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Robert Oliver “Bob” Milner Sr.

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Robert Oliver “Bob” Milner Sr.

Birth
Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
11 Dec 2001 (aged 81)
Simi Valley, Ventura County, California, USA
Burial
Sylmar, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Robert Oliver Milner, Sr. (1920-2001) served in the United States Army during World War II. (b. March 7, 1920; Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA - d. December 11, 2001; Simi Valley, Ventura County, California, 93063, USA) Social Security Number 043163017 and Military Service Number 31411372.

Siblings:
Carl Tandberg Milner (1915-2002) who was a self-taught electrical engineer; and Clifford Edward Milner II (1928- ) who has B.A. and M.A. from Wesleyan University in chemistry and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Yale in 1955 and then worked in photographic research and development at DuPont in Parlin, New Jersey from 1955 to 1958 and then in Rochester, New York from 1958 to 1990.

World War II:
He enlisted on March 13, 1944 in New Haven, Connecticut. He had completed 4 years of high school and was married and working as a machine tool scraper at Pratt & Whitney Tool in Hartford, Connecticut. He was an air cadet until he developed a foot infection which washed him out. He then was an enlisted man working with the big troop gliders in north Texas.

Marriage:
He married Stasia Koc (1917-1997) and they later divorced.

Career:
He was a musician for many years playing bass and tuba, then worked for North American Aviation at their rocket test facility, and finally started a business specializing in cleanrooms. He had the contract for inspecting the pharmacy labs in all the hospitals in Alaska for several years. Carl also spent time in northern Alaska especially on the ice islands in the arctic sea doing research on sound propagation in those icy waters.

Death:
He died on December 11, 2001 in Simi Valley, Ventura County, California.

Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on May 27, 2006.

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Robert Oliver Milner, Sr. (1920-2001) served in the United States Army during World War II. (b. March 7, 1920; Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA - d. December 11, 2001; Simi Valley, Ventura County, California, 93063, USA) Social Security Number 043163017 and Military Service Number 31411372.

Siblings:
Carl Tandberg Milner (1915-2002) who was a self-taught electrical engineer; and Clifford Edward Milner II (1928- ) who has B.A. and M.A. from Wesleyan University in chemistry and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Yale in 1955 and then worked in photographic research and development at DuPont in Parlin, New Jersey from 1955 to 1958 and then in Rochester, New York from 1958 to 1990.

World War II:
He enlisted on March 13, 1944 in New Haven, Connecticut. He had completed 4 years of high school and was married and working as a machine tool scraper at Pratt & Whitney Tool in Hartford, Connecticut. He was an air cadet until he developed a foot infection which washed him out. He then was an enlisted man working with the big troop gliders in north Texas.

Marriage:
He married Stasia Koc (1917-1997) and they later divorced.

Career:
He was a musician for many years playing bass and tuba, then worked for North American Aviation at their rocket test facility, and finally started a business specializing in cleanrooms. He had the contract for inspecting the pharmacy labs in all the hospitals in Alaska for several years. Carl also spent time in northern Alaska especially on the ice islands in the arctic sea doing research on sound propagation in those icy waters.

Death:
He died on December 11, 2001 in Simi Valley, Ventura County, California.

Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on May 27, 2006.

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  • Created by: Jax
  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140170862/robert_oliver-milner: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Oliver “Bob” Milner Sr. (7 Mar 1920–11 Dec 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 140170862, citing Glen Haven Memorial Park, Sylmar, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Jax (contributor 48121323).