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Born July 23, 1924 Kansas City, Mo. W0EBC-1947. Hq. Co. 4th Inf. 10/14/1944 to
11/25/1946.
On 18th birthday, after attending Midland Radio and TV School in Kansas City, Mo. and
receiving Radio Telegraph and Telephone licenses, was hired by Braniff Airlines as radio
operator. Radio telegraphy was used to send and receive requests for flight reservations
and operational messages, and Radio Telephony to maintain contact with aircraft.
WWII began and with deferments, was requested to train female radio operators but
soon after was drafted and shipped to serve with the 25th Infantry Division in Luzon,
Phillippines. At wars end we were sent to Japan and was later able to transfer to Hq. Co.
Inf. Sig. Corp. Tech 4. Returned to Braniff and found telegraphy was being replaced with
teletypes. Teletypes eventually replaced by computers. I unwittingly let my ham license
expire, hope to get it back, W0EBC has not been reassigned. In 1964 was able to transfer
into Radio and Electrical Line Maintenance and then, before Braniff's demise, to Lead R&E
Mech.
Have been blessed with two women in my life. My first wife Ellen was a Braniff Radio
Operator. We had a daughter and shortly after, Ellen passed on. My second wife
Rosemary still puts up with me. We have three great children, four grand children and two great grand children. cil320@yahoo.com
The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
Living with his parents in 1930:
1930 census: Kansas City, Jackson, MO
Angelo Cilia, 41, Italy, Laborer- wholesale cracker co
Mary C Cilia, 30, Italy
Josephine Cilia, 15, MO
Salvidor Cilia, 5, MO, p's bp Italy
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