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| − | George was of average build (154 lbs) and short of stature (5 foot 4 inch). He was clean shaven, had brown | + | George was of average build (154 lbs) and short of stature (5 foot 4 inch). He was clean shaven, had brown hair and grey eyes. He wore glasses in his later years. |
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| − | Converted to the Catholic religion when he wed '''[[Elizabeth Margaret Timko]]'''. | + | Converted to the Catholic religion when he wed '''[[Elizabeth Margaret Timko]]'''. His godfather was his brother-in-law '''[[Andrew Michael Petrilla]]'''. |
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Worked as a welder and fork lift driver at Taylor Winfield for ten years. In the early 1940s he worked at American Welding. | Worked as a welder and fork lift driver at Taylor Winfield for ten years. In the early 1940s he worked at American Welding. | ||
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| + | Earlier in his career he was a lift driver at the Lordstown Ordinance Depot. | ||
== Personal Life == | == Personal Life == | ||
| − | He loved bowling and skating. | + | He loved bowling and skating. |
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| + | He was a member of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 11, Slovak Bowling League and First Catholic Slovak Men’s Union 746 | ||
== Death == | == Death == | ||
| − | + | George died from acute massive coronary thrombosis with pulmonary edema on September 19, 1970 at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. | |
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| + | He was buried on September 22, 1970. George's grave is located in Sts. Peter and Paul’s Byzantine Cemetery in North Bloomfield, Trumbull County, Ohio. The Sts. Peter and Paul’s Byzantine Cemetery is located on Hewitt Gifford Road (Rt 84) in Lordstown, Trumbull County, Ohio. This cemetery is approximately 3-4 miles southwest of Warren, Ohio. | ||
Revision as of 01:14, 30 June 2022
Born on December 18, 1916 in Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He was the tenth oldest child to James Mehard Campbell and Sarah Violet Greenfield.
Page edited 18- Nov -21. ET
Description
George was of average build (154 lbs) and short of stature (5 foot 4 inch). He was clean shaven, had brown hair and grey eyes. He wore glasses in his later years.
Early Years
- Childhood -
- Siblings
- William Campbell
- Margaret Cardilla Campbell
- Robert Smiley Campbell
- Harry Ellsworth Campbell
- Charles James Campbell
- Clara Mae Campbell
- Ruth Sarah Campbell
- Katherine Louise Campbell
- Mary Helen Campbell
- Pearl Elizabeth Campbell
- Morey Monroe Campbell
Education
Completed grammar school
Military Service Years
T.5 George Yeager Campbell served in the U.S. Army. He began serving on 6 Aug 1941 and was discharged on 5 Oct 1945 (Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, PA). He served in the European Theater as an Airplane Maintenance Technician. (George departed from the US on 16 Jan 1943 and arrived in England on 1 Feb 1943. On 14 Sep 1945 he left Europe and arrived back in the US on 22 Sep 1945.) He participated in the following campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. He was awarded the WWII Victory Medal, a Service Lapel Button WWII, a Good Conduct Medal, an American Defense Service Medal, an American Campaign Medal, a Combat Infantry Badge, a Bronze Star Medal and the European African Middle Eastern Medal with One Silver Star.
Military Service(s): U.S. Army
Religion
Converted to the Catholic religion when he wed Elizabeth Margaret Timko. His godfather was his brother-in-law Andrew Michael Petrilla.
Family Years
Married Elizabeth Margaret Timko on July 19, 1947 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. The couple had six children: two boys: James Joseph, George Michael, and four girls: Sara Anne, Elizabeth Therese, Marjorie Anne, and Dorothy Marie.
The couple had six children;
- James Joseph Campbell
- Sara Anne Campbell
- George Michael Campbell
- Elizabeth Therese Campbell
- Marjorie Anne Campbell
- Dorothy Marie Campbell
Residences
During the George's years in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, he lived with family in, rented or owned a total of four houses on the southwest side of the city.
- 624 Fairfield St
- 169 Porter Street NE
- 811 E. Market Street
- 2475 Cranwood Drive
Working Years
Worked as a welder and fork lift driver at Taylor Winfield for ten years. In the early 1940s he worked at American Welding.
Earlier in his career he was a lift driver at the Lordstown Ordinance Depot.
Personal Life
He loved bowling and skating.
He was a member of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 11, Slovak Bowling League and First Catholic Slovak Men’s Union 746
Death
George died from acute massive coronary thrombosis with pulmonary edema on September 19, 1970 at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
He was buried on September 22, 1970. George's grave is located in Sts. Peter and Paul’s Byzantine Cemetery in North Bloomfield, Trumbull County, Ohio. The Sts. Peter and Paul’s Byzantine Cemetery is located on Hewitt Gifford Road (Rt 84) in Lordstown, Trumbull County, Ohio. This cemetery is approximately 3-4 miles southwest of Warren, Ohio.