In 1910 he, his parents, three siblings, and a servant, 18-year-old Laura I Trindle, lived in a house they were renting at 217 Chandler Avenue in Johnstown, PA. His father worked as a locomotive engineer.
In 1920 he and his parents and seven siblings lived in a house they owned, mortgage free, at 164 West Ranson Avenue in Blairsville, PA. His father worked as a locomotive engineer and his brother Don as a collier for a railroad.
In 1930 he and his parents and five siblings lived in the same house. Their home was valued at $5000 and they did have a radio. His father worked as an engine man for a steam railroad, Don as a laborer for a glass works, he as a truck driver for a grocery store, and William as a service clerk for a glass works.
From a newspaper:
Herbert P. Brantlinger was born July 4, 1906, at Conemaugh, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
He enlisted with the State Highway Patrol from Blairsville, on December 7, 1931, and was assigned to Troop B, Greensburg. He was 25 years old and 5' 11" tall.
Brantlinger was on patrol on U.S. Route 19 in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, on September 3, 1933. At 10:40 p.m. Brantlinger approached the Melrose Service Station near Bridgeville, where he believed a theft of gas and oil was in progress. When he dismounted from his motorcycle to investigate, he was hit with rifle fire. He was taken to the Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, where he died one hour later. Thomas Davis, Jr., was charged with murder and sentenced to life in prison.
He was survived by his mother, Mrs. Frank Brantlinger, of Blairsville. Brantlinger, 27, had completed one year and ten months of State Highway Patrol service.
In 1920 he and his parents and seven siblings lived in a house they owned, mortgage free, at 164 West Ranson Avenue in Blairsville, PA. His father worked as a locomotive engineer and his brother Don as a collier for a railroad.
In 1930 he and his parents and five siblings lived in the same house. Their home was valued at $5000 and they did have a radio. His father worked as an engine man for a steam railroad, Don as a laborer for a glass works, he as a truck driver for a grocery store, and William as a service clerk for a glass works.
From a newspaper:
Herbert P. Brantlinger was born July 4, 1906, at Conemaugh, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
He enlisted with the State Highway Patrol from Blairsville, on December 7, 1931, and was assigned to Troop B, Greensburg. He was 25 years old and 5' 11" tall.
Brantlinger was on patrol on U.S. Route 19 in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, on September 3, 1933. At 10:40 p.m. Brantlinger approached the Melrose Service Station near Bridgeville, where he believed a theft of gas and oil was in progress. When he dismounted from his motorcycle to investigate, he was hit with rifle fire. He was taken to the Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, where he died one hour later. Thomas Davis, Jr., was charged with murder and sentenced to life in prison.
He was survived by his mother, Mrs. Frank Brantlinger, of Blairsville. Brantlinger, 27, had completed one year and ten months of State Highway Patrol service.
In 1910 he, his parents, three siblings, and a servant, 18-year-old Laura I Trindle, lived in a house they were renting at 217 Chandler Avenue in Johnstown, PA. His father worked as a locomotive engineer.
In 1920 he and his parents and seven siblings lived in a house they owned, mortgage free, at 164 West Ranson Avenue in Blairsville, PA. His father worked as a locomotive engineer and his brother Don as a collier for a railroad.
In 1930 he and his parents and five siblings lived in the same house. Their home was valued at $5000 and they did have a radio. His father worked as an engine man for a steam railroad, Don as a laborer for a glass works, he as a truck driver for a grocery store, and William as a service clerk for a glass works.
From a newspaper:
Herbert P. Brantlinger was born July 4, 1906, at Conemaugh, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
He enlisted with the State Highway Patrol from Blairsville, on December 7, 1931, and was assigned to Troop B, Greensburg. He was 25 years old and 5' 11" tall.
Brantlinger was on patrol on U.S. Route 19 in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, on September 3, 1933. At 10:40 p.m. Brantlinger approached the Melrose Service Station near Bridgeville, where he believed a theft of gas and oil was in progress. When he dismounted from his motorcycle to investigate, he was hit with rifle fire. He was taken to the Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, where he died one hour later. Thomas Davis, Jr., was charged with murder and sentenced to life in prison.
He was survived by his mother, Mrs. Frank Brantlinger, of Blairsville. Brantlinger, 27, had completed one year and ten months of State Highway Patrol service.
In 1920 he and his parents and seven siblings lived in a house they owned, mortgage free, at 164 West Ranson Avenue in Blairsville, PA. His father worked as a locomotive engineer and his brother Don as a collier for a railroad.
In 1930 he and his parents and five siblings lived in the same house. Their home was valued at $5000 and they did have a radio. His father worked as an engine man for a steam railroad, Don as a laborer for a glass works, he as a truck driver for a grocery store, and William as a service clerk for a glass works.
From a newspaper:
Herbert P. Brantlinger was born July 4, 1906, at Conemaugh, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
He enlisted with the State Highway Patrol from Blairsville, on December 7, 1931, and was assigned to Troop B, Greensburg. He was 25 years old and 5' 11" tall.
Brantlinger was on patrol on U.S. Route 19 in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, on September 3, 1933. At 10:40 p.m. Brantlinger approached the Melrose Service Station near Bridgeville, where he believed a theft of gas and oil was in progress. When he dismounted from his motorcycle to investigate, he was hit with rifle fire. He was taken to the Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, where he died one hour later. Thomas Davis, Jr., was charged with murder and sentenced to life in prison.
He was survived by his mother, Mrs. Frank Brantlinger, of Blairsville. Brantlinger, 27, had completed one year and ten months of State Highway Patrol service.
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