William A Strey

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Enlisted in US Army, 13 May 1943, in Wilkes-Barre PA, Service Nr 33605395 - Ancestry US WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.
Admitted to hospital Oct 1944, discharge date, Nov 1944; Diagnosis: First location, face, generally; second diagnosis, demoid cyst, causative agent, artillery shell, fragments. Treatment, debridement without closure
Admitted to hospital Oct 1945, discharge Nov 1945; diagnosis: hepatitis, infections (catarrhal jaundice)
William A. Strey, 84, of the Buttonwood section of Hanover Township, died Monday at home. He was born on September 14, 1924, in Hanover Township, and was a the son of the late William C. and Josephine Schafninger-Strey. He was a graduate of Hanover Memorial High School and the Allentown HVAC Trade School. He was a United States Army Veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theater as a Staff Sergeant and received a Purple Heart. He owned and operated Davis Strey Heating and Plumbing, Hanover Township. He was a past longtime member of the Wilkes-Barre Jaycees and of the Northeast Pennsylvania Builders' Association. He was also closely associated in the family business with his son-in-law, the late Edward J. Rowinski, at the Riverside Cafe, Wilkes-Barre. Surviving are his wife of 62 years, the former Gladys Villarosa; daughter Lynda Rowinski, Plymouth Township; and grandchildren Jocelyn and Edward W. Rowinski. - The Times Leader; Publication Date: 17 Dec 2008; Publication Place: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

William married Gladys Rachel Villarosa on 29 Nov 1946 (Intention) in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Gladys (daughter of Marcus DeCastro Villarosa and Gertrude Egbert Cressler) was born on 2 Nov 1925 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co, Pennsylvania; died on 5 May 2021 in Hanover Twp, Luzerne Co, Pennsylvania; was buried on 15 May 2021 in Hanover Cemetery, Luzerne Co, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]