Retired, Ralph M. "Mal" September 10, 2015 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wa/wafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kathy Lassman k_lassman@hotmail.com October 1, 2015, 9:35 am Seattle Times Sept 27, 2015 Ralph was 87 at the time of his death. After High School he joined the USAF Cadet program and graduated as a multi-engine aircraft pilot in May 1950. He served in the Korean War flying over 50 B-20 missions, and also in Viet Nam flying over 50 missions. He retired in 1970 after 21 years of service. He married Betty Lowry in 1950. He is survived by his wife of 65 years Betty; son Bruce, daughter Jennifer Shong (Paul). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/king/obits/b/beatonlt2042gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb