| Robert and Eileen Connors had three children 1.P. J. Connors
2. A. Connors
3. K. B. Connors
Robert was in World War II and was in the Battle of the Bulge.
He loved big band music. I can still see him listen to his music..like Boogie Boogie
Bugleboys of Company B...and you wouldn't talk..he would just smile, and seems to just
enjoy it so much.
He lived in Girardville for sometime, renting his parents house and then moved to
Conyingham, Pa. , where he spend his remaing years. His parents moved back into there
house when he moved out and then move to Pottstown, Pa to be near their daughter.
- He was a tall stunning man, with coal black
hair and blue eyes. He was very reserved in his ways. He was a hands on type ,
helping people, very handy with tools. He was very intelligent , a born
leader, well respect in the communtiy. He worked for many years as the plant
engineer at Wagner Electric, Weatherly. His funeral was very, very large. Many
people came to show their respects. He is was dearly missed by his family.and
community.
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- He communicate the information by morse code
during the war. Which was a very dangerous job, the enemy wanting to knock out the
communcation first. He personally had and show me the unit he used for the morse
code..and show me a few of the codes.
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- He would not eat pancakes, from an
experience during the war. One day during the war there was many bodies..on walking
to the mess hall..they served pancakes that day. He couldn't eat them. Instead he
got very sick from the smell and never could eat pancakes again.
He personally saw General Patton and was very impressed with the General.
- He was very protective of his younger
sister Margie.
She learn to drive, using his new car which was rare for a woman to drive in those days.
She accidently scratch his new car and was so afraid to tell him. He was very upset and
didn't say a word and wouldn't talk to her for awhile till he had calm down. He
never brought the subject up again. Margie always felt very bad about it though.
" I grew up during the depression and it affected everyone. Then
World War II came along. As soon as we graduated in 1943 all the boys in my class
had to report for duty. Teddy Carey, (Edward), your uncle Bobby Connors and Mickey
Grady all ended up in airborne divisions and they all fought in the Battle of the Bulge
under Anthony McAuliffe. Teddy and Bobby were about a year or two ahead of me
in school. After the war Teddy and Bobby got an apartment together in Philadelphia
and found jobs. By this time our family had relocated to Philadelphia so they would
come visit. In fact we had a lot of visitors from upstate who were working in the
city at that time. Kind of a gathering place for those away from home".
- per. S. A. Carey
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- He was best man at S. A. Carey's Wedding
If anyone would like to add, feel free and send me an email. These are my memories of what he told me or what I
recall.
You wil find Robert on the 1930 Census
1930 United States Federal Census
Home in 1930: Girardville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Household Members: Name Age
Edward Connor 28 Born Pa Parents Born Father Pa Mother Pa
Rose Connor 27 Born Pa Parents Born Father Irleand Mother Pa
Robert Connor 5 Born Pa Parents Born Father Pa Mother Pa
William Connor 3 7/12 Born Pa Parents Born Father Pa Mother Pa
His father was working as a coal miner.
Robert who is known as Slim Connors,
is written about in the book
War Stories: The Men of the Airborne
by Bart Hagerman - 1993 - History - 334 pages
Une night during the week following the Rhine crossing, my partner, Slim Connors of Girardville, Pennsylvania, and I were told to set up our radio truck
in ...
I remember big, Bobby Connors, great man,
use to
fix my dads TV, and then, we would go to my uncle Jack's, bar in Gville.
Quote per T. Carey
There Marriage License shows
| 134-278 |
1951-1969Neary, Eileen Patricia (Female)
Connors, Robert James (Male)
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