FORDEN, George Robert

1918 - 1994  (76 years)

• Name	FORDEN, George Robert
  Born	19 Feb 1918	Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Dec 1994	Zion, Lake Co., Illinois
  	age 76
  Person ID	I538	Reich
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	FORDEN, Charles Walter,   b. 5 Dec 1888, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois ,   d. 8 Aug 1929, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age 40 years)
  Mother	HARRISON, Catherine Mary (Katie),   b. 9 Apr 1891, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois ,   d. 16 Jan 1962, Norwood Park Chicago State Hospital, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F92	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GNIDA, Cecelia H.,   b. 20 Oct 1917,   d. 17 Jan 1992, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age 74 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1942	Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois   [2]
  	George was a pretty baby with red hair and blue eyes, even winning a beauty contest. When he was less than a year old, he fell down the stairs and perhaps suffered some brain damage. After the fall, he appeared to become very emotional. When his father died and he and his siblings were sent to an orphanage in Des Plaines, he was always picked on. When George was in the service, he was hurt by shrapnel three or four times during World War II in the African campaign against the Italians. Cecelia's family seemed to have some sort of bone disorder. She broke her leg and it never seemed to heal correctly. After much colon problems, and diaherria, Cecelia died in Jan 1992 of a staph infection that started in her arm and spread throughout her body. George also died of staph infection.
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  World War II Army Enlistment Name: Forden, George J Serial Number: 36356101 Residence: Cook, Illinois Enlistment Place: Chicago, Illinois Enlistment Date: 30 June 1942 Grade Alpha: Private Grade Code: Private Branch Alpha: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Enlistment Term: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Longevity: Source: National Guard in Federal Service, after 3 months of Discharge Nativity: Illinois Birth Year: 1917 Race and Citizenship: White, citizen Education: 1 year of high school Civil Occupation: 999 Marital Status: Married Army Component: Card Number: 1070 Box Number: 5.132 Reel Number: 6933135

  
  

• Sources

  [S62] Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificate 1878-1922, File 6004782 (Reliability: 3). [S110] Illinois, Cook County, Marriage Certificate, File 1726994 (Reliability: 3).