John Joseph Walsh b. 14 Apr 1921 Boston, MA d. 6 Feb 1999 Malvern, England: Lucies Family History Site

1921 - 1999 (77 years)

Name	John Joseph Walsh
Nickname	Woody
Birth	14 Apr 1921	Boston, MA
Gender	Male
Occupation	Jul 1941	New York
	Worked as a receptionist for the National Broadcasting Company - July 1941 to July 1942
Education	Between 1942 and 1945	Noroton Heights, Connecticut [1]
	Navy service schools: Radio (RM) School, Noroton Heights, Conn., 16 weeks; Radio Supplementary Training School, Washington, D.C., 4 weeks.
Education	Bef 1942 [1]
	Voice Culture, one year (vocational course). Education to 1945 per his Notice of Separation: 8 years grammar school, 4 years high school, no college.
Military Service	Between 1942 and 1945 [1]
	Vessels and stations served on: NTS Newport, R.I.; R/S Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.; Naval Radio Station Bahia, Brazil; Naval Radio Station Recife, Brazil; U.S.S. Cincinnati; Camp Knox, NOB Iceland. Foreign or sea service in World War II: yes. Ratings held: AS, S2c, RM3c, RM2c; qualified "Radioman First Class".
Military Service	3 Nov 1942	Manchester, New Hampshire [1]
	Enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve (V6), service number 573 05 27; entered active service 16 Nov 1942 at Manchester, N.H. Not registered with Selective Service.
Military Service	15 Dec 1945	USN Personnel Separation Center, Boston, Massachusetts [1]
	Military Service - U.S. Navy - Served from 16 Nov 1942 to 15 Dec 1945 - Radioman 2nd Class. Honorably discharged 15 Dec 1945 at the USN Personnel Separation Center, Boston; net service 3 years 1 month 13 days. Medals: World War Two Victory Medal; American Area Medal; European-African Area Medal. Mustering-out pay $100 initial; total paid on discharge $54.58; National Service Life Insurance continued ($6.60 a month).
Residence	15 Dec 1945	37 Nashua Street, Manchester, New Hampshire [1]
	Permanent address on his Navy Notice of Separation; single.
Occupation	11 May 1949	Honolulu, Hawaii [2]
	Announcer, radio broadcasting station (father's occupation on Craig's birth certificate).
Residence	11 May 1949	140 Dowsett Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii [2]
	Mother's usual residence on Craig's birth certificate.
Occupation	Abt 1965	Honolulu, Hawaii [3]
	Station manager, airlines (father's occupation on Craig's Punahou cumulative record, 1962-66).
Education	Bef 1966 [3]
	"College (2 yrs)" - father's education on Craig's Punahou cumulative record (1962-66).
Residence	30 Sep 1966	1080 Makaiwa Street, Honolulu, Hawaii [4]
	Address on the Walsh statement of assets and liabilities, Sep 1966; also on Craig's Punahou record.
Death	6 Feb 1999	Malvern, England [5]
Burial	29 Feb 2000	National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii [6]
Person ID	I3	Walsh - Wilson Family Tree \| Craig
Last Modified	19 Jun 2021

Father	Dudley W. Walsh, b. 16 Jul 1890, Letterfir, County Galway, Ireland d. 20 Feb 1950, Elliot Hospital, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (Age 59 years)
Mother	Mary Catherine Vahey, b. 5 Aug 1899, Drimbane, County Mayo, Ireland d. 11 Jul 1969, Manchester, New Hampshire (Age 69 years)
Marriage	6 Jun 1920	Boston, Massachusetts
Documents		1940 United States Census The 1940 U.S. Census shows Dudley Walsh (age 49, working 60 hours a week as a caretaker at an art gallery) living with his wife Mary (age 39, working 40 hours a week as a maid in a private home) and his sons John J (age 18) and Dudley (age 16). New Hampshire > Hillsborough > Manchester > 6-39A > Page 7 of 30.
Family ID	F2	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Shirley Rae Wilkinson, b. 3 Jun 1927, Kapiolani Maternity Hospital - Honolulu, Hawaii d. 26 Aug 1976, Honolulu, Hawaii (Age 49 years)

Marriage 5 Jun 1948 Elko, Nevada [7]

Type: Civil Ceremony

Notes

Shirley's 1976 death certificate (media 562) gives her marital status as "divorced". Date and place of the divorce not yet recorded.

Children

+	1. Craig Wilkinson Walsh
	2. Shauna Elisa Walsh

Documents

Marriage Certificate - John Joseph Walsh and Shirley Wilkinson
Married in Elko, Nevada on 5 June 1948 in a civil ceremony (before George R. Boucher, Justice of the Peace, Elko Township). Marriage certificate recorded with the County Recorder on 10 June 1948.

"Mr and Mrs Walsh Entertained"
The couple completed two years of graduate work at Leland Powers School of Radio and Theater in Boston, and were married in Elko, Nevada on route from Boston to Hawaii. Mr Walsh is now with radio station KGU in Honolulu.

Family ID F1 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 2 Oct 2017

Event Map

	Birth - 14 Apr 1921 - Boston, MA
	Occupation - Worked as a receptionist for the National Broadcasting Company - July 1941 to July 1942 - Jul 1941 - New York
	Military Service - Enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve (V6), service number 573 05 27; entered active service 16 Nov 1942 at Manchester, N.H. Not registered with Selective Service. - 3 Nov 1942 - Manchester, New Hampshire
	Marriage - Type: Civil Ceremony - 5 Jun 1948 - Elko, Nevada
	Occupation - Announcer, radio broadcasting station (father's occupation on Craig's birth certificate). - 11 May 1949 - Honolulu, Hawaii
	Occupation - Station manager, airlines (father's occupation on Craig's Punahou cumulative record, 1962-66). - Abt 1965 - Honolulu, Hawaii
	Death - 6 Feb 1999 - Malvern, England

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Photos » Slide Show		John "Woody" Walsh Passport Photo
		John Walsh and Craig Walsh At Black Point Beach, Oahu, Hawaii - Early 1950's (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
		Brothers Relaxing - Dinny Walsh and John Walsh
		On the steps of Leland Powers School of Radio and Theater, Boston
		John Walsh and Mother Mary Kate Vahey Walsh Date unknown
		John and Emily Walsh At what they called "The Ghetto" in Manchester, New Hampshire
		The Brothers - Dudley "Dinny" Walsh and John "Woody" Walsh - New Hampshire, May 1984
		John Joseph Walsh - In the Navy, Sometime During World War II
		Family Portrait - Dowsett Avenue, Honolulu - 1949 or 1950 Shirley Wilkinson Walsh, John Walsh, Helen King Wilkinson, and Albert Joseph Wilkinson sitting on the couch -- with Haggerty in the left foreground.
		John Walsh and an Unnamed Navy Buddy Undated photograph, believed to be during World War II
		John and Craig Walsh - April 1950 In the garden at 140 Dowsett Avenue, Nu`uanu, Honolulu (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
		John J. Walsh - St. Joseph's High School, Manchester NH - 1938 John Joseph Walsh, aged about 17, in the Junior A class photograph of the 1938 St. Joseph's High School yearbook "The Red and Blue" (top row, fourth from left, light suit and striped tie). Enlarged from the class photograph. Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 (Ancestry), St Josephs High School, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1938, page 56.
		St. Joseph's High School, Manchester NH - Junior A Class - Red and Blue Yearbook 1938 Page 56 of "The Red and Blue", the 1938 yearbook of St. Joseph's High School, Manchester, New Hampshire: the Junior A class, moderator Brother Victor. J. Walsh is in the top row, fourth from left. Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 (Ancestry).

Documents » Slide Show		John Joseph Walsh Military Discharge Form Enlisted and served in the U.S. Navy from 16 Nov 1942 to 15 Dec 45. Left as a Radioman 2nd Class.
		1930 U.S. Census - Riverdale [Village], Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Dudley (father) is shown as a gardener on a private estate, immigrated to the US in 1912. Wife is shown as Mamie, emigrated to the US in 1917.
		"Mrs. Mary Walsh Collapses, Dies" - Obituary
		Craig Walsh's Baby Book Craig had not one, but two, baby books - containing cards, lockets of hair from first haircut, etc. This page shows baby's footprint and photographs taken on 21 May 1949 on the way home from Kapiolani Maternity Hospital. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
		Craig Walsh - Birth Announcements from Honolulu Star Bulletin and Honolulu Advertiser Noting that John Walsh was a radio announcer for KGMB. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
		John "Woody" Walsh - Funeral Notice Honolulu Star-Bulletin - 26 Feb 2000
		"Hollywood Crew Charges Tyranny in South Seas" "Woody" Walsh of South Pacific Airlines (SPAL) was helpful in getting them back to California.
		South Pacific Airlines (SPAL) Chooses Walsh for Post Honolulu Advertiser
		Shirley and John Walsh Off For Month-Long Holiday John Walsh has been on Wake Island where he has been a traffic supervisor for seven months (with Pan American). They will visit Tokyo, Nikko, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Manila.
		Craig Walsh Birth Notice Born on Grandfather Wilkinson's birthday. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
		Military Record for John Joseph Walsh
		Envelope addressed to Mr & Mrs John Walsh Mailed from St Petersburg, Florida on 30 Dec 1948 to 2233 Aloha Drive (Waikiki) in Honolulu, Hawaii
		Statement of Assets and Liabilities - John J. and Shirley Walsh, 1080 Makaiwa Street, Honolulu - 30 Sep 1966 JOHN J. & SHIRLEY WALSH, 1080 Makaiwa Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES, September 30, 1966. Current assets: cash on hand 50.00; cash in bank 527.72; merchandise inventory 269.70; accounts receivable 1,072.70; total 1,920.12. Fixed assets: automobile (cost 2,400.00, depreciation reserve 1,485.00) 915.00; real estate (cost 36,000.00) 36,000.00; total 36,915.00. Prepaid insurance 169.70. Total assets 39,004.82. Liabilities: taxes payable 99.43; note payable 3,400.00; mortgage payable 25,710.90 (fixed liabilities 29,110.90); total 29,210.33. Net worth: John J. & Shirley Walsh, beginning capital 9,391.73, plus profit 4,402.76 (= 13,794.49), less drawing 4,000.00; end capital 9,794.49. Total liabilities and net worth 39,004.82. The profit is that of Shirley's dress business, Shirl-iti (see the income statement, next item).
		Statement of Income and Expenses (Shirl-iti) - Shirley Walsh, 1080 Makaiwa Street, Honolulu - 1 Jan to 30 Sep 1966 SHIRLEY WALSH, 1080 Makaiwa Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSES, January 1, 1966 to September 30, 1966. Revenue from manufacturing 17,834.42. Less cost of sales: beginning inventory 109.70; purchases 9,759.06; labor 1,155.82; total 11,024.58; less ending inventory 269.70; cost of sales 10,754.88. Gross margin 7,079.54. Less operating expenses: car expense 437.25; insurance 450.00; entertainment 107.05; telephone & telegraph 91.82; fee 139.00; interest 140.96; bank charges 32.00; advertising 13.50; travel 314.00; miscellaneous 272.70; gross income tax 80.17; license 3.00; social security tax 47.96; unemployment compensation tax 34.67; light & power 107.70; depreciation 405.00; total 2,676.78. Net profit 4,402.76. This is Shirl-iti, Shirley's dress-manufacturing business, in the year it went national (1966); the labor line shows she was paying for sewing work.
		Punahou School Cumulative Record - Craig Wilkinson Walsh - 1962-1966 Punahou School cumulative record card. WALSH, CRAIG WILKINSON. Person responsible: Mr. and Mrs. John J. Walsh, parents. Father: Mr. John J. Walsh, 1080 Makaiwa; occupation Station Mgr-Airlines; education College (2 yrs). Mother: Shirley Walsh, same address; Housewife; education College. Children in family 2; younger children: 1 girl. Racial origin Cauc.; born Honolulu, Hawaii, 5-11-49; male; date of entrance 9-4-62, grade 9; entered from Punahou Junior School. Remarks: Dean Toms [?]. Yearbook photo and entry: "A man doesn't begin to attain wisdom until he recognizes that he is no longer indispensable. - R. Byrd." Pun Scholar 11; Chess Club 11; TAR 11, 12; ROTC Officer 12; Saber and Chain Club 12; Camera Club 12; Rocky Hill Comm. 12. Days absent / tardy: 1962-63 7/0; 1963-64 5/2; 1964-65 3/1; 1965-66 10/1. Record of transcripts sent: 9-29-65 St. Lawrence University, Canton NY (A); 10-7-65 Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio (A); 10-8-65 Colgate University, Hamilton NY (R); 10-12-65 Tufts University, Medford, Mass., Early Decision (A); 10-22-65 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (R); 11-8-65 Hamilton College, Clinton NY (A); 11-30-65 University of Hawaii, Honolulu; 1-24-66 Duke University, Durham NC (A); 2-1-66 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY (A). The A and R marks presumably mean accepted and rejected. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

Headstones » Slide Show		John J. Walsh - Niche at Punchbowl, Honolulu, Hawaii When we arranged our father's funeral at Punchbowl, they asked us what he'd like on his brass plaque. We thought about his favourite expression, "Oh Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy." We thought the cemetery officials would say no, but they couldn't have been more gracious. His niche is Section CT4-Q,row 200, site 201.
		John "Woody" Walsh's Niche at Punchbowl A view showing the wall of niches at Punchbowl, the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Photographed by Shauna Walsh on 2 Jan 2009 Plot: Court 4 Wall Q, Row 200 Site 201
		John J. Walsh Niche at Punchbowl Fathers' Day, 18 June 2016

Sources

[S90926] Navy Notice of Separation, John J. Walsh, (U.S. Navy), Certificates junk drawer, scan p. 106 (media 37) (Reliability: 3), Family papers; scan is media 37.
[S90924] Hawaii Dept. of Health vital records, (State of Hawaii Department of Health), Certificates junk drawer, scan p. 6 (media 566) (Reliability: 3), Certified copies in the family papers.
[S90925] Punahou School records, Craig Walsh, (Punahou School), Certificates junk drawer, scan p. 127 (media 1504) (Reliability: 3), Family papers (Certificates junk drawer, scans pp. 126-129).
[S90928] Walsh financial statements 1966, Certificates junk drawer, scan p. 111-112 (media 1489) (Reliability: 3), Family papers (Certificates junk drawer, scans pp. 111-112).
[S51] England and Wales Death Index, Register Number A51E, Entry 112.
From www.ancestry.com
[S59] Honolulu Star Bulletin, 26 Feb 2000.
Obituary in the 26 Feb 2000 Honolulu Star Bulletin: John "Woody" Walsh, 78, who worked for Pan Am, South Pacific Airlines and Island Holidays Resorts, died Feb. 6 in Malvern, England. He was born in Boston. He is survived by children Craig and Shauna and a granddaughter. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
[S70] County of Elko, Nevada, 5 Jun 1948, File 99878, Marriage Certificate 10746 (Reliability: 3).