Nathan A FRANKLIN 1
Other names for Nathan were Nakhum and Nate.
Noted events in his life were: 1. Residence, Jan 13, 1920, 5901 Race St., Philadelphia. 5 2. Residence, Apr 10, 1930, 3132 Page St., Philadelphia. 6 3. Residence, 1936, 3134 W. Columbia Ave., Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia. 7 8 4. Enlistment, Feb 17, 1941, Philadelphia. 9 Nathan's civilian occupation was "Addressing-Embossing Machine Operator or Clerk, General." 5. Military Service: Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Penn. 10 Nathan was in the National Guard under the Corps of Engineers. 6. Military Service, 1941-1945, European Theater. 1 11 Nathan served in World War II in the European theater. He was an engineer at the Battle of the Bulge. The engineers served a vital function in slowing down the German advance as most of the rest of the American military retreated ahead of the German panzer divisions. The engineers blew up bridges, felled trees, attacked with the few large guns they could lay their hands on, and generally made life difficult for the Germans. 7. Social Security Registration: Pennsylvania. 2 SS #197-09-9173 8. Employment, 1945, Phototype Engraving Co., 3943 Market St., Philadelphia. 7 9. Employment: Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia. 1 10. Residence: 1258 Greeby St., Philadelphia 19111. 1 12 Nathan lived very close to Joseph Bloom's house in the same general area as Philip Bloom. 11. Residence, Mar 1991, New York. 2
Nathan married Lillian ABRAMSON, daughter of Samuel Solomon ABRAMSON and Esther RUBENSTEIN, after 1941. (Lillian ABRAMSON was born on Nov 27, 1922 in Pennsylvania,3 6 died on Mar 12, 2000 in Philadelphia 3 and was buried in Montefiore Cem, Rockledge, Penn 13.)
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