Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Strohman, Harold Arthur  January 22, 2008
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 1/29/2008
  Strohman, Harold Arthur    
   
   
  Harold A. Strohman SEVERNA PARK, MD Harold Arthur Strohman, 91, of Severna 
  Park, Md., died of congestive heart failure January 22, 2008, at his residence. 
  Mr. Strohman was born Oct. 13, 1916, in Lebanon, Pa., to Arthur Harry Strohman 
  and Carrie B. Long Strohman. He attended Harding Junior High School, graduated 
  from Lebanon High School in 1933; graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 
  Mercersburg, Pa., in 1935; and graduated from Lehigh University in Bethleham, 
  Pa., in 1939 with a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering. Member of Lambda Chi 
  Alpha Fraternity at Lehigh and PiTau Signa Fraternity, an honorary mechanical 
  engineer society. He was employed at Babcock & Wilcox, a steam boiler 
  manufacturer, until 1940. Then in 1940, he was called to active duty in the 
  U.S. Army (received commission of second lieutenant at Lehigh University). His 
  military career included the following: Aberdeen Proving Ground in the 
  Replacement Center & Unit Training for Army Ordinance Depot; 82nd Ordnance 
  Company in Benicia, Calif., Arsenal in 1940; 82nd Ordnance at Fort Ord, Calif., 
  in 1941; 3rd Ordnance Battalion Headquarters, Camp Hahn, Calif.; 3rd Ordnance 
  Battalion Headquarters, Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Ga. (2 years) - attained rank 
  of first lieutenant; Tennessee Maneuver Area, Tennessee ñ attained rank of 
  captain; and Hawaiian Ordnance Depot in Hawaii until end of war ñ 1945 ñ 
  attained rank of lieutenant colonel. After serving in the military, he was 
  employed at Baldwin Locomotive in Eddy Stone, Pa.; Baldwin Locomotive District 
  Office, New York, N.Y.; Cummins Engine Co. Regional Office, New York, N.Y.; 
  Cummins Engine Co. regional sales manager, Harrisburg, Pa.; and Cummins Engine 
  Co., Baltimore, Md., as part of distributor organization of diesel engines 
  until his retirement in 1978. Mr. Strohman was a member of the BPOE No. 2482, 
  Severna Park, Md., and the Millersville 55+ Club. He attended St. Martin's in 
  the Field in Severna Park, where he at one time served as a Boy Scout committee 
  member. His hobbies included golf, reading, sports, lacrosse, playing bridge, 
  and music (played clarinet). He married Hilda Groh White in 1948, who passed 
  away in July 1990. Survivors include his stepson, Richard Brighton White of 
  Fairfield, Pa.; his granddaughter, Kim Lien Strohman, of Arnold, Md., who 
  provided care for him; his grandson, Michael Robert Strohman of Hamstead, Md.; 
  a greatgrandson, Carter Strohman; and long-time companion, Laura Lewis of 
  Severna Park, Md. Services were held at Barranco & Sons Funeral Home on Monday, 
  January 28, 2008. Interment at Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville, Md. 
  Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 
  5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058; or to the Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense 
  Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401. Arrangements by Barranco & Sons Funeral Home.  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 1/29/2008.  
  
  
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