PUTNAM, George Palmer Sr^[1]

1887 - 1950  (62 years)

• Name	PUTNAM, George Palmer
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	7 Sep 1887	Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Jan 1950	Chapel of the Pines Crematory, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [1, 2]
  Death	4 Jan 1950	Trona, San Bernardino County, California, USA   [1]
  	Explorer, Publisher, husband of Amelia Earhart. Although he was a publisher, explorer and author in his own right, G.P., as he was called, was probably best known as the husband of Amelia Earhart. He directed the flight that launched Earhart to fame as the first woman to span the Atlantic by air in April 1928, as well as her first solo transatlantic flight and other ground- breaking flights. Their marriage (his second of four marriages) ended when the aviatrix disappeared during her ill-fated attempt to fly around the world in 1937. Born into the family of publishing house G. P. Putnam's Sons, he was responsible for the publication of Charles Lindberg's autobiography "We." Putnam authored several books, including "Soaring Wings," a biography of his daring wife; "Wide Margins," an autobiography; "Smiting the Rock," "In the Oregon Country," "Hot Oil," "Death Valley and Its Country," and "Hickory Shirt." He served in both World Wars as a lieutenant of field artillery in World War I and as a major of intelligence in World War II. Perhaps his greatest personal achievement came from two expeditions he led to the Arctic in the mid-1920's. He died at Trona Hospital following four weeks' treatment for euremic poisoning. Bio by: Shiver [3]
  Age	62 years
  Person ID	P2701	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family	EARHART, Amelia Mary           b. 24 Jul 1897, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, USA           d. Abt 2 July 1937, At Sea (Age 39 years)  [1]
  Marriage	Abt 1910  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years and 3 months - She : ~ 12 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F5774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Sep 1887 - Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA Burial - Jan 1950 - Chapel of the Pines Crematory, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Death - 4 Jan 1950 - Trona, San Bernardino County, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Find a Grave Originally Created by: Shiver Added: 14 Jan 2004 Find a Grave Memorial #8279482 [S50] Findagrave.com.