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Howard Harker was born in Santa Cruz on July 14, 1933. At the beginning of his oral history, Howard traces the immigration of his Harker ancestors to the United States from England, then follows them on their route to the Bay Area and ultimately to Mill Valley during the 1890s. Howard moved with his parents to several Army bases during World War II, and then came to Mill Valley after the war to settle on family property. After graduating from Tamalpais High School, Howard earned his engineering degree at the University of California, Berkeley. While taking summer classes at Berkeley, he met and fell in love with Margot Ralley; the two would marry in 1956 and raise four children. In his oral history, Howard shares his memories of growing up in Mill Valley, becoming a pilot in the Air Force, and working in his career as a metallurgical engineer in a variety of assignments throughout the US.
Identifier
D6060D55-9E0F-4BA3-A5AC-720416949437 2016.078.001
Subject
Air forces Ancestors Buttler, Harriet Engineering Engineers Harker, Asa Harker, Charles Harker, David Harker, George Harker, John Harker, Josephine Harker, Katherine Van Dyke Harker, Lisa Harker, Michelle Harker, Pamela Harker, Robert Hyatt, Richard Military air pilots Mill Valley Public Library History Room Park School Purity Market Ralley, Margot Arlene Smiley, Geraldine Tamalpais High School University of California, Berkeley World War II
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