Melvin Olav Arthur Henden1

M, b. 23 April 1912, d. 22 November 1998
Melvin Olav Arthur Henden|b. 23 Apr 1912\nd. 22 Nov 1998|p660.htm|Ole Abrahamson Henden|b. 12 Apr 1868\nd. 19 Feb 1937|p1236.htm|Oline Eriksdatter Vik|b. 16 Aug 1875\nd. 29 Mar 1914|p657.htm|Abraham J. Henden|b. 13 Apr 1818\nd. 6 Dec 1898|p1205.htm|Oline Monsdatter Hopland|b. 10 Jun 1831\nd. 2 Jun 1910|p1206.htm|Erik Sjursen Grønevik|b. 24 Nov 1836\nd. 3 Jan 1922|p667.htm|Brithe Iversdatter Indre Bø|b. 20 Jan 1834\nd. 9 Jan 1910|p668.htm|

Relationship=Granduncle of Barbara Joyce Zanzig.
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Abraham Jonsen and Oline Monsdatter's Descendants
Erik Sjursen and Brithe Iversdatter's Descendants
Melvin Henden circa 1978
     Melvin Olav Arthur Henden was born on 23 April 1912 at Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.1 He was the son of Ole Abrahamson Henden and Oline Eriksdatter Vik.1
     Melvin Olav Arthur Henden married Helen Grace Owen, daughter of Levi Jacob Owen and Nellie Herton, on 3 July 1938 at Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa.2,3
     Melvin Olav Arthur Henden began military service on 1 January 1943 at Peoria, Illinois, US Army, as a private.4 He was registered for the draft on 1 January 1943 at Knox County, Illinois; Melvin was described as (an unknown value).5
     "Melvin grew up in Clarkfield. He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II as an aerial gunner. His plane crashed in the Everglades at one time and for 36 hours we didn't know if he had survived. During the Battle of the Bulge he was stationed in England and delivered supplies to the troops by air. After the war he went to work for Gamble Stores and worked in Marshalltown, Iowa and Spearfish, South Dakota. In 1953 Mel moved to Portage, Wisconsin, where he worked at Montgomery Wards and then as a newspaper distributor."-- Alma Henden Stewart, Henden (1987).6 He and Ava Voycheck were domestic partners circa 1960. Melvin A. Henden was bereaved by the death of Ava Voycheck on 28 December 1996 at age 84.7 Melvin Olav Arthur Henden died on 22 November 1998 at Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin, at age 86.1 He was buried on 25 November 1998 at Silver Lake Cemetery, Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin.1

Citations

  1. [S41] Betty Stewart, "Family File, Henden", online unpublished, Alma Stewart and Betty Stewart (Eugene, Oregon), downloaded 1999.
  2. [S75] Betty Stewart, Monroe, WA (E-Address for private use) to Barbara Zanzig, unknown record type, 12 Mar 2002," Email: Stewart, B., 2002 03 12, "Family"". Unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  3. [S99] Wedding announcement of Melvin A. Henden and Helen Grace Owen (unpublished), L. Jacob Owen, engraved wedding announcement, June 1938, MARR IA ZZ 002. Zanzig, Kirkland, Washington. Hereinafter cited as Henden-Owen wedding announcement.
  4. [S209] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), "WWII Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946" online database, NARA, URL http://aad.archives.gov/aad/search.jsp?file_id=3475&coll_id=null&data_layout_id=494&table_id=893: 1938-1946, Melvin A. Henden entry, army serial no. 36441143.
  5. [S209] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), "WWII Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946" online database, NARA, URL http://aad.archives.gov/aad/search.jsp?file_id=3475&coll_id=null&data_layout_id=494&table_id=893: 1938-1946, Melvin A Henden
    Birth Year: 1912
    Race: White, citizen (White)
    Nativity State or Country: Minnesota
    State: Illinois
    County or City: Knox
    Enlistment Date: 1 Jan 1943
    Enlistment State: Illinois
    Enlistment City: Peoria
    Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
    Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
    Grade: Private Grade
    Code: Private
    Term of Enlistment: 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
    Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
    Source: Civil Life
    Education: 4 years of high school
    Civil Occupation: Physical Therapy Technician or Chain Store Manager
    Marital Status: Married
    Height: 66
    Weight: 167.
  6. [S42] Henden (unpublished), Alma Stewart, photocopy, 1987. Zanzig, Kirkland, Washington. Hereinafter cited as Henden saga.
  7. [S101] Ava G. Anderson entry, d. 28 Dec 1996 entry, "Social Security Death Index" online database (URL http://ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi). Utah: Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: U.S. Social Security Administration , Washington, DC.