Charles T. Vogelsong

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The 1940 Federal Census for Upper Allen, Cumberland Co., PA records Paul Vogelsong (49) and wife Edna J. Vogelsong (46) with children Charles T. Vogelsong (22), Ralph P. Vogelsong (20), and Charlotte A. Vogelsong (19).


U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Charles T Vogelsong
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Pennsylvania
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
County or City: Cumberland
Enlistment Date: 15 Oct 1940
Enlistment State: Pennsylvania
Enlistment City: Harrisburg
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the Philippine Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Carpenters
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 66
Weight: 145


Charles T. Vogelsong - Obituary Published in York Daily Record & York Dispatch on Nov. 21, 2012
DILLSBURG Charles T. Vogelsong, 94, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 30, 1918, in New Cumberland the son of the late Paul S. and Edna I. (Brown) Vogelsong. Charles was the owner and operator of the Dillsburg Aeroplane Works. He served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corp. during W.W.II with the 8th Air Force, 493rd Bomb Group. Charles was a graduate of the Mechanicsburg High School class of 1936. He served as the former president of the Harrisburg Amateur Radio Club (W3BQA); was a founding officer of the Experimental Aircraft Assn., Chapter 122, Harrisburg; was a longtime member of the Harrisburg Bicycle Club; and was a member of the Northern York County Historical and Preservation Society and an ardent supporter of the Dill Tavern. Charles is survived by his wife of 66 years, Lucille C. (Baney) Vogelsong; two sons, Paul L. Vogelsong and his wife Kathleen of Littleton, Colo., and Charles A. Vogelsong and his wife Sandra of Dillsburg; three daughters, Beth V. Huffnagle and her husband Michael of Mechanicsburg, Susan A.V. Lapinski and her husband David of Schuylkill Haven, and Deana L. Messinger and her husband Richard of Dillsburg; eight grandchildren, Andria M. Ratchford, Heather A. Vogelsong, Marc T. Huffnagle, Benjamin W. Huffnagle, Ian M. Huffnagle, Catherine E. Huffnagle, Heidi L. Messinger, and Craig A. Messinger; and two great-grandchildren, David M. and Julia M. Ratchford. Charles was preceded in death by one brother, Ralph P. Vogelsong; one sister, Charlotte A. Panza; and one grandson, Paul T. Vogelsong. Services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the Cocklin Funeral Home, Inc., 30 N. Chestnut St., Dillsburg, with the Rev. Herbert Bomberger officiating. Burial will be held in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Dillsburg. A visitation will be held Friday from 12 to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the following: NYCHAPS, for the Dill Tavern Restoration Project, 35 Greenbrier Lane, Dillsburg, PA 17019; Dillsburg Area Public Library, 17 S. Baltimore St., Dillsburg, PA 17019; or the Hospice of Central PA, 1320 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17110. An online guestbook can be signed at www.cocklinfuneralhome.com

Charles married Lucille Carolyn Baney, daughter of Samuel Herman Baney and Edna Mae Kile (Keil), circa 1946. (Lucille Carolyn Baney was born on 3 Jul 1924 in Cumberland Co, PA and died after 20 Jun 2008 in Dillsburg, York Co., Pennsylvania.)