Armor Leroy McKAIN III

   Cause of his death was Cancer of Pancreas.

   Another name for Armor was Mack McKAIN.

  General Notes:

WW II - 8th Air Force, 448th Bomber Group, Lt Billie C Blanton's 714 Sqdn flying in a B24 as a "Belly Gunner"

Memberships:
Zink Penwell Post 5861 - VFW
William Brenner Post No. 466 - American Legion
Marietta Lions Club - Past President
Susquehanna Beneficial Association

Found on US Census for 1930.

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  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation. ¹⁵ as a route salesman for Jewel Tea Company, then as a banker and later as the proprietor of the Blue Note Motor Inn near Marietta, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

• Social Security Number: 190-12-8576. ² issued in Pennsylvania but listed as Armar McKain.

• Residence, 1 Apr 1930, Marietta - 620 West Market Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁶ with grandparents, his father, and uncle [spelled McKane on census] at time of census

• Military Service, 10 Apr 1943, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁷ Enlistment record shows joining the service in Harrisburg, PA "for the duration of the War plus six months". Armor had completed 3 years of high school, was single and without dependents. His height was 98 inches and weight was 120 lbs.

• Military Service, 12 Jul 1944, Switzerland. ¹⁸ He is shown as a POW in the European Theatre: Switzerland

• Residence, 1945-1949, Youngsville - 214 Pleasant Street, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁵ at 214 Pleasant Street with wife, her parents, and her brother (and son after birth)

• Residence, 1950-1960, Marietta - 416 West Market Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁵ with wife and two children.

• Residence: 210 Essex Street, 1960-1967, Marietta - 210 Essex St, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁵ with wife and two children.

• Residence, 1970-1976, Marietta, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁵ as owner and operator of Blue Note Motor Inn on PA 441 just outside of town.

• Obituary: Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, 26 Mar 1976, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹

• Cemetery: Mt Joy Cemetery, 28 Mar 1976, Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

Armor married Esther Harvene HORN, daughter of Harvey Ulysses Ellsworth HORN and Esther Marie ULRICH, on 23 May 1945 in Youngsville, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA. (Esther Harvene HORN was born on 21 May 1926 in Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA, baptized on 12 Dec 1926 in Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA, died on 6 Feb 2007 in Baltimore, Baltimore (City), Maryland, USA and was buried on 17 Feb 2007 in Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA.) The cause of her death was Heart Attack during Surgery.