Harry was drafted for WW1 12th Sept 1918 and records he was a farmer for Mrs Wm Duckering and lived at Milford, Oakland, Michigan.
6197USA Army Registration Card - see copy on file: Serial number 2976, Order number 2435, Harry Earl Duckering, Milford, Oak, Mich. Age 18 born 12 June 1900. Farmer Milford, Oak, Mich. Contact person William Duckering, Milford, Oak, Mich. Signed Harry Earl Duckering.
USA Army Registration Card - see copy on file: Serial Number 2535, Order Number 10164, Harry Earl Duckering, 5795 Bewick, Wayn, Michigan tel 0457. Age 41 born 12 June 1900 Milford, Michigan. Contact person William Duckering, Milford, Michgan. Employer Packard Motor Car Co, East Grand Blvd, Detroit, Michigan. Signed Harry Earl Duckering. Height 5’ 8”, 170lbs, gray eyes, brown hair, light complexion, scar on right hand. Dated 16 Feb 1942.
Harry had no children. He was killed in a house fire. (John USA 6.3.98)
Harry was older than Cecil. (John USA 7.4.98)
USA Social records have Harry dieing on the 20.6.1995 and findagrave has 20.6.1955, but the picture of his gravestone has no death date?
Return of marriages for the County of Oakland, State of Michigan record 78, date of licence Feb 9, 1924, Harry Duckering age 23 of Milford, Michigan born Milford Michigan a truck driver, father Wm Duckering, mother Jennie Bensett and Eveyln Freeland age 18 of Plymouth, Michigan, born New York, father Orrin Freeland, mother Bessie Shaw, married Fe 9 1924 at Pontiac, Michigan by Weldon Crossland, Pastor, Central M E Church, witnesses Mrs Duckering of Milford, Michigan and Mrs Mildred C Crossland of Pontiac, Michigan - see copy