- Date Of Birth: August 23, 1916
- Date Of Death: December 19, 2014
- State: Maryland
Michael John Majoros Sr., age 98, of Glen Burnie, MD, died peacefully on December 19, 2014. Mr. Majoros was a loving husband, father, grandfather and uncle. He was a man among men. Born of immigrant parents on August 23, 1916, Mr. Majoros lived his first eight years on a dairy farm in Flemington, NJ and then moved to Roebling NJ, where he and his father and his 3 brothers all worked at the Roebling steel mill. He was proud of having helped manufacture the Golden Gate Bridge cables. Mr. Majoros was drafted into the Army during WWII where he was promoted to Sergeant while in training. He served in the 94th Division of George Patton’s 3rd Army and fought in the Battle of the Bulge and others. He received a Bronze Star and a Battlefield Commission to 2nd Lieutenant signed by General Patton.
Mr. Majoros spoke several languages including Russian and consequently was placed in charge of the Russian displaced persons that had been used as forced labor. He was training to invade Japan when WWII ended. Eventually, Mr. Majoros was sent to the US Military language school in Monterey CA, and then to Japan, serving under General MacArthur. Lt. Majoros used his language skills to participate in covert activities while also acting as Judge Advocate General. In Japan, he met and married his wife Celia Shryock of St. Paul MN, who was serving there in the Red Cross. Mr. Majoros subsequently served in Korea, as well as several stateside posts before being transferred to Ft. Meade where he attended night courses and graduated from the University of Maryland while directing the 525 Military Intelligence Group.
In 1962, he retired from the Army as a Major, and started a new career in Real Estate and as a CLU. Mr. Majoros was well-known to the business community from Glen Burnie to Annapolis. He was also a talented and respected artist from the time he was a young man. He was a devout Catholic and a member of St. Bernadette’s Parish.
