WW II Veteran, U.S. Army Air Corps.
Harold was a radioman/gunner on B-17 bombers in World War II from Apr 21, 1943 to Nov 17, 1945. He flew 28 successful combat missions over Europe with the 8th Air Force, 95th Bomb Group, 334th Bomb Squadron and was awarded 4 Air Medals. The last two non-combat missions he flew on were for "Operation Chow Hound" where they air-dropped food to the Dutch citizens.
After the war, he became a mechanical engineer through correspondence courses, night classes, and the General Electric Apprenticeship Program. Among his many accomplishments for G.E. were commendations for his improvements for refrigerator compressors, his invention of the magnetic refrigerator door seal which forever eliminated the need for cumbersome latches, and his design of a machine which automated the fabrication of steel sheet-metal parts and doors for G.E. locomotive engines.
He was a member of the Ripley Rod & Gun Club and was an avid bowler and secretary of his bowling league. I still have the scorebooks he kept for the league. It is humorous to note that whenever Mom was pregnant, his average would steadily & inexorably decline - bottoming out by about 20 pins lower than usual. Immediately after the births of his children, his average would soar. ^_^
He lost his life after a valiant month-long struggle with 3rd degree burns suffered in a tragic private aircraft accident which also claimed the lives of his brother Robert and Robert's 3 young daughters. He was survived by his parents Monty & Genevieve, his wife Mabel, and seven children. He left this world much too soon and is forever loved and missed.
Harold was a radioman/gunner on B-17 bombers in World War II from Apr 21, 1943 to Nov 17, 1945. He flew 28 successful combat missions over Europe with the 8th Air Force, 95th Bomb Group, 334th Bomb Squadron and was awarded 4 Air Medals. The last two non-combat missions he flew on were for "Operation Chow Hound" where they air-dropped food to the Dutch citizens.
After the war, he became a mechanical engineer through correspondence courses, night classes, and the General Electric Apprenticeship Program. Among his many accomplishments for G.E. were commendations for his improvements for refrigerator compressors, his invention of the magnetic refrigerator door seal which forever eliminated the need for cumbersome latches, and his design of a machine which automated the fabrication of steel sheet-metal parts and doors for G.E. locomotive engines.
He was a member of the Ripley Rod & Gun Club and was an avid bowler and secretary of his bowling league. I still have the scorebooks he kept for the league. It is humorous to note that whenever Mom was pregnant, his average would steadily & inexorably decline - bottoming out by about 20 pins lower than usual. Immediately after the births of his children, his average would soar. ^_^
He lost his life after a valiant month-long struggle with 3rd degree burns suffered in a tragic private aircraft accident which also claimed the lives of his brother Robert and Robert's 3 young daughters. He was survived by his parents Monty & Genevieve, his wife Mabel, and seven children. He left this world much too soon and is forever loved and missed.
WW II Veteran, U.S. Army Air Corps.
Harold was a radioman/gunner on B-17 bombers in World War II from Apr 21, 1943 to Nov 17, 1945. He flew 28 successful combat missions over Europe with the 8th Air Force, 95th Bomb Group, 334th Bomb Squadron and was awarded 4 Air Medals. The last two non-combat missions he flew on were for "Operation Chow Hound" where they air-dropped food to the Dutch citizens.
After the war, he became a mechanical engineer through correspondence courses, night classes, and the General Electric Apprenticeship Program. Among his many accomplishments for G.E. were commendations for his improvements for refrigerator compressors, his invention of the magnetic refrigerator door seal which forever eliminated the need for cumbersome latches, and his design of a machine which automated the fabrication of steel sheet-metal parts and doors for G.E. locomotive engines.
He was a member of the Ripley Rod & Gun Club and was an avid bowler and secretary of his bowling league. I still have the scorebooks he kept for the league. It is humorous to note that whenever Mom was pregnant, his average would steadily & inexorably decline - bottoming out by about 20 pins lower than usual. Immediately after the births of his children, his average would soar. ^_^
He lost his life after a valiant month-long struggle with 3rd degree burns suffered in a tragic private aircraft accident which also claimed the lives of his brother Robert and Robert's 3 young daughters. He was survived by his parents Monty & Genevieve, his wife Mabel, and seven children. He left this world much too soon and is forever loved and missed.
Harold was a radioman/gunner on B-17 bombers in World War II from Apr 21, 1943 to Nov 17, 1945. He flew 28 successful combat missions over Europe with the 8th Air Force, 95th Bomb Group, 334th Bomb Squadron and was awarded 4 Air Medals. The last two non-combat missions he flew on were for "Operation Chow Hound" where they air-dropped food to the Dutch citizens.
After the war, he became a mechanical engineer through correspondence courses, night classes, and the General Electric Apprenticeship Program. Among his many accomplishments for G.E. were commendations for his improvements for refrigerator compressors, his invention of the magnetic refrigerator door seal which forever eliminated the need for cumbersome latches, and his design of a machine which automated the fabrication of steel sheet-metal parts and doors for G.E. locomotive engines.
He was a member of the Ripley Rod & Gun Club and was an avid bowler and secretary of his bowling league. I still have the scorebooks he kept for the league. It is humorous to note that whenever Mom was pregnant, his average would steadily & inexorably decline - bottoming out by about 20 pins lower than usual. Immediately after the births of his children, his average would soar. ^_^
He lost his life after a valiant month-long struggle with 3rd degree burns suffered in a tragic private aircraft accident which also claimed the lives of his brother Robert and Robert's 3 young daughters. He was survived by his parents Monty & Genevieve, his wife Mabel, and seven children. He left this world much too soon and is forever loved and missed.
Bio by: Rich Vance
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