Gerald Fitzgerald DU PONT

1895 - 1917  (22 years)

• Name	Gerald Fitzgerald DU PONT
  Born	23 Apr 1895
  Gender	Male
  Died	04 Oct 1917  [1, 2]
  Person ID	I15657	Primary
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2009

  
  

  Father	Maurice DU PONT,   b. 08 May 1866,   d. 31 May 1941  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Margery Mary Geraldine FITZGERALD,   b. 21 Jun 1866
  Married	12 Oct 1889
  Family ID	F6269	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S279] NEWS: Anaconda Standard (Reliability: 3), 15 Oct 1917. Young Du Pont A Suicide Odgen, Utah, Oct. 4 - Gerald F. du Pont, aged 22, son of Maurice du Pont, the powder manufacturer of Wilmington, Del. committed suicide here today, shortly after leaving a hospital where he had been for the past several days suffering from a nervous breakdown. The tragedy occurred while he was out with Miss Marian Browning. Du Pont came west for his health a short time ago, preparatory for enlisting upon an American submarine Chase. [S280] NEWS: Charlotte Observer (Reliability: 3), 11 Oct 1917. Young Du Pont Wanted To Enter Service Asheville, Oct. 10 Keen disappointment because he could not enter the service of his country is believed to have been largely responsible for the suicide of Gerald F. DuPont, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice du Pont of this city, who committed suicide at Ogden Utah recently. Letter found by his mother since her return and other letters written to friends here, showed that the young man had tried to enter three different branches of the fighting service and had been rejected in each instance because of his health. . He had gone west in hopes of improving his health to the point where he could join Uncle Sam's fighters.