Ninth Generation

132. Alvin Vernon "Abe" ACREE Jr. (^^) was born on 3 June 1915 in Masonville Community, Anne Arundel County, MD.^74,75,76 (His obituary states that he was born in "Brooklyn," but the Census records for his parents in the early 1900's indicate that they lived in the Masonville community, which was adjacent to Brooklyn.) He appeared in the census in 1920 in Masonville Community, Anne Arundel County, MD.⁵⁶ He appeared in the census in 1930 in South Baltimore, Baltimore County, MD.⁴⁶ Abe had Social Security Number 212-07-5453.⁷⁷ He on 5 July 1935 in Wagner's Point, Baltimore County, MD.⁷⁸ He served as the Best Man at the marriage of John Joseph Serp and Katherine Kutcher. His name was listed on their marriage certificate as "Alvin Akers." He appeared in the census in April 1940 in Curtis Bay, Baltimore County, MD.⁵⁸ He and his oldest son, Lawrence, were living with his parents in their home at 1625 Cereal Street in Curtis Bay (25th Ward). He was listed as "Married," but his wife was not living in the household. She and their youngest son, Alvin III, were living with her brother because she and Abe were estranged.

According to the Census, Abe had completed just one year of high school, his occupation was "Pipefitter, Shipyard," and his total wages in 1939 were $1,000. He registered for the Military Draft in 1940 in Baltimore (City), MD. ^79,80,81 His World War II Draft Card listed him as age 25, 6'3" tall, 205 pounds, with Brown eyes, Black hair and a Ruddy complexion. At the time, he was employed at the U.S. Coast Guard Depot in Curtis Bay. (Gary Griggs has a copy of his Registration Card.)

He was drafted into the military on 30 September 1942 and joined the Coast Guard Reserves. Abe served in the military between 30 September 1942 and about January 1944.^79,82,83,84 He served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve and his Service Number was 547-550. According to the U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, he had the following assignments:

He was stationed for training in Curtis Bay from 9/30/1942 until 5/25/1943.
On 5/25/43 he reported from the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay to the "U.S.S. Group 21 (Staff) LST Flotilla No. 7" in St. Andrew, Florida (near Panama City). His rank was M.M.1c. (Machinist Mate 1st Class).
On 6/4/43 he was "Tr(ansferred) from Panama City, Fla. to LST-20."
On 6/17/43 he was "Tr. from LST-20 to LST-18."
On 6/30/43 he was with Flotilla No. 7 as a MM1c.(R).
On 9/11/43 he transferred from "Det. D. to LST-204."
On 9/25/43 he was "Rec(eived) from LST-204."
On 9/26/43 he was "Tr(ansferred) from Staff--Grp. 21 LST Flot(illa) 7 to LST-18."
On 12/1/43 he was "Rec'd from LST-18 for temporary duty this date" on LST-170.
On 12/7/43 he was "Trans. to LST-18; completion of temporary duty" on LST-170.
On 12/15/43 he was assigned to LST-18 and was "Rated to CMM(a), effective 11/1/43. Ltr Comm." (He received a Letter of Commendation and a promotion to Chief Machinist Mate.)
On 12/31/43 he was listed on the Muster Roll of LST-18 as a CMM(a)R.
On 12/31/43 he was listed on the Muster Roll of LST-170 as a MM1c.
(No further assignments are listed on the Navy Muster Rolls, and his date of separation from the Coast Guard is not known.)

History: "The U.S.S. LST-18 was built in Pittsburgh by the Dravo Corporation and was sponsored by Miss Ruth Watt. The LST-18 was then floated down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers from 19 to 25 April, 1943, arriving at New Orleans on the latter date. She entered commissioned service under the command of LT John Lence, USCG, on 26 April 1943. There were only 7 officers and 67 enlisted men in the original crew. After tests and maneuvers at St. Andrews, Florida, she returned to New Orleans on 14 May 1943 for post-shakedown availability. She was then assigned to LST Flotilla 7, Group 21, Division 41.

On 1 June 1943, she got underway for the Canal Zone. Arriving at Coca Sola, Canal Zone, on 14 June 1943, CDR Clarence H. Peterson, USCG, with two officers and 13 enlisted men reported aboard for duty to the staff of Group 21, LST Flotilla 7 and the LST-18 was designated flagship for the group. Peterson was relieved on 12 March 1944 by CDR F. D. Higbee, USCG, who in turn yielded to CDR N. M. Nelson on 4 October 1944. She then proceeded to Milne Bay, New Guinea, arriving on 2 September 1944, for ten days of beaching operations and loading for the first trip in the forward areas.

During the time that the ship was in the forward areas she participated in fourteen invasions, six of which were initial invasions. Initial Invasions: Finschaven: 22 September 1943; Cape Gloucester: 26 December 1943; Wake Island: 17 May 1944; Cape Sansapor: 30 July 1944; Leyte, Philippines: 20 October; and Cebu, Philippines: 26 March 1945. The LST-18 also participated in eight support landings: Lae: 21 September 1943; Manus Island: 30 March 1944; Tanah Meran, D.N.G.: 27 April 1944; Biak Island: 28 June 1944; Noemfoor Island: 4 July 1944; Morotai: 15 September 1944; Lingayen Gulf: 9 January 1945; and Palawan, Philippines: 1 March 1945.

After the cessation of hostilities on 14 August 1945, the LST made one support landing at Brunei Bay, Borneo on 25 August 1945, and then completed her tour of duty by taking a load of occupation troops to Taku, China.

In carrying out these invasions, LST-18 was under attack on eight different occasions by enemy planes, shore installations and torpedo. No casualties were suffered by the ship's crew, but one Army passenger was killed aboard, the result of an enemy strafing run. The ship carried approximately 19,000 tons of equipment in all these trips and about 16,000 Army and Navy personnel. She also evacuated 617 ambulatory cases and 179 stretcher cases from the various beachheads. There were three deaths aboard; one Army enlisted who had been brought on board for treatment; one Army passenger who died of wounds during an air attack (mentioned earlier); and one prisoner of war who was brought onboard for treatment.

Up to the time of the ship's return to San Francisco on 16 December 1945, 291 enlisted men and 33 officers had served aboard at various intervals. Proceeding to Galveston, Texas, via the Canal Zone, she arrived on 1 February 1946 and was decommissioned at Houston, Texas, on 3 April 1946. The LST-18 earned four battle stars during her service in World War II." He appeared in the census in April 1950 in Orchard Beach, Anne Arundel County, MD.⁶⁹ His household was in a trailer park on Greenland Beach Road and his occupation was "Iron Work, U.S. Coast Guard." After 1951 he was in Orchard Beach, Anne Arundel County, MD.⁸⁵ He owned a building contractor business named "A. V. Acree and Son" and built many homes in the Orchard Beach area in the 1950's. His oldest son, Lawrence, worked with him. Abe lived in Maryland about 1967.⁸⁶ He lived in Salisbury, Wicomico County, MD about 1995.⁸⁷ His household was at 717 Madison Street. He died on 22 February 2000 at the age of 84 in Salisbury, Wicomico County, MD.^74,76 Obituary Notes: "Funeral services will be held Friday for Alvin "Abe" Acree, 84, who died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, following a gallant and prolonged battle against cancer. Born June 3, 1915, in Brooklyn, Md., he was a son of the late Frances and Alvin V. Acree, Sr. and served in the Coast Guard during World War II. 'Abe' Acree survived some of the bloodiest campaigns in the South Pacific and obtained the rank of chief machinist mate-in-charge prior to his honorable discharge.

Mr. Acree was a highly regarded supervisor who was employed by several of the most notable construction companies in the United States as well as several firms on the Delmarva Peninsula. Mr. Acree tackled projects as diversified as the extensive remodeling of Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. in Salisbury, to the building of a sports complex in the Saudi Arabian desert.

Known to many people as simply 'Abe,' he was an accomplished sportsman who thoroughly enjoyed fishing, visiting racetracks and rooting for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team. Memberships included athletic clubs and veterans organizations.

Abe is survived by his wife of nearly 27 years, Susie Bozman Acree of Salisbury; four children; Lawrence Acree and his wife, Barbara, of Palm Bay, Fla.; Jackie Horst and her husband, Jon, of Baltimore; Sharon Acree of Tampa, Fla; Charles Acree and his wife, Marlene, of Westminster, Md.; two brothers. Glen Acree of Pasadena, Md., and Wilbur 'Pib' Acree and his wife, Rita, of Baltimore; a stepson, John Bozman and his wife, Donna, of Salisbury: three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Another son, Alvin V. Acree Jr., is deceased.

The Rev. Buford 'Bo' Painter, pastor of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, will conduct an 11 a.m. service at Holloway Funeral Home, 501 Snow Hill Road in Salisbury. Friends may visit one hour earlier. Interment will be in Wicomico Memorial Park on nearby Shumaker Road.

Contributions in memory of Alvin 'Abe' Acree may be sent to St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, 400 East Vine St., Salisbury, Md, 21804." Abe was buried on 25 February 2000 in Salisbury, Wicomico County, MD.⁸⁸ in the Wicomico Memorial Park. He has Ancestral File Number KlTR-4W6. He has Ancestral File Number LTLX-P8Z.

Alvin Vernon "Abe" ACREE Jr. (^^) and Ruth Cora CAYER were married in 1935 in Maryland.^84,89 (She was the 1st wife of Alvin Acree, Jr.) They^84,89 were divorced before June 1944.^90,91 Ruth re-married in June 1944, so she and Alvin divorced before then. He was still in the Coast Guard on 31 December 1943, so they may have divorced in early 1944.

Ruth Cora CAYER, daughter of Arthur Francis CAYER and Katherine E. HARRISON, was born on 2 July 1918 in Maryland.^66,92 She appeared in the census in 1920 in Baltimore (City), MD.⁶⁶ Her parents' home was at 1128 Riverside Avenue. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Baltimore (City), MD.⁴⁶ Her parents' household was at 232 East Cross Street. Ruth in July 1935 in Baltimore (City), MD.⁹³ She was the Maid of Honor in the wedding of John Serp and Katherine Kutcher, and her first husband, Alvin "Abe" Acree, was the Best Man. She appeared in the census in 1940 in Baltimore (City), MD.⁶⁰ She and her youngest son, Alvin III, were living with her brother Arthur and his family. She was listed as Married, a "Lodger," and had no occupation. Her surname was spelled "Acre."

Her husband, Alvin Jr., and their oldest son, Lawrence, were living with her husband's parents, so they may have been estranged.. She appeared in the census in 1950 in Anne Arundel County, MD.⁶⁹ She and her son Alvin III were living with her second husband. Ruth lived at 304 Pleasantview Avenue in Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, MD about 1980.⁹² She died on 25 September 2004 at the age of 86 in Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, MD.^67,91,94,95 Obituary Notes: "On September 25, 2004, Ruth Cora (nee Cayer); beloved wife of the late James L. Matt; devoted mother of Josephine Chesson and Jane Sins. Also survived by six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at the McCully-Polyniak Funeral Home, 3204 Mountain Rd. (Pasadena) on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral Service on Tuesday at 11 A.M. Interment in Glen Haven Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to the Hospice of the Chesapeake and the American Cancer Society." 

(Her obituary does not mention her two sons from her first marriage, to Alvin Acree.)

(She cannot be located in the Social Security Death Index, so she may never have had a Social Security Number.) She was buried in September 2004 in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, MD.⁹⁵ in the Glen Haven Memorial Park.

Ruth has Ancestral File Number L585-N9V.

Alvin Vernon "Abe" ACREE Jr. (^^) and Ruth Cora CAYER had the following children:

Alvin Vernon "Abe" ACREE Jr. (^^) and Margaret Eleanor YEARSLEY were married on 21 May 1945 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA.^84,96,97 (She was the 2nd wife of Alvin Acree, Jr.) They^84,96,97 were divorced in May 1961 in Indian River County, FL.^96,98 Margaret Eleanor YEARSLEY^7,99, daughter of Charles Thomas YEARSLEY and Ella Elizabeth MESSICK, was born on 28 February 1916 in Baltimore, Anne Arundel County, MD.^47,100 She appeared in the census in 1920 in Baltimore (City), MD.⁶⁶ She appeared in the census in 1930 in Baltimore (City), MD.⁴⁶ Margaret lived in Anne Arundel County, MD in 1935.¹⁰¹ She appeared in the census in 1940 in Anne Arundel County, MD.¹⁰² She was living with her parents and her occupation was "Inspector, Printing Plant." She completed one year of High School.
She appeared in the census in April 1950 in Orchard Beach, Anne Arundel County, MD.^16,69 Her household was on Greenland Beach Road. Margaret lived in Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, MD in 1993.^57,101 She died on 2 December 1998 at the age of 82 in Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, MD.^7,47,97 Obituary Notes: "On December 2, 1998, Margaret E., beloved mother of Jacqueling Acree Horst, Charles Thomas Acree, Sr. and Sharon Lee Acree, grandmother of Charles T. Acree, Jr., and Kimberly Acree Adams, great-grandmother of Hunter and Chase Adams.

Family will receive friends at the McCully-Polyniak Funeral Home, 3204 Mountain Road, Pasadena, on Sunday from 1 to 3 P.M. and 5 to 9 P.M. Services will be held on Monday at the Jenkins Memorial Church at 10 A.M. Interment Glen Haven Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 1850 York Road, Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093." She was buried in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, MD.⁸⁸ in the Glen Haven Memorial Park (Section A).

Alvin Vernon "Abe" ACREE Jr. (^^) and Margaret Eleanor YEARSLEY had the following children:

+173	i.	Jacqueline Elizabeth "Jackie" ACREE.
+174	ii.	Charles Thomas ACREE Sr..
175	iii.	Sharon Lee ACREE84 was born on 2 February 1948 in Baltimore (City), MD.7 She appeared in the census in April 1950 in Orchard Beach, Anne Arundel County, MD.69 She graduated in 1966 in Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, MD.7 from North East High School. Sharon was described as 5' 8", 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes about 1980.7 She lived in Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL about February 2000.7,70,103 where she was a partner in Asap Judgement Processors and an owner of Wellness Artists. She also lived in Ellicott City, MD and in Fort Lauderdale and Oakland Park, FL for some time. In 2019 she was an Independent Distributor at Shaklee Distributor in Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL.104 She is a Realtor with the Home Trust Realty Group. Her Facebook page describes her as follows: "I am a real estate nerd, Airbnb host, and home buyer. I work with buyers and sellers in Greater Tampa Bay.  I study the market, neighborhood developments and trends to ensure my clients are armed with the most up-to-date information. I retired from a career in claims and embarked on a career in real estate in Jan 2018. A resident of Florida since 1970, I have called Carrollwood (N. Tampa Bay) "home" since 1999. I have a degree in gerontology and enjoy serving those nearing retirement, retired, downsizing, or in the market for a second home. I am familiar with independent living communities, estate liquidators, and assisted living communities and am also experienced with with relocation and first time home buyers. As an Airbnb host, I am familiar with laws and dos and don't of the Airbnb community."

Alvin Vernon "Abe" ACREE Jr. (^^) and Susan Jane "Susie" MOORE were married about 1974.^47,82,84 (She was the 4th wife of Alvin Acree, Jr.) His obituary stated that they had been married nearly 27 years at the time of his death in February 2000; they were actually married after the death of her first husband in July 1973. Susan Jane "Susie" MOORE, daughter of Isaac Dickerson MOORE and Lucy Arzetta COOPER, was born on 24 April 1919 in East New Market, Dorchester County, MD.⁴⁷ She appeared in the census in 1920 in East New Market, Dorchester County, MD.¹⁰⁵ She lived at 717 Madison Street in Salisbury, Wicomico County, MD between about 1 September 1993 and 25 March 2008.¹⁰³ Susie died on 10 September 2010 at the age of 91 in Salisbury, Wicomico County, MD.⁴⁷ Obituary Notes: "Susan “Susie” Bozman Acree, 91, of Salisbury died at the Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, following a short illness. She had been a resident at the nursing home and rehabilitation center since March 25.

Mrs. Acree, better known to some in this area as Mrs. Bozman, was born Susan Jane Moore in East New Market, Md., in Dorchester County on April 24, 1919, the youngest daughter of the late Lucy Cooper Moore and Isaac 'Capt. Ike' Moore of Salisbury.

She is survived by an only child, her son, John Gary Bozman, and his wife, Donna O’Grady Bozman, both of Salisbury; several adult stepchildren; and dozens of adult nieces and nephews in who live in New York, New Jersey, Arizona and California.

As Susie Bozman she was a supervisor in the traffic department of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. of Maryland for 25 years, retiring in May 1974. She was a member of the Maryland branch of the Telephone Pioneers of America and St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church in Salisbury. She loved gardening and yard work.

Mrs. Acree was preceded in death by two older sisters, Edna Guy Hunt of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Lucille Howard of Baltimore; two older brothers, William 'Bill' Moore of New York City, and Robert Moore of the Eastern Shore of Virginia; and, a younger brother, Isaac 'Ike' Dickerson Moore Jr. of Cabazon, Calif.

Her first husband, William Russell Bozman, died in July 1973; and her second husband, Alvin V. 'Abe' Acree, died in February 2000. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 3:00 pm at Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury where friends may call one hour prior to the service. The Rev. Sally Dolch, pastor of Salem United Methodist Church and Bethany United Methodist Church, both in Pocomoke City, and the Rev. Andrew M. Frick, pastor of St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church in Salisbury, will officiate. Susie will be cremated following the services on Wednesday. Contributions in memory of Mrs. Acree may be made to the Wicomico County Humane Society Inc., 5130 Citation Drive, Salisbury, Md. 21804, or St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, 400 East Vine Street, Salisbury, MD 21804."

Alvin Vernon "Abe" ACREE Jr. (^^) and Elsie Marie FEYES were married in July 1962 in Indian River County, FL.^84,106,107 (She was the 3rd wife of Alvin Acree, Jr.) They^84,106,107 were divorced in February 1966 in Indian River County, FL.^107,108 Elsie Marie FEYES, daughter of John FEYES and Mary UNKNOWN (FEYES), was born on 1 January 1919 in Minnesota.¹⁰⁷ She appeared in the census in 1930 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN.¹⁰⁷ She appeared in the census in 1940 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN.¹⁰⁷ Elsie died on 27 March 1999 at the age of 80 in Baltimore (City), MD.¹⁰⁷