On 8 December 1941 he married Gladys Louise Johnston in Bellingham, WA. They had three children.
Military: WWII Veteran, 319th Bombardment Squadron, U.S. Army Air Corps. In 1961, he Joined the U.S. Navy Reserves. He willingly participated in weekly meetings and completed a two-week active duty assignment, each year. In the summer of 1967, he went to sea to serve as a Machinery Repair Chief (MRC E-7) on the U.S. H. E. Hubbard Destroyer Escort. When he came back home, the navy offered him a rise in rank if he enlisted in the regular navy for a four-year term. Jim decided to remain in the navy reserves.
Since the early 1950's, he worked as a machinist for the Bellingham Chain & Forge Co. located on the southside of McKenzie Avenue between Third and Fourth streets, Bellingham, WA. In 1960, the plant moved all operations to Portland, Oregon. Jim was offered permanent employment in the Portland Plant but he remained in Bellingham.
Jim eventually found related work with the Pacific American Fisheries. In the summer of 1961, he left his job to work in an Alaskan cannery. This was the start of his seasonal employment in Alaska--Nak Nak and Dillingham. When he came back home, he found employment in other plants around Bellingham, i.e. Weldit Tank and Steel, Skagit Tank and Steel, Post Point and Uniflight.
After he retired from his regular employment, he continued to work seasonally in Alaska. He died in Dillingham, Alaska on 11 July 1990.
On 8 December 1941 he married Gladys Louise Johnston in Bellingham, WA. They had three children.
Military: WWII Veteran, 319th Bombardment Squadron, U.S. Army Air Corps. In 1961, he Joined the U.S. Navy Reserves. He willingly participated in weekly meetings and completed a two-week active duty assignment, each year. In the summer of 1967, he went to sea to serve as a Machinery Repair Chief (MRC E-7) on the U.S. H. E. Hubbard Destroyer Escort. When he came back home, the navy offered him a rise in rank if he enlisted in the regular navy for a four-year term. Jim decided to remain in the navy reserves.
Since the early 1950's, he worked as a machinist for the Bellingham Chain & Forge Co. located on the southside of McKenzie Avenue between Third and Fourth streets, Bellingham, WA. In 1960, the plant moved all operations to Portland, Oregon. Jim was offered permanent employment in the Portland Plant but he remained in Bellingham.
Jim eventually found related work with the Pacific American Fisheries. In the summer of 1961, he left his job to work in an Alaskan cannery. This was the start of his seasonal employment in Alaska--Nak Nak and Dillingham. When he came back home, he found employment in other plants around Bellingham, i.e. Weldit Tank and Steel, Skagit Tank and Steel, Post Point and Uniflight.
After he retired from his regular employment, he continued to work seasonally in Alaska. He died in Dillingham, Alaska on 11 July 1990.
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Nora Alice Snow Peters
1901–1985
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Earl Rufus Snow
1904–1996
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Clarence Edward Snow
1905–1988
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Melvin Elwell Snow
1906–2001
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Rufus Joseph "Joe" Snow
1909–1953
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Mrs Agnes Marie Snow Burge
1911–1989
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Agnes Marie Snow Burrows
1911–1989
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Mary Elizabeth "Bess" Snow Marsh
1913–1987
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Margaret N. "Nina" Snow Cheval
1915–1997
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Dora Emmiline Snow Hawley
1917–1964
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William Harding Snow
1920–2012
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Richard Leroy Snow
1924–2000
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