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Free Research > F > Flanders > Family StoryUse the free genealogy search to quickly discover your family history or share your own! Paul Aiken Flanders
Paul Aiken Flanders
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA World War II Years Attended: 1907-1908 College: Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences Service branch: Navy Rank: Commander Date of Birth: 4/19/1890 Date of Death: 9/21/1944 Commander Flanders served in the Navy during World War I and saw service in Russia after the Armistice. After returning to the United States in the early 1920's, he continued an affiliation with the United States Naval Reserve during the 1920's and 1930's. His civilian occupation while in Carmel, California was primarily land development. There are several roads, lanes, ways, etc. in Carmel named Flanders. As the nation began mobilization prior to World War II, he returned to active duty in command of a small "fleet" of minesweepers. While preparing to assume minesweeping activities in anticipation of an invasion, he suffered a heart attack and died in September, 1944. SOURCE: -submitted by John Flanders Plunkett, Grandson
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