Lucky Bag Yearbook

From the 1951 Lucky Bag:

John Morgan Stump

Born in Washington, D. C. . . . lived in Washington and New Hampshire . . . hails from Clarksburg, West Virginia. Numerous schools, U.S.N.R., and West Virginia University have put up with him . . . he prides his membership in the West Virginia U’s Chapter of Sigma Chi . . . fulfilled the first step of his life’s ambition by entering Navy Tech . . . during the winter afternoons he could usually be found at the swimming pool working out … in spring and fall sailing took up much of his recreational time . . . other interests are visits to the “gedunk” stand, and pretty girls . . . seldom dates the same girl twice in succession, but has a drag for almost all the social events . . . Lord willing, he will remain in naval aviation the limit.

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He was also a member of the Reception Committee.

Loss

John was lost on on November 6, 1970 when the T2V-1 Seastar he was piloting crashed near Big Sur, California. The other person aboard was also lost.

Other Information

From researcher Kathy Franz:

He graduated from Washington Irving High School in 1945 in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Reporter for the Press Club and Vice President of the Service Club.

In April 1955, John accompanied his father to Augusta National Golf Club where his father met with President Eisenhower on the Red China-Formosa-Russia situation.

From Find A Grave:

His mother was Myra Boyd (Morgan) Stump b. July 19, 1899 West Springfield, NH d. Nov 14, 1969 Keene, NH

John is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

John’s father, Admiral Felix Stump, had a distinguished career that included two Navy Crosses and command of the Pacific Fleet. A ship was later named in Felix’s honor; John’s grandson, John Stump III, served aboard USS Stump (DD 978).

Photographs

John, 2nd from right, in the USS Saratoga (CV 60) cruise book from 1961.

The West Virginia University yearbook, 1947. From ancestry.com

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