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Note: kBaptized at St Matthews Lutheran Church, West Hoboken.
Beginning in 1941 worked for Alcoa in Edgewater for 24 years until the plant
was closed in 1965(screw machine operator). Starting in 1965 worked at American
Cynamid in Wayne as an Assistant Chef in the executive guest house until the
company closed it. He continued working for Cynamid on the maintenance staff
in the headquarters building in Wayne until his retirement in 1981.
Father's name was Rudolf, Mother's Antonia.
Was born on Highpoint Av between New York and Bergenline Avenues.
Attended Union Hill High School(finished 11th grade) while living on 48th
Street, Union City.
Entered Army Air Force in Sept 1942 and served until Nov 1945. During WWII
served in the South Pacific and Japan as a cook. Reached sergeant but demoted
to corporal for giving food to hungry foreign children against orders of his
superior officer.
During their marriage, he and Genevieve took numerous trips; Germany
Yugoslavia, Hawaii, Switzerland, Holland, England as well as several cruises
including one from San Francisco thru the Panama Canal to Florida.
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