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Harold Stanley Mittman was born on September 13, 1909, in Ohio, the son of Leopold Mittman and Rose Tirk. Growing up during an era of significant industrialization and social change in the United States, he identified with the Jewish faith. By 1930, as the Great Depression began to reshape American life, Mittman worked as a salesman in a cigar store. Six years later, on May 31, 1936, he married Naomi J. Rozelman in Cleveland, Ohio.

The couple welcomed their only child, Alice Rae, in Ohio on September 15, 1939. As the nation moved closer to global conflict, Mittman’s professional life shifted; by 1940, he was employed as a shipping clerk for a tobacco company in Youngstown. Naomi devoted her time to home housework, a common role for women during this period. Harold Stanley Mittman later served in the US Navy as a Storekeeper Third Class (SK3) during World War II, contributing to the Allied war effort that defined a generation.

After the war, Mittman continued working, eventually becoming a meat cutter by 1971. He lived at 493 Idora Avenue in Youngstown, Ohio, where he died on January 26, 1971, at age 61. He was buried at Tod Homestead Cemetery, located at 2200 Belmont Avenue in Youngstown. Naomi J. Mittman survived him, dying in Silver Spring, Maryland, on May 31, 1987, and was laid to rest at Judean Memorial Gardens in Olney, Maryland.

Harold Stanley Mittman’s life spanned periods of economic hardship, global war, and post-war prosperity. His documented journey from cigar store salesman to Navy veteran to meat cutter reflects the adaptability and varied experiences of many working Americans in the 20th century.