Dobbins, Daniel G.

Description

Daniel Gerry Dobbins was born on September 20, 1917, in New Jersey to Florence Lamprecht and J Gerry Dobbins. He was raised in New Jersey and attended Deerfield Academy. His family then moved to Litchfield, CT.

He married Joan Hollaman of Rye, in the Rye Presbyterian Church on May 3, 1941. Before the war he was working for the Bethlehem Steel Company

Daniel enlisted August 5, 1942 and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He served in the Air Force, earning promotions from enlisted man to captain. He was honorably discharged on November 25, 1945.

After the war, Daniel became corporate secretary and plant manager of the Sanborn Map Company, Pelham, N.Y.

He and his family then moved to Bradenton , Fl. There he joined the Siesta Manufacturing Company where the board of directors elected him a vice president, secretary and treasurer.

Prior to his move to Florida, Daniel lived in Norton, Conn., where he was active in Rotary, secretary of the ZonBoard of Appeals, and member of the board of The Town Players of New Canaan.

Daniel Gerry Dobbins died on September 23, 1986, in Norwalk, Connecticut, when he was 69 years old.

Name: Daniel Gerry Dobbins
Race: White
Age: 23
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 20 Sep 1917
Birth Place: Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Residence Place: Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Employer: Bethlehem Steel Corp
Weight: 160
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: J Gerry Dobbins

Name: Daniel G Dobbins
Race: White
Occupation: CARTOGRAPHER
Industry: SELF EMPLOYED
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 20 Sep 1917
Birth Place: New Jersey
Address: 1254 SEA PLUME
Residence : Meriden, Florida
Death Date: 23 Sep 1986
Death Place: Norwalk, Connecticut
Age: 69 Years
Spouse: Joan
Father’s Surname: Dobbins
State File #: 19843