George H. Sweigert is credited as the first inventor to patent the cordless telephone.
Born in Akron, Ohio, Sweigert served five years in the US Army as a radio operator in World War II in Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Fiji and New Georgia assigned... Wikipedia
Born: February 2, 1920, Akron, OH
Died: February 23, 1999 (age 79 years), Fort Wayne, IN