Soha, George A.
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George Soha enlisted into the United States Army on 1941-03-17. He was assigned to Company L, 13th Infantry Regiment. He was discharged as a private on 1941-10-20.
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George Andrew Soha was born on 1918-04-24 in Mahwah, NJ. He was the oldest son of Michael Sr. and Mary (née Rimar). He had three younger siblings: Michael Jr., Mary, and John. The Soha family lived on Island Road, Mahwah. Soha was on the golf team at Ramsey High School. After his 1937 high school graduation, he worked as a caddy at Houvenkopf Country Club. In the late 1930s, Soha became an amateur boxer and a member of the Holy Name Society at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (Mahwah). In 1940, he was an employee at American Brake Shoe and Foundry Company. He played as a pitcher and first baseman for the company’s softball team.
Soha was a private in the U.S. Army in 1941. In 1942, he married Erma Ida Wastog. The pair were married until Erma’s passing in 1960. George and Erma had two sons, Michael and John. Soha, Erma, and their sons lived with Michael Sr., Mary, Michael Jr., and John on State Street (Mahwah). Soha began working at Mahwah Post Office as a postal clerk in 1943. In 1949, he was the secretary for the New York Office of the U.S. Civil Service Commission. Soha passed away on 1964-04-11. He was 45 years old.
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Mother: Mary (née Rimar)
Siblings:
Michael Jr.
Mary
John
Wife: Erma Ida (née Wastog)
Children:
Michael G
John P
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George Soha, 1940 United States Federal Census.
George Soha, 1950 United States Federal Census.
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