World War 1 Draft Registration signed June 5, 1917: Joseph Heller; 166 East 80, NY, NY; born Feb 12, 1895 in Forest City, PA; manager - contracting. (Same address as his brother, Abraham.)
- In fact, he may not have been born in Forest City, Pennsylvania. In 1900, 5 year old Jospeh and his parents are listed as living in Fell Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.
[29] It is not until the 1910 U.S. Census that they show up in Forest City.
[1086]World War I Abstract of Military Service
[1087]:
- Serial Number 1,709,590
- Residence: 166 E 80 St., New York, New York
- Inducted at: LB 138 New York, NY on 7 Dec 1917
- Co I 308 Inf to dusch
- Pvt 1cl Jan 18/18
- Corp Mch 26/18
- Sgt Nov 1/18
- Served overseas 7 Apr 1918 - 28 Apr 1919
- Discharged 9 May 1919
1920 US Census has Joseph Heller living in New York with Max Friedman and Ethel Sturz.
1930 US Census has Joseph Heller living in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.
WW II draft card gives his address as 75 Park Terrace East, New York, NY. His contact person is Mrs. Hilda B. Heller at that same address. (Not to be confused with his sister Hilda Heller.)
From Max Dorros (5/24/2012):
“He [Joseph] was a CPA. He worked in NYC during the week and came to White Plains on Saturdays to do the accounting at Heller & Dorros for Maurice and my father.”