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Mr.
Henry Alciatore has
been retired, effective February 11, 1922, on account of total
disability. Mr. Alciatore was born December 28, 1866, at New
Orleans. He enlisted in the Signal Corps December 1, 1886, served
principally at southern and western stations, being at New Orleans
from 1898 to 1906; and thereafter was in charge successively
at Little Rock until 1944, Reno at 1917, and San Diego until
retired. -- July 1922
Mr. Henry F. Alciatore, who was retired from the Weather Bureau
on February 10, 1922, on account of total disability , died
at the home of his sister in New Orleans on February 2, 1923.
-- February 1923
Mr. George W. Alexander,
of the Seattle, Wash., station, died August 30, 1930. Mr. Alexander
was born January 5, 1884, at St. Helena, Calif. After service
in the Army and the Bureau of Posts, P.I., he entered the Weather
Bureau at San Francisco, Calif., on March 24, 1921, from which
station he was transferred to Seattle during July, 1924, for special
duty in connection with fire-weather warning service. Mr. Alexander
was given special assignments on fruit-frost work in California
and Washington at intervals from 1922 to 1926 inclusive.
[Weather
Bureau Topics and Personnel, August 1930]
Mr.
William H. Alexander,
official in charge of the Columbus, Ohio, station, was retired
at the termination of January 31, 1937. He was born in Hunt County,
Tex., on January 10, 1867. Mr. Alexander entered the Weather Bureau
service on July 20, 1898, serving as assistant at Galveston until
March 31, 1899, when he was placed in charge of Basseterre, St.
Kitts, West Indies ,remaining there until April 10, 1901. On this
date he was transferred to San Juan, P.R., and later to Galveston,
where he served as assistant until March 10, 1905. In March 1905
he was made official in charge at Taylor (Tex.), and subsequently
served in that capacity at Burlington, Baltimore, Cleveland, and
Columbus respectively. He remained in charge of the last-named
station for 21 years, from February 4, 1916, to the time of retirement.
In addition to administrative Weather duties, Mr. Alexander has
made numerous contributions to meteorology and climatology, including
a comprehensive work entitled "A Climatological History of Ohio",
published by the Engineering Department of Ohio State University.
He also held membership in many scientific organizations, and
is past president and now secretary of the Ohio Academy of Science.
[Weather
Bureau Topics and Personnel, January 1937]
George
Allen
- Born December 22, 1846, at Cumberland, Md.; served in Signal
Corps January 20, 1872, to January 20, 1877; reenlisted March
17, 1881; appointed civilian lithographer March 17, 1891; transferred
to Weather Bureau July 1, 1891, since which time he has served
continuously at Central Office in Printing Division. [Retirement
announcement.] -- July 1920
Mr. George Allen, who retired from the Weather Bureau on August
20, 1920, died in this city on March 20, 1922. Mr. Allen served
many years at the Central Office, having entered the signal
Corps on January 20, 1872. A further reference to his service
may be found in Topics and Personnel for July, 1920. -- March
1922
Information
has been received from the Official in Charge of the Louisville
Airport Station to the effect that Edward
W. Alvey, Jr.'s next of kin had been notified by the
Navy Department of his death on July 30, 1945. Mr. Alvey was born
on September 3, 1924, at Lousville, Ky. He entered the Weather
Bureau on June 9, 1942, as an emergency assistant and on October
1, 1942, was assigned as a junior observer at the Louisville Airport
Station. He enlisted and was inducted into the Navy on December
16, 1942.
[Weather
Bureau Topics and Personnel, October 1946, p.73]
Mr.
Harry L. Amer, clerk, died suddenly on September
16, 1918, at Washington, D.C. Mr. Amer was appointed November
1, 1906, and for many years was employed in the drafting room
of the Central Office. He was in ill health for more than a
year prior to his death. -- September 1918
Mr.
Robert L. Anderson died
at Kansas City, Mo., on March 21, 1933. He was born December
29, 1864, near Beardstown, Ill. Mr. Anderson entered the Weather
Bureau as messenger at Hannibal, Mo., on March 11, 1893. On
May 20, 1895, he was appointed observer and remained at Hannibal
until April 11, 1902, when he was transferred to Kansas City,
Mo., serving there as assistant until his death.
[Weather Bureau Topics and Personnel, March
1933]
Mr.
John H. Armington,
was retired at the termination of December 31, 1943 after more
than 41 years of service. He was born in Leesburg, Ind., on
December 10, 1873. He was appointed to the Weather Bureau as
observer on June 10, 1902 at the Chicago station. On July 16,
1914 Mr. Armington was assigned to Indianapolis at which station
he remained as official in charge to the time of his retirement.
Mr.
Albert Ashenberger, formerly
official in charge at Mobile, who has been on leave without
pay since noon of April 27, 1931, has been retired effective
with the termination of April 30, 1931, on account of illness.
Mr. Ashenberger was born at Brownsville, Tex., on March 8, 1868.
He entered the Signal Corps as assistant at Mobile on November
8, 1889, where he remained for about four months; thereafter
he served for short periods as assistant at Nashville, Hatteras,
Jacksonville, Galveston, Phoenix, Richmond, and Portland, Oreg.,
and as official in charge at Hatteras, Yuma, and Elkins until
October, 1903, when he was assigned to Mobile as official in
charge.
Mr. Albert
Ashenberger, who was retired April 30, 1931, died on the night
of January 28, 1937, at Mobile, Ala. A notice of his retirement
and a brief outline of his service will be found in Topics and
Personnel of January 1932.
[Weather Bureau Topics and Personnel, January
1932]
[Weather Bureau Topics and Personnel,
January 1937]
Mr.
Charles D. Asher
, of the Independence, Calif., station,
died in San Francisco on October 26, 1924. Mr. Asher was April
18, 1884, at Dresden, Tenn. He entered the Weather Bureau on August
3, 1911; served at San Francisco and Honolulu until 1915; and
thereafter was in charge successively at Modena, Tonopah, Tatoosh
Island, and Independence.
[Weather
Bureau Topics and Personnel, October 1924]
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