Harlo Albert French (1920 - 2013)

Born 20 Dec 1920 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Husband of Doris Marie (Downing) French — married about 1945 in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States

Died 28 Jun 2013 at age 92 in Florida, United States

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Biography

Pvt. Harlo French served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 10 Oct 1942
Unit(s): 960th Engineer Topographic Company
Service ended:

Harlo served with the 960th Engineer Aviation Topographic Company during WW2. ^[1]

He was born in 1920 to Harlo French and Charlotte Bewers. ^{[2] [3]}

He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942. ^[4]

After the war, he married Doris Downing. They were living with her parents in 1950. ^[5]

Harlo passed away in 2013. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Personnel Directory page 2
2. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N77F-J58 : 10 October 2022), Harlo Albert French, .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW48-W2J : 8 January 2021), Harlo French in household of Harlo A French, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-350, sheet 14A, line 10, family 413, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 784.
4. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8Y5-8DV : 5 December 2014), Harlo A Jr French, enlisted 10 Oct 1942, Chicago, Illinois, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
5. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6X18-TX2H : Sun Jan 29 15:59:33 UTC 2023), Entry for George F Downing and Robert A Downing, 3 May 1950.
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #14205690 (accessed 4 April 2023)
   Memorial page for Harlo A. “Bud” French (20 Dec 1920-28 Jun 2013), citing Pinecrest Memorial Gardens, Marianna, Jackson County, Florida, USA; Maintained by (contributor 46820142).