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Alvin Earl Byng 1918 - 1962

Alvin Earl Byng was born on August 9, 1918 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States, and died at age 43 years old on January 7, 1962 in Philadelphia. Alvin Byng was buried at Beverly National Cemetery Section V Site 2222 916 Bridgeboro Road - Bridgeboro Road, in Beverly, Nj. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alvin Earl Byng.
Alvin Earl Byng
August 9, 1918
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
January 7, 1962
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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  • Introduction

    Alvin Earl Byng is the son of Earnestine Martin (born 1879) and Edward Byng (bron 1865). Alvin was born in 1919 in Philadelphia and had a half sister, Thelma Brooks (1909-1981). He married Sylvia Mar Jenkins (1919-1989) in 1943 and they had children together including a son named Leon Ernest Byng (1951-2022), Cynthia, and Alvin. Alvin Byng passed away on January 7, 1962 and is buried at the Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States of America.
  • 08/9
    1918

    Birthday

    August 9, 1918
    Birthdate
    Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Alvin Byng was black. Alvin's father, Edward Byng was born in Washington, D.C and his mother, Earnestine Martin was born in Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Nationality & Locations

    Alvin spent most of his life in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Military Service

    Alvin Byng served in the United States Army as a Private. He ensiled on July 28, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was a veteran of World War II.
  • Professional Career

    Alvin worked in transportation.
  • 01/7
    1962

    Death

    January 7, 1962
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Beverly National Cemetery Section V Site 2222 916 Bridgeboro Road - Bridgeboro Road, in Beverly, Nj 08010
    Burial location
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In 1918, in the year that Alvin Earl Byng was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1928, at the age of just 10 years old, Alvin was alive when aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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