Harry Alfred Behm, Jr. was born on Wednesday, June 17, 1908 in Philadelphia. He was the son of Henry "Harry" Sr. and Margaret (Carson) Behm.

On Saturday, June 14, 1930 at the age of 21, he married Emma Henzler at All Saints Episcopal Church in Philadelphia.

They had two children:

  1. Frederick H. Behm

  2. Richard Charles Behm, Sr.

Harry, Jr. died on May 2, 1982 at Frankford Hospital in Philadelphia at the age of 73. Emma, who was born on July 10, 1912 died on September 28, 2001. They were both buried in the George Washington Memorial Park in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.