Hanks, Max, 1926-2003
Dates
- Existence: 1926 - 2003
Parallel Names
- Hanks, Donald Max
Biography
Donald Max Hanks (1926-2003) served in the United States Army and owned Valley Air Service, Inc. in Washington.
Donald Max Hanks was born June 7, 1926, in Shelley, Idaho to Edward Hanks and Hannah Hanson. Max worked the fields in Idaho as a teenager instead of attending high school and earned his GED during United States Army basic training. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the Army in the 1960s, working in the National Guard Engineer Unit. Max married Barbara Jean Poll on June 20, 1944, in Idaho. They lived in Walla, Walla, Washington, and Sunnyside, Washington from 1964 to 1979, where they owned Valley Air Service, Inc. They had four daughters: Susan, Alison, Maxine, and Jeanie. Max died on December 20, 2003, in Shelley, Idaho.
Citation:
FamilySearch, via www, July 7, 2023 (Donald Max Hanks b. June 7, 1926, in Shelley, Idaho to Edward Hanks and Hannah Hanson; worked the fields in Idaho as a teenager instead of attending high school and earned his GED during United States Army basic training; commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the Army in the 1960s, working in the National Guard Engineer Unit; married Barbara Jean Poll on June 20, 1944, in Idaho; lived in Walla, Walla, Washington, and Sunnyside, Washington from 1964 to 1979, where they owned Valley Air Service, Inc. Had four daughters: Susan, Alison, Maxine, and Jeanie; died on December 20, 2003, in Shelley, Idaho) https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/about/KWZH-W3PMax and Jean Hanks papers, approximately 1850-2008 (Max Hanks)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Max and Jean Hanks papers
Papers of Max and Jean Hanks, including letters sent between Max and Jean while Max was serving in the military, Max Hank's certificates and military and flight records, family photographs in black and white and color, including photographs of ancestors, scrapbooks, family history letters and documents, legal papers, diplomas, and a journal kept by Jean. Also contains DVDs, CDs, and a VHS. Materials dated approximately 1850-2008.