Barron, Blue b. November 19, 1913 d. July 16, 2005 Big Band Leader. He was born Harry Freidman in Cleveland, Ohio. He began the Blue Barron orchestra in New York City playing at the Edison Hotel in 1940. His band recorded songs like "At A Perfume Counter" in 1938, "Cruisin Down the River" in 1949, and "Sometimes I'm Happy" in 1940. The band played in movie shorts like "Melody Master: Blue Barron and His Orchestra" in 1949, "Paramount Headliner: Blue Barron and His Orchestra" in 1940, and "Blue Barron and His Orchestra" in 1952. (Bio by: Genet) Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Beser, Jacob b. March 15, 1921 d. June 16, 1992 Veteran of World War II. He was the Radar Countermeasure Officer aboard the Enola Gay the plane that dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 (Bio by: Erik Lander) Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Plot: Division 1, Section 5, Lot 1099.
Marquard, Richard 'Rube' b. October 9, 1889 d. June 1, 1980 Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he was a left handed pitcher, making his debut with the New York Giants on September 25, 1908. For eighteen seasons, he played with the New York Giants (1908-1915), Brooklyn Robins (1915-20), Cincinnati Reds (1921) and Boston Braves (1922-25). In 1912, he earned victories in his first 19 decisions, won 24 or more games three straight years (1911-13) and pitched a no-hitter in 1915. He ended his career with a record of 201 wins...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Plot: Hecht Lot, Division 8, Section 13, Lot 147, Grave 1 GPS coordinates: 39.3171692, -76.5807724 (hddd.dddd)
Patz, Dr. Arnall b. June 14, 1920 d. March 11, 2010 Medical Pioneer. An ophthalmologist, he discovered, during the early-1950s, the etiology of and prevention for retrolental fibroplasia, a then-common cause of blindness in newborns. Raised in rural Georgia, he received his undergraduate degree from Atlanta's Emory University, then earned his M.D. from the same school in 1945. After three years service in the US Army, he became an ophthalmology resident at Washington's Gallinger Municipal Hospital (now, D.C. General Hospital); one frustrating...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
b. November 19, 1913 d. July 16, 2005