Howard Alexander

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Biography

RESIDENCES:

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:

U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970

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)

MILITARY:

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

23RD BATTALION 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.     32ND BATTALION 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.

Howard Alexander (1921)

Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File

Memorials   0" class="badge ng-binding" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; display: inline-block; min-width: 10px; padding: 3px 7px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(124, 116, 104); border-radius: 10px;">1 Comments  Full Name:Howard AlexanderGender:MaleSocial Security Number:***-**-6829Birth Date:23 Feb 1921Death Date:9 Mar 2006Cause of Death:UnknownEnlistment Date:20 Sep 1942Release Date:25 Dec 1945Conflict Period:World War IIServed for:United States of AmericaOrganization code:Organization code 2:Organization code 3:Organization:Organization 2:Organization 3:Branch:Branch 2:Branch 3:Enlistment date 2:Enlistment date 3:Release date 2:Release date 3:Conflict period 2:Conflict period 3:Views:1 (3)

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) Howard was born in 1921. Howard Alexander ... He passed away in 2006. ^[1]

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Sources

(1) 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) U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 @ 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) (3) Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File @ Fold 3.com (https://www.fold3.com/record/624931277/howard-alexander-1921-veterans-affairs-birls-death-file)

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Susan Alexander, Monday, July 7, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

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