Gazette-Times Editorial Board, July 23, 2008
George Stovall's parents were U.S. citizens visiting Canada when he was born on Aug. 7, 1924. His father was a Benton County native. Children born anywhere to American parents had automatic U.S. citizenship then.
Almost 84 years later, and Stovall faced a modern-day reality that sent him hunting through is past: His Oregon driver's license was due to expire on his birthday, and he needed a new one to fly to St. Louis in September for a meeting with other World War II veterans. (Stovall had served as a ball turret gunner aboard a B-17 bomber over Europe).
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