Norman Drew Dunsmore

[TropiConsul]

My great-uncle Norman was employed as the manager of an automobile automatic transmission factory in Toledo, Ohio for the Chevrolet division of General Motors. I know that he served in WWII and I think he drove a truck for a mechanized division.  I am not certain whether he served with the British services or with the American services.  He was born 17 March 1909 at Woodlands Cottage, Milngavie, New Kilpatrick, Dumbarton, Scotland.  He emigrated to Brooklyn, New York in 1921 with his mother and older brothers. 

I would like to recover information regarding his service history.



Name: Norman Dunsmore
Birth date: 17 Mar 1909
Death date: Aug 1980
Last residence: Lucas, Ohio
Zip code last residence: 43606
Last benefit:
Zip code last benefit:
Social security number: 073-14-0082
Issued: New York
Source of death record: 36
Estimated age at death: 71
Collection: U.S. Social Security Death Index

Social Security Number: 073-14-0082

[..claire..]

Hi Tropiconsul

Have you tried Familysearch they have quite a few things on your GT Uncle on there.

Claire

[TropiConsul]

I am not sure what search parameters you are using, Claire.  My searches find no mention of him.

[..claire..]

I just used his name

https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22norman%20drew%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Adunsmore~

[TropiConsul]

Thank you, Claire.  I met Uncle Norman and Aunt Audrey several times as a small boy and teenager.  He was the youngest of my grandmother's surviving brothers.  They were a charming couple.   

[ennael]

Hi,

  https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=NOrMAN+DUNSMORE&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=3368180

Leanne

[TropiConsul]

Thank you, Ennael.   

[shellyesq]

In case you aren't familiar with it, there are many years of Brooklyn newspapers available on www.fultonhistory.com and there seem to be some mentions of your Dunsmores there.

Norman's obituary is here, if you don't have it - https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CjFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mQIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7242%2C2288996

Also, Audrey's obituary can be seen here - http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/toledoblade/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=17021872 

[TropiConsul]

Thank you, shellyesq.