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- World War II Enlistment Records.
Source: National Archives http://www.archives.gov/
Field Title Value Meaning
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 32862159 32862159
NAME HOAR#EDWIN#A############ HOAR#EDWIN#A############
RESIDENCE: STATE 23 NEW YORK
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 071 ORANGE
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 2364 NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 12 12
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 03 03
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 43 43
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION NO# No branch assignment
BRANCH: CODE 02 No branch assignment
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 23 NEW YORK
YEAR OF BIRTH 24 24
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 4 4 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 999 Undefined Code
MARITAL STATUS 1 Single, with dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0576 0576
FILM REEL NUMBER 2.240 2.240
Cemetery:
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Obituary:
Edwin A. "Ed" Hoar, 88, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home on April 8, 2012, surrounded by his family. He was born in Port Jervis, New York on August 2, 1924 to Frank and Mary Hoar. He was the oldest of 6 siblings.
Ed was a World War II U.S. Army Air Corp 330th Bomb Group Veteran who was stationed in Guam and participated in numerous missions. At a USO dance, he met and later married Vesta Jean Jones on June 26, 1946. After the war, they moved to Hill City, Kansas where he and Vesta owned and operated the E & J Dairy, Mr. Ed's Motors, and they were house parents for adults with disabilities for DSNWK. Upon retiring in 1989, they moved to Canon City, Colorado. While in Canon City, he was an active member in St. Michael Catholic Church.
Ed is survived by his wife of 65 years, Vesta Jean Jones Hoar; children, Reta Martinez (Felix) of Howard, CO, Michael Hoar (Linda) of Dodge City, KS, Patricia Pierce (Kent) of Flossmoor, IL, Kathy Pool (David) of Garden City, KS, and James Hoar (Mary) of Canon City, CO; sisters, Patricia Wagner (Bill) and Beverly Belcher. He also has eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his youngest son, John Stephen Hoar.
Memorial Mass will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at St. Michael Catholic Church in Canon City with Reverend Kevin Novack as Celebrant. Interment will follow at Lakeside Cemetery on Highway 115 in Canon City. Memorial donations may be made on his behalf to St. Michael Catholic Church at 1016 Mystic Ave., Ca?non City, CO 81212, Sangre de Cristo Hospice at 1207 Pueblo Blvd. Way, Pueblo, CO 81004, or StarPoint at PO Box 2080, Ca?non City, CO 81215.
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