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BIOGRAPHIES - Class of 1943
Dr Maurice H HELLNER
No photograph is available.
Dr Maurice H HELLNER
BS Public Administration 17 Oct 1943
Warfare Specialty Unknown
Commissioned Ensign USN 17 Oct 1943
Further Education Unknown
Address Available
Spouse Unknown
Email Unknown
BIOGRAPHY:
Marice H. Hellner entered the US Navy Japanese/Oriental Language
School at the University of Colorado in Boulder on January 2,
1943 from Northridge, California. He graduated fom JLS/OLS in
early March, 1943.
He served as an ensign and Lieutenant, junior grade, in the USNR.
After graduation, he served in General McArthur's Southwest Pacific
Command in the Allied Translator Interpreter Section (ATIS) in
Brisbane, Australia and in New Guinea. For a time, he served at
the Advanced Headquarters of that unit, ADVATIS, on the shores of
Lake Santani, about 20 miles from Hollandia, on New Guinea, in
preparation for the invasion of the Philippines.
After the War, he was assigned to Japan with the US Strategic
Bombing Survey until December 1945. He subsequently served in the
Office of Naval Intelligence, as a civilian, from 1948 to 1962 and
in the Defense Intelligence Agency from 1962-1974. (have photo)
His spouse's name is Artye.
He received a Ph.D. from American University.
OBITUARY:
Dr. Maurice (Maury) Henry Hellner died on Thursday, April 7, 2005,
in the health care center of Buckingham’s Choice in Adamstown, MD,
of complicationsdue to Parkinson’s disease.
Dr, Hellner was the son of Lars and Mart Rothzen Hellner, who were
Swedish immigrants. He was the devoted husband of Artye Reed
Hellner and beloved father of Maurine Rosenberg of New York City,
Cheryl Hellner of Silver Spring, MD, and Janet Hellner-Burris of
Pittsburgh, PA.
Dr. Hellner is also survived by grandchildren Matthew Rosenberg,
Cathy Roy, Jon Hall, Kaitlyn and Benjamin Hellner-Burris, and
two great-grandchildren, Ian and Matthew Roy.
His son, Charles Hellner, preceded him in death in 1974, as did
his brother, Arthur Hellner.
Dr. Hellner served in the US Navy from 1943-1945. He was trained
and assigned as a Japanese Language Officer to the Pacific Theater,
rising to the rank of Lieutenant, USNR. Dr. Hellner earned his
Batchelor’s Degree at the University of Southern California and
his Masters and Doctorate in economics from American University.
He was chosen to attend the National War College in 1958-1959. At
the time of his retirement, Dr. Hellner was the senior civilian
and Deputy Director of the Intelligence Data Handling System of
the Defense Intelligence Agency. He requested early retirement in
1974 so that he could care for his son, who was ill at home.
Dr. Hellner was a devout churchman, who served as an elder and
Sunday school teacher in the National City Christian Church in
Washington, DC. When asked recently what he would like to be
remembered for, he wrote, “For teaching Sunday school for over
50 years at National City.” Since moving to Buckingham’s Choice
in 2000, Dr. Hellner and his wife have been members of the
Hyattstown Christian Church.
Frederick News-Post
April 10, 2005
This information was graciously provided by:
David M. Hays, Archivist
University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries
184 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0184
(303) 492-7242
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