Mossman, Howard M.

Description

Howard Martin Mossman

Howard Martin Mossman was born on January 9, 1910, in New York City, New York, to Edith Chauncey Martin, age 31, and Howard Hill Mossman, age 35. In Rye his family lived on Guion Road. Howard was graduated from Thacher School in Ojai, Cal.

Howard Martin Mossman married Katherine Everitt Holmes in Greenwich, Connecticut, on August 20, 1936. In 1940 they were living in New York City and He was working for Heitzman Safety Blasting Plug Corp.

Howard enlisted March 12, 1942, in Fort Dix, New Jersey and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Mrs. Howard Mossman, of Guion
Road, has her son, T. Sergt. Howard
Martin Mossman, U. S. A., and Mrs.
Mossman with her while he is on furlough. They have been in California
and he is waiting for a new assignment.

Friday, October 6, 1944 THE RYE CHRONICLE PACE NINE

After his discharge from the Army, Howard returned home to Rye. In 1950 Howard, wife and son were living on Kirby Lane. Howards mother died in 1959 and he inherited 1.6 million dollars.

The family would remain in Rye for decades and his wife was founder and owner of Katie Holmes Inc.. She died in 1977.