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Note: HOME: Nutley, Essex, N. J. Narberth, Montgomery, PA.
Wynnewood, Lower Merion Twp., Mongtomery, PA.
Bala-Cynwyd, Lower Merion Twp., Montgomery, PA.
Arlington, Bennington, VT.
Elverson, Berks, PA.
BORN: 50 Hampden Place, Nutley, Essex, N. J.
DEATH: Heart failure.
NICKNAME: Alex
HEALTH: Kidney Stones, Arteriosclerosis
MARRIAGE:
<b>U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970
</b>Name: Howard Alexander
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 2 Nov 1946
Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Church: Westside Presbyterian Church
Spouse: Mae Thompson (1)
<b>MILITARY:
</b>ENLISTMENT:
U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 about Howard Leslie Alexander
Name: Howard Leslie Alexander
Ship, Station or Activity: Wharton
Ship Number or Designation: AP-7
Muster Date: 11 Dec 1942
Serial Number 650 89 42
United States Navy
Sea Bees
Motor Machinist Mate Second Class, 32nd Naval Construction
Battalion, Aleutian Islands, Pacific Theatre, August 1, 1942 -
October, 1943
23rd Naval Construction Battalion, Central Pacific Theatre, October,
1943 - December 25, 1945
"Three years, four months and twenty-five days." - HLA, Sr.
Howard Leslie Alexander, Sr. Note Book
Oct. 27 Arrived in the Marshall Islands.
Oct. 30 Went on Perry Island for swimming.
Nov. 17 Left Marshalls after 21 days there.
Leaves
Nov. 8, 1942 to Nov. 13, 1942,
5 days
Feb.25, 1944 to Mar. 21, 1944
30 days
May 29, 1944 to June 12, 1944
15 days
From Sep. 20, 1942 to April 13, 1944 was in 32nd N. C. B.
From April 13, 1944 to Nov. 21, 1945 was in 23nd N. C. B.
Sea duty in Alaska 14 months 11 days Dec. 11, 1942 to Feb. 27, 1944
Sea duty in Hawaii July 19, 1944 to Oct. 16, 1944
Sea duty at Guam Nov. 22, 1944 - Nov. 24, 1945
17 months 23 days
Total 32 months
Days of sea duty
Time In Service
Enlisted July 24, 1942
Sworn in Aug. 1, 1942
Active duty Sept. 20, 1942
Camp Allen Sept. 20 - Oct. 19
Camp Bradford Oct. 19 - Nov. 17
Port Hueneme Nov. 22 - Dec. 11
On board ship Dec. 11 - Dec 22
Dutch Harbor Dec. 22 - Jan. 12, 1943
On board ship Jan. 12 - Jan. 16
Adak Jan. 16, 1943 - Feb. 7, 1944
On board ship Feb. 6 - Feb. 16
Bremerton, Wash. Feb. 16 - Feb. 20
U. S. S. Lexington Feb. 20 - Feb. 22
Camp Parks Feb. 22 - Jun 19
Port Hueneme June 20 - July 19
On ship July 19 - July 26
Pearl Harbor July 25 - Oct. 16, 1944
Moanalua Ridge July 26, 1944 - Oct. 16, 1944 (sic)
On ship Oct. 16 44 to Nov. 22, 1944
Guam Nov. 22 44 - Nov. 24, 1945
Boarded U. S. S. Marcus Island Nov. 23, 1945 and left Guam Nov. 24 for U. S. A.
Landed Dec. 12, 1945
Crossed International Date Line Oct. 21 - from Saturday to Monday.
End of war Aug. 15, 1945
Signed terms Sept. 2, 1945
Crossed back over I. D. L. Dec. 1, 1945
Discharged Dec. 25, 1945
a civilian
<i><b>23RD BATTALION
</b></i>Commissioned at Camp Allen onSept. 4, 1942, the 23rd Battalionwas moved at once to Davisville. R. I. On Oct. 17 the outfit arrived at PortHueneme and was moved up to Seattle for embarkation Oct. 30. Sailing fromSeattle Nov. 2, the Battalion arrived at NOB Kodiak Nov. 7. During November twodetachments were sent from Kodiak to Cold Bay. On March 28, 1943, four officersand 223 men departed from Kodiak for Dutch Harbor, arriving April 2. On April9, three officers and 108 men arrived at Atka and the following day adetachment of three officers and 118 men arrived at Adak. On April 25, 1943more of the outfit arrived at Dutch Harbor from Kodiak. Detachments were sentfrom Dutch Harbor to Adak on April 26, May 1 and May 6. And a detachment wasalso sent to Attu on May 6. On May 12, B Company arrived at Dutch Harbor fromKodiak and was sent to Adak on June 3. From June 14 to 22, detachments weretransferred from Adak to Attu. On June 17 D Company left Cold Bay for Attu,arriving on June 26, bringing the outfit all together again. After establishinga headquarters on Attu, the Battalion sailed for the States on Dec. 30, 1943,arriving at Seattle Jan. 12, 1944. The outfit was moved to Camp Parks for dutyuntil June 20, 1944, when it was transferred to Port Hueneme. Beginning Itssecond overseas tour, the outfit left Port Hueneme July 19, 1944, arriving atPearl Harbor July 26. On Oct. 16, the Battalion sailed west from Pearl andafter stopping over 22 days at Eniwetok, arrived on Guam on Nov. 22, and wasstill there when the war ended.
<i><b>32ND BATTALION
</b></i>One tour of duty in the Alaskan sector was the history of the 32nd NCB before it was inactivated. The outfit arrived at Dutch Harbor Dec. 22, 1942,and then moved to Adak in three echelons. The Battalion switched operations to Andrew Lagoon Aug. 1. 1943, and in February. April and May of 1944, the unit returned to Camp Parks. The 32nd was disbanded on May 29, 1944.
EMPLOYMENT: Volunteer Fire Fighter, 27 years, Union Fire Association, Bala-Cynwyd, Lower Merion Township., Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Carpenter for Grover Thompson Contracting
Deputy Fire Marshall, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, 1962
Alexander & Thompson Carpenters
Social Security Number 194-18-6829
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Howard Leslie Alexander
[Howard L Alexander]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1921
Birth Place: Nutley Essex, New Jersey
Death Date: 9 Mar 2006
Father: Howard M Thompson (sic)
Mother: Marjorie I Stiles
SSN: 194186829
Notes: Jun 1941: Name listed as HOWARD LESLIE ALEXANDER; 23 Mar 2006: Name listed as HOWARD L ALEXANDER (2)
REFERENCES: (1) <b>U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, Presbyterian Historical Society @ ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61048/44861_620303987_0698-00289?pid=1500587689&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D61048%26h%3D1500587689%26tid%3D9148877%26pid%3D-844048592%26hid%3D1028185878725%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3Dnjc818695%26_phstart%3Ddefault%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue&treeid=9148877&personid=-844048592&hintid=1028185878725&usePUB=true&_phsrc=njc818695&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true)
(2) </b>U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007<b> @ ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60901&h=32206439&tid=9148877&pid=-844048592&usePUB=true&_phsrc=njc-614274&_phstart=successSource)</b>
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