James Monroe Avent, Sr.  1895 - 1995

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• Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1895	Murfreesboro, TN
  Sex	Male
  Died	18 Jan 1995	Sewanee, TN
  Person ID	I1620	avefamily
  Last Modified	01 Feb 2008
  Father	Frank Avent, b. 7 Mar 1858, Murfreesboro, TN
  Mother	Mayna Treanor, b. 17 Sep 1868, Nashville, TN
  Family ID	F483	Group Sheet
  Family	Jeannette Nelson, b. 8 Dec 1905, Chicago, IL
  Married	14 Aug 1929	De Kalb, IL
  Children	1. James Monroe Avent, Jr., b. Abt 1932   2. Mayna Avent, b. 1931   3. Jacquline Avent, b. 1930
  Last Modified	01 Feb 2008
  Family ID	F484	Group Sheet

• Photos		Avent, James Monroe, Sr. of TN (1895 - 1995) Also family. Appears to be from the wedding of wife Jeanette's sister, Harriett, to Cmdr. Dudley Morton, USN. Tsingtao, China, 1936. Comdr. Dudley "Mush" Morton was commander of the submarine "Wahoo" during World War II. There is an excellent story of the feats of the Wahoo and Cdr. Morton in the May 1958 issue of Argosy magazine. A monument was erected to his honor in Owensboro, Kentucky, and dedicated on October 7, 1994.The "Wahoo" sank 28 Japanese ships, a number that was only surpassed by the "Tang." Commander Morton went down with his ship in the LaPerouse Straits on October 11, 1943, the result of an aerial bomb. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
  		Avent, James Monroe, Sr. of TN (1895 - 1995) from his 1921 passport.

• Notes	from TN State Library, TN WWI Veterans: Avent, James M. 1895 Murfreesboro, TN Officer USA VI-780