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- U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: John E Greenlaw
Birth Year: 1925
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Maine
State: Maine
County or City: Oxford
Enlistment Date: 28 Apr 1943
Enlistment State: Maine
Enlistment City: Portland
Branch: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: 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
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
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Advertiser Democrat
February 13, 2009
BRENTWOOD, CA - On Wednesday, January 28, 2009, John Greenlaw of Brentwood, CA, formerly of Norway and Englewood, FL, died peacefully after a brief illness.
Mr. Greenlaw was born on January 16, 1925 in Norway, the third child of Norman U. and Bernice H. Greenlaw. He was educated in the Norway schools and achieved the honor of Eagle Scout as a youth. When his country called him in 1943, he answered and served in the 58th Quartermaster Base Depot of the United States Army in World War II. His military service took him through Western Europe and then to Okinawa after VE Day. While he did not often speak of his war experiences, he was proud to have served his country in such an honorable way.
Upon his return home from the war, he married his childhood sweetheart, Virginia Harlow in Norway and he went back to school, obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from the University of Maine. He went to work as a Civil Engineer designing roads and structures to facilitate road travel. Some of his finest work was the design and supervision through construction of "Super Span" structures for Armco Steel, with the clear distinction of never having one of his structures fail, as his competitors ha
He retired in 1987 and moved to Florida where he and his wife, Gina, enjoyed many years spending summers in Maine and winters in Florida. Last summer, they moved to Brentwood, CA to be near family.
Mr. Greenlaw's humor and storytelling will be missed by his beloved wife of 62 years, Virginia Greenlaw; his daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Charles Gilbert; his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, extended family and hundreds of friends all over the United States.
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1925 - 2009 (84 years)
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