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Earl Winfield Spencer Jr. (September 20, 1888 – May 29, 1950) was a U.S. Navy pilot who served as the first commanding officer of Naval Air Station San Diego. He was the first husband of Wallis Simpson, who later married Edward VIII . Early life and military career.
Wallis and her first husband, Earl W. Spencer, 1918. In April 1916, Wallis met Earl Winfield Spencer Jr., a US Navy aviator, in Pensacola, Florida, while visiting her cousin Corinne Mustin. It was at this time that Wallis witnessed two airplane crashes about two weeks apart, resulting in a lifelong fear of flying.
8 nov 2021 · She left Baltimore in April 1916, and it was through Corinne’s husband that she would meet her future first husband – Earl Winfield Spencer Jr, known as Win. She wrote to her mother, “I have just met the world’s most fascinating aviator…” 1
Wallis sposò l'8 novembre 1916 Earl Winfield Spencer jr, un ufficiale dell'aviazione della United States Navy, alcolizzato e peraltro spia per gli Stati Uniti [1] . Nel 1922 prestò servizio come comandante della USS Pampanga in Estremo Oriente. Wallis lo raggiunse e ne approfittò per visitare la Cina all' epoca dei signori della guerra .
26 mar 2020 · Anche per Wallis si tratta del secondo matrimonio: il primo viene celebrato nel novembre del 1916, e il fortunato è un ufficiale dell’aviazione, Earl Winfield Spencer jr. Va subito detto...
14 ago 2021 · Her first husband, Earl Winfield Spencer Jr., known as Win, had been emotionally and physically abusive to her. At one time, he accused her of having affairs with his fellow officers and began drinking heavily.
25 feb 2023 · Simpson, meanwhile, treats hers—to “the world’s most fascinating aviator,” a.k.a. a Navy lieutenant named Earl Winfield Spencer, Jr.—with a gravity that is both comic and pitiable in its...
