Howard Miller  WEST

Name Howard West
Residence , Kings, New York
Estimated Birth Year 1919
Age 1
Birthplace New York
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Gender Male
Race White
Marital Status Single
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace Connecticut
Film Number 1821154
Digital Folder Number 4313500
Image Number 00712
Sheet Number 9
Household Gender Age
Parent Howard C West M 35y
Parent Adelia H West F 35y
Mildred West F 11y
Hazel West F 9y
Howard West M 1y9m
Harold S Miller M 28y

Outstanding Air Student

The final issue of the Campus this year and of this column presents A/ S Howard M. West as the outstanding aviation student of the week. Lt. Chandler made this selection chiefly because of his rise to the post of flight lieutenant.

Born in the notorious section of New York known as Brooklyn, he emphatically denies that he holds any affection whatsoever for the Dodgers. While still young he moved with his family to Long Island, his home until he entered the Army. Being graduated from the Valley Stream High school, he was active in athletics, playing varsity football for three years at end position and varsity basketball for four years at center position. He was also president of his chapter of Omega Gamma Delta, his high school fraternity. These fraternities are not permitted in New York city, but are organized secretly and are stronger here than almost anywhere in the United States.

After high school, Howard worked for an insurance company, but his job

Miami Herald, The (FL) - July 25, 1995

Deceased Name: HOWARD WEST, EXPERT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, 77

Howard Miller West, a former military man, professor and expert in the field of special education, died Sunday of pancreatitis, his wife said. He was 77.

After West graduated from Valley Stream Central High School in Long Island, N.Y., he joined the Army Air Corps. A navigator of B-26 bombers, he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. For four years after World War II, he was stationed in West Germany and later fought in the Korean War.

He spent 26 years in aviation. During the last few years of his Air Force career, West discovered a love of teaching. He became a ROTC instructor at Auburn, where he got his bachelor's degree.
After his discharge in 1967, West became a professor at Florida Atlantic University, where he ran a program for exceptional students. He was also involved in the Florida Special Olympics.

In 1976, he married Shirley Merlin, an educator in Dade