Milton Honey

Last Name: Milton
First Name: Honey

Middle Initial/Name: Samuel
Nickname: Miltie; Milt; Wings

Birthdate: March 8, 1918
Birthplace: Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware

Wilmington Residence: In October of 1940 his address was listed as 1313 King Street, Wilmington, DE. In 1941, a newspaper article listed his address as 2100 North Van Buren Street, Wilmington, DE
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Civilian Occupation Prior to Service: Salesman at Leibowitz, Inc., 224 Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Branch of Armed Services: Army/Army Air Force
Armed Services Serial Number: 32073877
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Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: Washington, DC; Ft. Story, VA: Norfolk, VA; Seattle, WA; Renton, WA; Camp Haan, Riverside, CA; Fort Bragg, NC; Camp Howard, TX; Camp Bowie, TX

Unit(s): Bat. E 212 CAAA; HQ and HQ Battery, 34 CA Brigade; 45th ST Armory; 34th Coast Artillery Brigade; Co. 1839 U.S.N.T.S.; Bty "A" 212 AAA AWB; Bty A 784 Armed F.A. Bn.

Rank(s): Pfc.; A.S.; Cpl.

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Of Interest: 6/11/42 - Describes scenery on cross country trip to Seattle; 9/21/42 - Describes difficulty of adjustment back to Army life after 9 days on furlough; 12/13/42 - Reference to younger brother Edward; 11/15/43 - Letter requesting a recommendation for transfer to the Air Corp from Mr. Sollod; 2/7/43 - Description of radio and rifle 'gremlins' that disrupt radio translation and impede accurate shooting; All letters from 3/11/45 are from wife - Ruthie; 6/15/45 - Ruthie working as a Hemotologist at Camp Bowie, receives a phone call from Milt in the middle of writing letter;

Delaware Connection(s): Joe Lichtenbaum; Edward Honey; Sammy Geller; Artie Blatman;

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Death Date: January 20, 1998
Death Place: At home, 31 North Cliffe Drive, Wycliffe, Holly Oak, Wilmington, DE
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First Letter to Mollye: 12/30/1941
Last Letter to Mollye: 06/12/1945
Number of Items in Mollye Collection: 85
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Later Work: As stated in his obituary of January 23, 1988, “Mr. Honey owned and operated Silverside Beverage for 29 years, retiring in 1983. He was a member of Congregation Beth Shalom.”

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Spouse Name: Ruth Warwick Honey
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Spouse Birthdate: June 17, 1919
Spouse Birthplace: Chester, PA
Spouse Death Date: November 22, 2005
Spouse Death Place: Wilmington, DE

Name(s) of Children: Rhona Terry Honey; David Honey; Lori Honey Tarolli

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Father's Name: Max C. (Honig) Honey
Mother's Name: Reba Leibowitz Honey

Birthplace of Father: Lubain, Russia (Poland)
Birthplace of Mother: Romania

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