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Wendall HORRIGAN was born on 3 FEB 1921 in Solvay, Onondaga County, NY.
He died on 7 FEB 1992 in Akron, Stow, OH , and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, DC.
   Parents: George Ivan HORRIGAN (b. 8 JUN 1897) and Edna Mae RUSSELL (b. 11 NOV 1899)
   Graphics: Ancestry chart
   Other spouse: Beatrice J. CALABRESE (b. 1922).

Moved to Cleveland in 1939.

Armed forces as a volunteer, serial number : 15377147. Went to Camp
Crowder, MO. for basic & special Signal Corp. Tranining. Was sent to
Brisbane Austrialia, where taught teletype for one year. Sent to New
Guinea for one year, then Leyete in Philipines for 6 months as a senior
NCO inthe message center of the 4025th Signal Br. June 1945 to Manila as a
1st Sgt. of the 4025th home Dec 1945. Back to L&N until 1945. Worked for
NY Centeral RR as communications maintainer for the Erie Dive until 1952.
Worked for General Telephone one year stared with Honeywell Inc. in 1953
until retired. Meet Betty West who was receptionist for L&N in 1945.

Bettie Jane WEST was born on 22 JUL 1924 in Indianapolis, IN.
She died on 23 JUN 2007 in Stow, Ohio , and was buried on JUN 2007 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington,VA.
   Parents: Harry Alonzo WEST (b. 28 MAR 1901) and Helen TARPEY (b. 21 NOV 1901)
   Graphics: Ancestry chart

Also goes by Betty. Graduated from John Marshall High School.

Wendall HORRIGAN and Bettie Jane WEST were married on 25 JAN 1947.
They had the following children:

Patricia Ellen HORRIGAN
James Wendell HORRIGAN
John HORRIGAN

Marriage Photo
Marriage Photo

Prepared by Brian and Mary Mathewson
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Last updated 2022 Dec 28.

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