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Paul J Garfield 1926 - 2020

Paul J Garfield of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin United States was born on March 10, 1926 in Milwaukee, MN, and died at age 94 years old on November 27, 2020 in Hagerstown, Washington County, MD.

Paul J Garfield
Paul Jerome Garfield, Paul Jerome Garfinkel
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Milwaukee County, Wisconsin United States
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March 10, 1926
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, MN
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Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States
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  • Introduction

    Paul, who was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin, parents were Harry P Garfinkel (1896 - 1964) and Belle (Luban) Garfinkel (1902 - 2013). His father was born in Russia and his mother was born in Latvia. In the 1940 federal census, Paul (14) was living with his parents Harry (42) and Belle (37) and siblings J. Carol (10) and Joan B (8) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Paul was in 8th grade, Dad was a teacher, teaching Hebrew, and Belle wasn't working. Paul enlisted in the Air Corps on June 27, 1944 in Ft Sheridan Illinois, thus serving in WW2 as a private. He was designated as "Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer" Paul was single, no dependents and at age 18, he had completed 3 years of high school. (Later in life, Paul would list his profession as "economist". On December 18, 1950, Paul married Mary Eleanor Griffin in the state of Indiana. On March 20. 1967, he married Mary Lee (Peck) Mellor in Arlington Virginia. Paul stated that he had been married 2x before and was divorced. He was an economist for Foster Assoc. Mary Lee stated that she was a student, divorced, and had been married 3 times before. Note: on his marriage certificate, Paul provided his father's surname as "Garfield". That is the surname he was using at the time. On other records, the surname is given as "Garfinkel", Paul is known to have at least one child, Henry Lawrence Garfield, born in 1961.
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    1926

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    March 10, 1926
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    Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, MN
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Paul was caucasian and had both Russian (from his father) and Latvian (from his mother) heritage.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Paul was born in Milwaukee MN and therefore was a US citizen

  • Early Life & Education

    At the time of his enlistment, Paul had completed 3 years of High School.

  • Religious Beliefs

    Because of Russian and Latvian heritage, and because his father taught Hebrew professionally, it may be inferred that Paul was Jewish.

  • Military Service

    Paul's military serial # was 16107947 He enlisted on June 27, 1944 in Ft Sheridan Illinois and entered the US Air Corps In the rank of Private. His terms of enlistment, as for almost all at the time, were for the "Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law"

  • Professional Career

    When he married Mary Lee (Peck) Mellor in 1967, Paul stated that he was an economist for "Foster Assoc."
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    November 27, 2020
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    Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland United States
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In 1926, in the year that Paul J Garfield was born, on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.
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In 1939, at the age of only 13 years old, Paul was alive when in May, Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated film, reached a total international gross of $6.5 million which made it (to then) the most successful sound film of all time. First released in December 1937, it was originally dubbed "Disney's Folly" but the premiere received a standing ovation from the audience. At the 11th Academy Awards in February 1939, Walt Disney won an Academy Honorary Award - a full-size Oscar statuette and seven miniature ones - for Snow White.
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