Cameron, Alan Campbell, 1895-1960
Biographical Note
Alan Campbell Cameron was born on December 29, 1895, to Anna May Iverson (1866-1917) and John McRae Cameron (1967-1939), a Chicago attorney at the law firm of Custer and Cameron. He was a World War I fighter pilot from Riverside, Cook County, Illinois. He served as a first lieutenant in the 258th Aerial Squadron of the United States Air Service. Following the war, Cameron lived in San Pedro, California and went into business by leasing the Sanford Hotel. He moved back to Cook County by 1930 and worked as a civil engineer for a railroad company. Cameron died in 1960 and is buried with family in the Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum in Chicago.
External sources:
U. S. Federal Censuses, 1900-1910, 1930
"Alan C. Cameron" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169550818/alan-c-cameron, accessed Nov. 20, 2024.
"John McRae Cameron" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152236912/john-mcrae-cameron, accessed Nov. 20, 2024.
"Alan Campbell Cameron" in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/records?recordId=8462878&collectionId=6482, accessed Nov. 20, 2024.
"Alan Campbell Cameron" in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/records?recordId=10167244&collectionId=60901, accessed Nov. 20, 2024.