Chattaway, George H.
Item
Title
Chattaway, George H.
Creator
Bobby Ciarletta
Birth Date
1918-11-28
Birthplace
Brooklyn, NY
Death Date
1974-07-10
Burial Place
Ramapo Reformed Church, Mahwah
Conflict
Military Branch
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Military Service Description
Stationed at Governor's Island, December 1939; Iceland in 1942 (22 months); then was furloughed, went to Illinois in 1943, then Panama (18 months). Honorably discharged Jul. 8, 1945.
Biographical Text
George Chattaway was born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1918. The Archer Memorial M.E. Church in Allendale, NJ, baptized him and his sister Helen Emily in 1931. In his childhood years, he lived on Oak Street in Ramsey with his family. His father, George, worked as an artist.
Chattaway worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps for six months in Keating, OR, and returned home in June 1939. Subsequently, he joined the Army in December 1939, and they stationed him at Governor's Island. In the Second World War, the Army stationed him in Iceland. He received a radiogram while deployed there when his son George Thomas was born. After serving 22 months in Iceland, he came home on furlough in July 1943. Chattaway returned to his new home in Suffern, NY, to his wife, Alice Cole, and his son before he reported to a post in Illinois with his wife. Following this move, he served 17 more months in Panama. On July 8, 1945, the Army honorably discharged Chattaway.
Later in life, the veteran worked as a brakeman for the Erie Railroad. Further on, he became a policeman for Sparta, NJ, and participated in a County College of Morris program where he pursued a professional degree in law enforcement.
Chattaway worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps for six months in Keating, OR, and returned home in June 1939. Subsequently, he joined the Army in December 1939, and they stationed him at Governor's Island. In the Second World War, the Army stationed him in Iceland. He received a radiogram while deployed there when his son George Thomas was born. After serving 22 months in Iceland, he came home on furlough in July 1943. Chattaway returned to his new home in Suffern, NY, to his wife, Alice Cole, and his son before he reported to a post in Illinois with his wife. Following this move, he served 17 more months in Panama. On July 8, 1945, the Army honorably discharged Chattaway.
Later in life, the veteran worked as a brakeman for the Erie Railroad. Further on, he became a policeman for Sparta, NJ, and participated in a County College of Morris program where he pursued a professional degree in law enforcement.
Family Members
Wife: Alice Cole
Father: George Chattaway
Son: George Thomas Chattaway
Father: George Chattaway
Son: George Thomas Chattaway
Bibliography
"George H. Chattaway", findagrave.com.
Six N.J. Congressmen Have Women Secretaries in Capital, Paterson Evening News, p. 48, Jul. 13, 1942.
19 Sparta Cops Are Students, Too, The Evening News, p. 26, May 24, 1974.
Ann Marie Sullivan, Sussex Sidelights, The Evening News, p. 8, Jan. 15, 1974.
Armistice Day Service to be Held at Church, The Morning Call, p. 11, Nov. 10, 1931.
Chattaway Obtains Job With Erie R.R., The Morning Call, p. 7, Jul. 30, 1945.
Ramsey Social Notes, The Record, p. 13, Jun. 26, 1939.
Chattaway Rites, The Record, p. 2, Mar. 25, 1941.
Ramsey Social Notes, The Record, p. 10, Dec. 18, 1939.
Home on Furlough, Paterson Evening News, p. 24, Jul. 29, 1943.
George Henry Chattaway, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, ancestry.com.
U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, Ramsey High School, 1935, p. 35-36.
Photo Captions
Pictured is the 1935 Ramsey High School sophomore class, which Chattaway was a member of.
Collection
Citation
Bobby Ciarletta, “Chattaway, George H.,” Mahwah Veterans Project, accessed June 27, 2024, https://mahwahmuseum.reclaim.hosting/MVP/items/show/288.