Harold Arthur Strong (1894 - 1955)

Born Nov 1894 in Walled Lake, Oakland, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Jan 1955 at age 60 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

Biography

The son of John Strong and Minnie (Gage) Strong, Harold was born in Walled Lake, Michigan in 1894.^[1] Soon afterward, his family relocated to Riverside, California.^[2] According to his draft card, completed on June 5, 1917, Harold was a man of medium height and build with dark brown hair and eyes. He was a college student at the time.^[3] He enlisted in the Marine Corps on December 6, 1918, eventually rising to the rank of Lt. Colonel, and retired on April 1, 1950;^[4] he fought in both World War I and World War II.^[5]

He married Louise S., about whom little is found.^[6][7] He married a second time, marrying Mona Maurine Miller in Montgomery, Alabama on November 15, 1947.^[8] He passed away in 1955^[9] and is buried at Fort Rosacrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSM8-GSH : accessed 10 August 2020), Harold Strong in household of John Strong, Laurium village, south side, Houghton, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 176, sheet 16A, family 298, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,714.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVL2-4RH : accessed 10 August 2020), Harold H Strong in household of John B Strong, Riverside Ward 1, Riverside, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 73, sheet 14A, family 267, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 91; FHL microfilm 1,374,104.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K685-X6Z : 25 August 2019), Harold Arthur Strong, 1917-1918.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data:Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland. Ancestry Record 2590 #1529430 with attached Image
5. ↑ National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites. National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Ancestry Record 8750 #2985175
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCDT-JKD : accessed 10 August 2020), Harold A Strong, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 44, sheet 21A, line 39, family 611, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 184; FHL microfilm 2,339,919.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K94J-8WD : 6 February 2020), Harold A Strong, Ward 5, Riverside, Riverside Judicial Township, Riverside, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33-50, sheet 8A, line 16, family 216, 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 278.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Alabama Marriages. County courthouses, Alabama. Ancestry Record 61365 #182054556685
9. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPZK-H6F : 26 November 2014), Harold Arthur Strong, 06 Jan 1955; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
10. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZP-2FBM : 1 August 2018), Harold Arthur Strong, died 6 Jan 1955; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.