OBIT: Hyman GOLDBERG, 1935, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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POPULAR POLICE OFFICER EXPIRES
Sergeant Hyman Goldberg Dies After Brief Illness at Mercy Hospital at 
the Age of 44 Years.

  Sergeant Hyman Goldberg, an officer of the city police department the 
past fourteen and one-half years and a veteran soldier of the United 
States army, with service abroad throughout the World war, died at the 
Mercy hospital at 5.09 o'clock yesterday morning after an illness of 
about two weeks, due to an infection that resulted from a slight foot 
injury.
  The funeral took place this morning at 10.30 o'clock and he was 
buried with military honors in the Sons of Jacob cemetery. Mayor John 
J. McMurray and most of the other city officials, together with a large 
majority of the officers of the police department, headed by Captain H. 
S. Carey, attended the obsequies.
  In order that the older officers who were long associated with 
Sergeant Goldberg might be privileged to attend, the younger officers 
who work on the second or third tricks went on duty during the funeral 
hour this morning. Detachments of the state police, the railroad police 
and the state highway motor patrol in uniform also attended the 
funeral.
  The office of the mayor remained closed during the morning hours 
today.
  The active pallbearers were: Dr. David Kaufman, Peter Klevan, William 
Diamond, Nate Friedland, H. H. Colbus and Charles Gindes.
  The funeral services were conducted by Rabbi Henry R. Goldberger of 
the Agudath Achim congregation. Full military honors were accorded the 
deceased officer by Charles R. Rowan post, No. 228, American Legion, 
and members of Blair voiture, No. 350, La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 
Chevaux, with the firing squad provided by the local national guard 
units.
  Sergeant Goldberg would have been 44 years of age the coming 
Thursday, he having been born in Altoona on Feb 14, 1891, a son of 
Harry and Anna G. Goldberg, both deceased. He received his education in 
the city schools and after completing his studies he worked in various 
capacities until he joined the United States army in 1908, being then 
but 17 years of age. He remained in the army for a period of twelve 
years, or until after the close of the World war.
  Prior to the war he was with his command in the Philippine islands, 
in China, Japan and in the country's colonial possessions. During the 
World war he was a first sergeant, affiliated with the 89th division. 
He served in the 11th field artillery. He was with his command in 
France at the battle front throughout the war and later with the army 
of occupation in Germany.
  The 11th artillery was organized at Douglas, Ariz., in 1917, by 
Colonel H. G. Bishop, who later became brigadier general, and Colonel 
W. G. Pearce succeeded to the command of the regiment. During the war 
the regiment was attached to the 54th artillery brigade of the 89th 
division and was in service in the Argonne sector. Battery E of this 
command is officially recorded at Washington as having fired the last 
shot in the World war.
  Sergeant Goldberg acted as official host to his war comrades when in 
September, 1933, the 11th artillery held its annual convention and 
reunion in Altoona.
  Returning to his native city after the war, he was employed for some 
time by the wholesale grocery firm of Curry, Canan & Co., until Aug. 
24, 1920, when he was employed as an officer on the city police force 
by Mayor Charles E. Rhodes. His first service was as traffic officer at 
Eighth avenue and Twelfth street, where he remained for a number of 
years, or until April 4, 1929, when Mayor John J. McMurray promoted him 
to the rank of sergeant.
  During extended periods in the last few years he served in the 
capacity of lieutenant in charge of the second trick. He was a vigorous 
and energetic officer and he was widely known, not only as a result of 
his police service, but likewise through his affiliation with the war 
service organizations and patriotic movements generally. He frequently 
attended the service men's conventions and the reunions of his war 
regiments.
  On March 23, 1923, he was married to Miss Lena Evans, who survives 
with one daughter, Anna Gladys, together with two brothers, David and 
Julius, both of Altoona; two sisters, Rose and Bess, also of Altoona; 
two half-brothers, Samuel of Johnstown and Ben Goldberg, a member of 
the Altoona fire department, and his step-mother, Mrs. Ethel Goldberg.
  He was a member of the Charles R. Rowan post of the American Legion, 
the Forty and Eight society, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, 
the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Reserve Officers' association. He 
was a member of the Agudath Achim congregation.
  The Altoona Elks lodge held a service at the Lafferty funeral home at 
8 o'clock last evening and hundreds of persons, including his associate 
officers on the police force, filed past the bier during the evening.

Altoona Mirror, February 11, 1935

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