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Noonan, Mary Beatrice (1897-1978)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1897 - 1978

Biographical Information

Mary Beatrice Noonan, a hairdresser in Oakland, California, married Fred Noonan on March 27th, 1937, three months before he disappeared on a flight around the world with Amelia Earhart. She married twice more after Noonan's disappearance; her last marriage was to Harold B. Ireland. In her later life, Mary was an orchid enthusiast.

Citation:
"Mary Beatrice 'Bea' Passadori Ireland." FindaGrave.com. Accessed on March 12, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86872844/mary-beatrice-ireland
Citation:
"The Earhart Project: Fred Noonan." TIGHAR.org. 2021. Accessed on March 5, 2025. https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Noonan.html

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Frederick J. Noonan and Mary Beatrice Noonan papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 224
Abstract

Correspondence, photographs, newsclippings, and scrapbook, relating to Frederick Noonan’s career as a navigator for Pan American Airways China Clipper and as navigator for Amelia Earhart’s 1937 world flight attempt.

Dates: 1930-2008; Majority of material found within 1930-1937
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections