John Roger Ingram

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John Roger Ingram May 23 1930 to Jan 08 2010

Born in Asheville, NC died in Burnsville, NC

Buried in Averys Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery Arden, NC

Parents:

Employment:

  • Machine shop owner and operator

Military experience:

  • US Air Force veteran enlisted at Charlotte Dec 30, 1950 discharged Dec 9, 1954. Served in the Korean War. Awarded Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, and the U.N. Service Medal.

    Served in California early and/or late in his enlistment.
    Spent a short period in Greenland likely at Thule Air Base beginning in 1951.
    Served in Japan with the 1503d Air Terminal Squadron at Haneda.
    Spent some period at Kimpo/K-14 in Korea.

Spouse(s) and Significant Other(s):

Other:

  • Automotive machinist, racing engine builder and toolmaker. He built and balanced racing engines using manual machine tools and was particularly skilled in precision machining. His mechanical work extended beyond automobiles to firearm repair and making musical instruments. He was also a multi instrumentalist who played mountain music and could play five instruments.