John Arnold Reagh

Notes:

The 1941 issue of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast showed that Pvt. Arnold Reagh was stationed at Fort DuPont, Delaware, as Motor Post Clerk and Staff Driver.

A few years later, in the same publication (Vol. 7, September 4, 1944), it was noted that Lt. John Arnold Reagh, bomber pilot in England, had completed 17 missions and received the Air Medal. As of the September 3, 1945 issue (Vol. 8), it was reported that he completed 35 missions over Germany and was sent back to the U.S.A. as an instructor. After his honorable discharge, he was living in Birmingham, Michigan.

Vol. 9, dated September 2, 1946 reported that he was enrolled in the Business Administration department at Michigan State College.

The September 6, 1948 issue of the STRIFFLER BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 11, reported that he had graduated from Michigan State that year and was working as an accountant for Shell Oil Co. in Detroit. In Volume 14 of the same periodical it was reported he was selling business machines for Remington Rand.

The 1964 issue of the same periodical reported that Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Curtis (his brother-in-law) and Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Reagh were awarded trips to Italy by the Underwood Corporation, and the Reagh's has also visited Hawaii in May as guests of Underwood.

Cass City Chronicle
Thursday, August 22, 2001
Page 9

John A. Reagh, a former resident of Saginaw, died Thursday, Aug. 9, at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif.

He was born in Cass City, the son of Alice and Ira Reagh.

He graduated from Cass City High School. He then attended Central Michigan University and later graduated from Michigan State University. He was a B-17 pilot in the 8?sup?th?/sup? Air Force and flew 35 bombing missions. After returning the the United States, he served as an Army Air Force Instructor.

While living in Saginaw, he owned and operated Central Office Equipment Company from 1958 until he moved to California in 1989. He was a member of the First Congregational Church and Riverside Kiwanis.

He is survived by his wife, Florence, children, Molly JONES of Mill Valley, Calif., Susan KARAKASEVIC of St. Helena, Calif., and John W. Reagh of Cape Town, South Africa; 4 grandchildren; a son-in-law, Miles KARAKASEVIC; a daughter-in-law, Julia Reagh; a sister, Marian McINTYRE of North Muskegon; cousins, Ruth ESAU of Cass City and Harry REAGH of Bay City, and several nieces and nephews.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemroe Strong, March 2008)

John married Florence Woodard on 7 Aug 1942 in Rehoboth Beach, Sussex, Delaware. Florence was born on 19 Dec 1921; died on 24 May 2009 in Santa Rosa, Riverside County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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