Major John Hoar

1918 - 1997  (79 years)

• Name	John Hoar
  Prefix	Major
  Born	26 Jul 1918	Haverhill, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930
  Died	30 Dec 1997	Exeter, Rockingham Co, New Hampshire, USA
  Buried	Bourne, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts, USA (Massachusetts National Cemetery)
  Person ID	I8527	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Patrick Hoar,   b. 27 Jan 1892, Annascaul, Co Kerry, Ireland ,   d. 12 Feb 1942, Somerville, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Mary Lysaght,   b. 4 Jan 1894, Lisconnar, Co Clare, Ireland ,   d. 6 Feb 1973, Somerville, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	8 Apr 1918	Haverhill, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F3806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Powers,   b. 22 Nov 1919, Haverhill, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 2 Sep 1997, Barnstable, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1943	Haverhill, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	1. John Hoar, Jr.,   b. Aug 1944, Haverhill, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Aug 1944, Haverhill, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Living   3. Kevin Hoar,   b. 24 Apr 1950, Ithaca, Tompkins Co, New York, USA ,   d. Oct 1951, Ithaca, Tompkins Co, New York, USA  (Age 1 years)   4. Mary Hoar,   b. 31 Oct 1951, Ithaca, Tompkins Co, New York, USA ,   d. 1 May 1983, Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 31 years)   5. Living
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F3804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  World War II Enlistment Records. Source: National Archives http://www.archives.gov/ Field Title Value Meaning ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 20118922 20118922 NAME HOAR#JOHN#P############# HOAR#JOHN#P############# RESIDENCE: STATE 13 MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENCE: COUNTY 017 MIDDLESEX PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 8523 CP HULEN TEXAS DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 09 09 DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 05 05 DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 41 41 GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION S#SG Staff Sergeant GRADE: CODE 4 Staff Sergeant BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION CAC Coast Artillery Corps BRANCH: CODE 40 Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service FIELD USE AS DESIRED # # TERM OF ENLISTMENT 1 One year enlistment LONGEVITY ### ### SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 1 Enlisted Man, Regular Army, within 3 months of Discharge or former WAAC Auxiliary NATIVITY 13 MASSACHUSETTS YEAR OF BIRTH 18 18 RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen EDUCATION 7 3 years of college CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 016 Engineers, civil MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 6 Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of the United States under Army Regulations 605-10 CARD NUMBER # # BOX NUMBER 0329 0329 FILM REEL NUMBER 3.51# 3.51# [[http://www.barnstablepatriot.com/01-08-98-news/stories.html#8 John P. Hoar, 79 Plaistow, N.H. - Maj. John P. Hoar, 79, a professional engineer, died December 30, 1997 at Exeter Hospital in Exeter, N.H. He was the husband of Helen R. (Powers) Hoar, who died this past September. Born and educated in Haverhill, Mass., he graduated from Wentworth Institute in 1937 with a degree in steam and electrical engineering and in 1940 with a degree in structural engineering. He also graduated from the Lowell Institute at MIT in 1939 with a degree in mechanical engineering and in 1947 with a degree in electrical engineering. From 1938 to 1940, he served in the Army National Guard. He saw active duty in the Army from 1940 to 1946 during World War II. An artillery and infantry officer, he was also involved in fighter pilot training. Mr. Hoar was in the reserves from 1946 until his retirement in 1978. He was a life member and former board member of the Veterans Association of First Corps of Cadets. Mr. Hoar was a registered professional engineer. From 1937, he was a steam utilization engineer for Boston Edison; from 1947, he was heating engineer for Cornell University. In 1952, he went to work for Polaroid Corp., where he was a department manager and senior principal engineer for European Products Facilities. He worked closely with Dr. Edwin Land with many special projects. When he retired in 1982, he was utilities manager. Mr. Hoar married in 1943. The couple lived in Somerville, Mass., Ithaca, N:Y. and Newton, Mass., before moving to Arlington, Mass., in 1953, where they lived until moving to Centerville in 1986. Last month, he moved to Plaistow to live with his daughter. Mr. Hoar was a charter member of the Central Engineering Society; a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers; and a life member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, and a board member of its Boston Chapter. Mr. Hoar was coach, manager and president of the Arlington Little League. He was a Eucharistic minister at St. James Church in Arlington and St. Francis Xavier Church in Hyannis. He was a member of the American Legion, Knights of Columbus, Reserve Officer's Association, Osterville Men's Club and Centerville Civic Association. He was junior vice commander and commander of the Military Order of World Wars, Cape Cod Chapter. He was on the sub-committee of Energy and Environment for the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Surviving are a son, William P. Hoar of Silver Spring, Md.; a daughter, EiIeen T. Dube of Plaistow; four sisters, Marion Gavin of Hingham, Mass., Elizabeth Hoar and Patricia Williams, both of Arlington, Mass., and Dorothy Colbert of Concord; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was also the father of the late John P. Hoar Jr., Kevin Hoar and Mary Kathleen Hoar. A funeral was held January 2 at the Donne, Beal & Ames Funeral Home in Hyannis, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Francis Xavier Church in Hyannis. Burial followed in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne. Memorial donations may be made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 637 Washington St., No. 105, Brookline, MA 02146; American Heart Association, Cape & Islands Regional Office, 175 W. Main St., Hyannis, MA 02601; or American Lung Association, 1 Abbey Lane, Middleboro, MA 02346.