Lt. Lucky Madson
United States Army Air Corps

1st Lt. Walter Joseph "Lucky" Madson Jr. - U.S. Army Air Corps WW-II B-17 Bomber pilot HQ & HQ Squadron 313 Bomb Wing - 500 hours flying time - 200 hours on four (4) engine aircraft! Lt. Madson passed away on Thursday January 07, 1999. He was born in Elk River MN. on September 10, 1923 to Martha V. Richardson and Walter Joseph Madson Sr. Lucky entered the U.S. Army Air Corps in March 1945 and served in the military for two years as a B-17 Bomber pilot. In September of 1945 he met and married his devoted wife of 53 years, Dora Lou Hayhurst. He is survived by his wife; daughters, Vicki Sharon of Phoenix, Jonnie Lou Martin of Orlando; his son Michael Madson of Rogers Arkansas; seven grandchildren and one great grand child. He is also survived by his sisters, Beverly Thacker of California, Theresa Beavers of Texas, Loraine Matula of Indiana, and was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, James McSherry. Services were held on Saturday January 09, 1999 at 2:30 PM at John M. Ireland Funeral Home Chapel. Interment was at Moore City Cemetery with full military honors by Boyd Fallwell.