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Harold E Blough 1907 - 1987
Harold E Blough of Orange City, Volusia County, FL was born on February 28, 1907 at 7651 Wilcox St., in Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois United States, and died at age 80 years old on October 19, 1987 in Orange City, Volusia County, FL.
Harold E Blough
Hal
Orange City, Volusia County, FL 32763
February 28, 1907
7651 Wilcox St., in Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, United States
October 19, 1987
Orange City, Volusia County, Florida, United States
Male
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Harold E Blough's History: 1907 - 1987
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Harold's main interest was electronics. He became interested in Amateur Radio at a young age and became one of the first licensed Amateur Radio Operators in the U.S. Harold quit high school at age 16 and worked on a road crew for the B & O Railroad. At age 19 he got promoted to Tower Operator at the B & O tower on Des Plaines Av in Forest Park. He later worked as a radio repairman for the Sears store on Harlem Av in Oak Park and then as an electronics repairman for American Airlines at Midway Airport in Chicago. During WW2 he became a radio operator for the Army Air Transport Command and flew as a flight crew member from 1942 through 1945, flying supplies from New York to England and North Africa in DC-3s and C-47s. It's at this time that he met his wife Mary and they married in 1945. After the war Harold opened an appliance store in Forest Park and ran it until 1971 at which time he and Mary retired and moved to Deltona Fl.
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02/281907February 28, 1907Birthdate7651 Wilcox St., in Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois United StatesBirthplaceADVERTISEMENT BY
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Harold's Father was German and English and his mother was German. His father's ancestors came from Bern Switzerland in the early 1700's and settled in Blough Pennslyvania. His Mother was full German and her parents immigrated from Germany in the mid 1800s.
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German and English ancestry, lived in Forest Park, IL, Westchester, IL, Deltona Fl, Orange City Fl, Orland Park, IL
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Garfield Elementary, Forest Park, IL Proviso East High School, Maywood, IL
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He was a civilian flight crew member for the Army Air Transport Command and flew supplies from New York to England and North Africa.
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Harold owned an appliance store in Forest Park, IL
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Harold was active as an Amateur Radio Operator, a private pilot and was a long time member of the Civil Air Patrol.
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10/191987October 19, 1987Death dateProstate cancerCause of deathDeath locationADVERTISEMENT BY
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