Harry Tennien Denning

[*Sandra*]

That could have been Jerome

U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958

Cpl Jerome T Denning
Muster Date Jul 1952
Station Sub-Unit 2 Plt Leaders Unit 5Th Mcrd Arlington Va, Mcrdep Pisc

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Jerome T Denning - 19 January 1931 - 14 November 2005 - aged 74 years

Internment Place Massachusetts.
Cemetery Address Wakefield, MA 01880
Cemetery Lakeside Cemetery - Notes 1stlt Us Marine Corps Korea.

Sandra

[RJ137]

Harry T Denning is still a mystery

It appears he had some issues with the law and other problems in the mid 50s. Here are a couple news clippings about those issues.

 Boston American
Wednesday, Sep 21, 1955
Boston, MA
Page: 2

Clip: https://www.rootschat.com/links/01ql4/

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 Boston Herald
Monday, Dec 16, 1957
Boston, MA
Page: 16

Clip: https://www.rootschat.com/links/01ql3/

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 Boston Traveler
Monday, Dec 16, 1957
Boston, MA
Page: 17

Clip: https://www.rootschat.com/links/01ql5/

[blairandsoniataggart]

Oh wow wonder what made him turn to drink

[oldohiohome]

Social Security No. is    718-01-0217
Place of Issue:  Railroad Retirement (That's what it says)

Here is a bit on the Railroad Retirement Board:

Railroad Retirement is a program similar to, but legislatively and administratively separate from, the Social Security system. The two systems (Social Security and Railroad Retirement) are closely coordinated with regard to earnings credits, benefit payments and taxes.

https://www.up.com/employee/retirees/benefits/rrb_benefits/index.htm

and from stevemorse.org
his benefits number starts with 718-01 which means it was issued by the Railroad Retirement Board between 1936 and 1950

So maybe when he got out of the service and before 1950, he worked for the railroad for a while. I looked for Wakefield City Directories at ancestry.com to see if I could find him with an occupation but the Wakefield directories only went up to 1938.

[oldohiohome]

Oh wow wonder what made him turn to drink

From one point of view, nothing.
From another point of view, maybe his mother dying when he was 14.
Then again he might not have 'turned to drink.' Lots of people drive drunk.

[blairandsoniataggart]

Either way he was family. Will track down his nephew