Harold Richard Johnson

Harold Richard Johnson


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Harold Johnson as machinist

Individual Facts

  • Name: Harold Richard Johnson
  • Sex: Male
  • Also Known As: Hal
  • Birth: 21 Jun 1919, Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA
  • Death: 4 Jul 1981, Spring Valley, San Diego, California, USA

Tonawanda, NY

Harold Richard Johnson was born on 21 Jun 1919 in Tonawanda, New York, a busy industrial town near Buffalo along the Erie Canal and Niagara River. At that time, many local families depended on factory, rail, and shipping work, and daily life centered on home, church, and close neighborhood ties.

He was born just after World War I at the end of the Spanish flu epidemic, during a period when the nation was returning to peacetime and many modern conveniences were still limited.

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Tonawanda, NY
Tonawanda, NY

Did you know...

During his working career Harold was a machinist and later a tool and die maker. When he moved to California he became a general foreman in aircraft manufacturing at Ryan Aircraftin San Diego, with almost 200 direct reports..

When he lived in New York, Harold was the Grand Master of his Masonic lodge and chief of the Brighton Volunteer fire company in Tonawanda.

Harold was a life-long sports fan, especially boxing, wrestling and football.

Shared Facts

  • Marriage: (Lillian Elizabeth Moseley) 23 Nov 1939, Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA

Harold and Lillian wedding 1939
Harold and Lillian wedding 1939

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