DOB/DOD: November 20, 1895 (Norwalk, CT) – December 8, 1974 (Bridgeport, CT); 79 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Bert Robertson [1871-1926] on March 23, 1915, in Norwalk, Connecticut. Married Thomas Ledwith [1883-1941] on December 11, 1927, in Norwalk.CHILDREN: Four daughters, Anna I. Robertson Ready [1915-1976], Ida G. [1917-1960], Sadie A. Robertson Albin [1919-1997], and Catherine E.Continue reading “GLADYS AMELIA MILLS; YMCA”
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ENID CAPWELL ALLEN; YMCA
DOB/DOD: December 5, 1888 (Brooklyn, NY) – July 25, 1973 (Stamford, CT); 84 years oldLOCAL ADDRESS: Hilltop Road (1940 census)MARITAL STATUS: Married Douglas E. Nash (1890-1972) on March 29, 1921, in Racine, Wisconsin.CHILDREN: Two sons, Benjamin C. (1922-1978) and Richard E. (1924-1976). One daughter, Enid L. Nash Gould (1927-2005). FAMILY: Born to William H. (U.S.Continue reading “ENID CAPWELL ALLEN; YMCA”
CORPORAL JOSEPH JEROME CLINTON; U.S. ARMY
Corporal Joseph J. Clinton isn’t a Norwalker but is from the next town east, Westport. As is common practice in the Veterans of Foreign Wars, posts are named for a deceased veteran that the membership feels deserves permanent recognition, which the post in Westport did in April 1920. I started looking into him a coupleContinue reading “CORPORAL JOSEPH JEROME CLINTON; U.S. ARMY”
CORPORAL CHARLES AUGUST MATTHIAS; U.S. ARMY
May 20, 1895 (Greens Farms, Westport, CT) – April 11, 1918 (France); 22 years oldUnmarriedLived on Greens Farms Road in Westport prior to the serviceEnlisted on September 7, 1917Assigned to Company H, 304th Infantry, until September 18, 1917Assigned to Company E, 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division, until his deathPromoted to Private First Class onContinue reading “CORPORAL CHARLES AUGUST MATTHIAS; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE ARTHUR JOSEPH BOOTH; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: October 20, 1896 (Red Bank, NJ) – January 1, 1944 (Norwalk, CT); 47 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Helen L. Underhill (1905-1971). CHILDREN: Four sons, Arthur U. (1924-2001), John E. (1925-1967), Richard H. (1937-1995), and Robert A. Sr. (1939-2020). LOCAL ADDRESS: 6 Knight Street, 64 Osborne Avenue, 44 Orchard Street, and 6 Nottingham Place,Continue reading “PRIVATE ARTHUR JOSEPH BOOTH; U.S. ARMY”
FIRST LIEUTENANT ARTHUR MONROE BILLARD; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: February 4, 1895 (Stamford, CT) – October 21, 1977 (Norwalk, CT); 82 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Carol M. Sawyer (1899-1985) on November 15, 1919 in Montclair, NJCHILDREN: One son, Richard (1921-1998). Two daughters, Ruth S. Billard Morrill (1923-) and Grace G. “Gigi” (1928-2015).LOCAL ADDRESS: 319 Rowayton Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: April 6, 1917DISCHARGE: February 23, 1919UNIT:Continue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT ARTHUR MONROE BILLARD; U.S. ARMY”
CAPTAIN WARD BRYAN CHAMBERLIN JR.; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: December 16, 1881 (New York City) – March 21, 1956 (Norwalk, CT); 74 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Elizabeth Nichols Chamberlin (1888-1983) on July 19, 1919, in Bridgeport, CT.CHILDREN: Two daughters, Elizabeth N. Chamberlin Howard (1920-1979) and Martha E. Chamberlin Sloane (1925-1988). One son, Ward B. Chamberlin III (1921-2017), who was a pioneer in publicContinue reading “CAPTAIN WARD BRYAN CHAMBERLIN JR.; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE JOSEPH KISH; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: 1901? (Hungary) – October 26, 1952 (Norwalk, CT); 51 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Richards Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: November 6, 1917SERVICE NUMBER: 623748DISCHARGE: January 25, 1919UNITS: 56th Coast Artillery Corps, Battery B; 35th Coast Artillery Corps, and 119th Field Artillery, Battery C. FAMILY: Born to Josef (1885-1941) and Julia Lazar Kish (1879-?). Four sisters, ElizabethContinue reading “PRIVATE JOSEPH KISH; U.S. ARMY”
SERGEANT HERMAS JOSEPH POIRIER, SR.; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: April 17, 1885 (Terrebonne, Canada) – May 15, 1970 (Shelton, CT); 85 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Florence Lillian Dewy Poirier (1893-1977) on May 27, 1914, in New York City. Married Alice Corrine Cunningham Poirier (1909-1969) on August 25, 1924, in New York City.CHILDREN: One son, Hermas (1925-2004). One daughter, Corrine Annette Poirier Braud (1926-1971).LOCALContinue reading “SERGEANT HERMAS JOSEPH POIRIER, SR.; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE ERIC HERBERT MILLER; U.S. ARMY
February 2, 1896 (Germany) – October 14, 1960 (West Haven, CT); 64 years oldMarried Marie Hadden Miller (1902-1999) on April 21, 1926, in Norwalk, CT.Children Eric Jr. (1928-2008) and Shirley Miller Hanlon (1931-2010).Local address: 5 Aiken Street and 3 June Avenue, NorwalkEnlisted on October 3, 1917; Discharged on June 4, 2019Serial number 1923182Unit: 326th Infantry,Continue reading “PRIVATE ERIC HERBERT MILLER; U.S. ARMY”
Honor Norwalk CT veterans 