ME ME - John Alden Malloch, 47, Waterville, 26 Sept 1965

[Gardener1850]

John Malloch

Kennebec County, Maine
47 year old white male

Brown Hair
Blue Eyes

Height (inches)

Weight (pounds)

[TD="class: view_field"]70.0[/TD]

[TD="class: view_field"]182.0[/TD]

Clothing and accessories :
shirt, trousers
Bedroom slippers
Thick glasses

Circumstances:
John Malloch was blind as a result of injuries suffered in World War II. He was staying with an acquaintance at a residence in Waterville and left to get some air on the evening of 9/26/65 and was never seen again. Searches were conducted for Malloch on 9/27/65 and again in spring of 1966, however he was never located. Malloch was declared dead in 1972 so his estate could be settled.

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/38910/

Please help find a photo of John and more info.

 

[glamourkitty1922]

There is absolutely nothing else about him. No photo, no articles, nothing. I would think a missing blind man would have raised more media interest.

 

[Gardener1850]

John's current NAMUS link: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Still no photo.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for John...it's now been over 55 years.

 

[alb1on]

The details of his disability may be wrong, although whether this has any bearing on the case is an open question.

On Ancestry there is his WW2 Hospital Admission record. It states that the cause of his admission was disease not injury (uveitis - inflammation of the eye) with a resultant cataract and the final result was total blindness in one eye. I do not know whether he had any subsequent problems in his other eye, but it opens the possibility that he retained sight in one eye. People with only one working eye can lead normal lives (there have been at least two professional cricketers facing 90mph bowling with only one eye due to accidents).

 

[StarrChance]

Bangor Maine 1952

 

[StarrChance]

 

[alb1on]

I assume there was a declaration of death as Ancestry has a clipping from theKennebec Journal listing a grant of probate, dated Dec 4 1972, for "John A Malloch, late of Waterville, deceased". I am also fairly sure that he may be listed in some records/references as John W Malloch. Ancestry has various trees and records and he is often listed as John Wellington Malloch in trees. His birth record shows the John Alden Malloch listed here, but his fathers name was John Wellington Malloch and all his 3 brothers had Wellington as an additional middle name - so I suspect John also used this additional name.

 

[killarney rose]

My mother lost the sight in one eye due to an untreated medical condition. She had also had cataract surgery in her good eye in the days before implants, she wore the thick glasses. She gave up driving, told me she could drive if she had to, but preferred not to take the risk. She sewed, did crafts, was an avid reader all with no aids other than glasses. She was legally blind in the bad eye.

 

[MadMcGoo]

John Alden Malloch – The Charley Project

 

[DS2021]

I wish we had more information on his disappearance. Was he suicidal? Was he disoriented?
This is a bit out there but is it possible someone accidentally hit him with their car and hid his body to avoid criminal charges?

 

[Richard]

John Alden Malloch – The Charley Project

This US Veteran has been missing for 59 years.

 

[Pennysmom1]

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=5893dmme

 

[Pennysmom1]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP38910

View NamUs missing person case MP38910 for John Alden Malloch missing from Waterville, Maine. Date of last contact: Sep 26, 1965. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov

John Alden Wellington Malloch (1918-1965) - Find...

World War 2 veteran. Disappeared from Waterville, Maine on September 26, 1965. Due to injuries sustained in the war, Malloch was legally blind. He was declared legally dead in 1972, in order to settle his estate. His case has never been solved. SIBLINGS: Bruce Malloch (MEMORIAL ID 82721733)...

www.findagrave.com

 

[Richard]

26 September will mark 60 years missing...​

John Alden Malloch​

Malloch, circa 1965

• Missing Since 09/26/1965
• Missing From Waterville, Maine
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Age 47 years old
• Height and Weight 5'10, 182 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A shirt, pants and bedroom slippers.
• Medical Conditions Due to injuries sustained in World War II, Malloch is legally blind.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Malloch wears eyeglasses with thick lenses.

• Details of Disappearance​

  Malloch was last seen in Waterville, Maine on September 26, 1965. He was staying with an acquaintance at a residence there when he left in the evening to get some air. He never returned and has never been heard from again, and an extensive search of the area turned up no indication of his whereabouts.
  
  Malloch was declared legally dead in 1972 so his estate could be settled, but his case has never been solved.
  

  Investigating Agency​

  Waterville Police Department 207-680-4700
  

  Source Information​

  NamUs
  
  John Alden Malloch – The Charley Project