Willard Elliott PURDY

Male 1899 - 1985  (85 years)


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  • Name Willard Elliott PURDY  [2, 3
    • World War I Military Service:

      Service number 154-02-48

      Enlisted at RECRUITING TATION NEWARK NEW JERSEY

      Date: 7-5-17

      Age at Entrance: 18 yrs. 1 mo. Rate APPRENTICE SEAMAN U.S.M.R.F.

      Home Address: Chester, Orange Co., New York

      Served at:

      HOME AWAITING ORDERS 7-5-17 to 8-14-17

      NAVAL TRAINING STATION
      NEWPORT R.I. 8-14-17 to 10-26-17
      USS GEORGIA 10-26-17 to 3-1-18
      Served as: APPRENTICE SEAMAN for 113 days

      HARVARD RADIO SCHOOL
      CAMBRIDGE MASS 3-1-18 to 7-12-18

      Served as: SEAMAN 2 CLASS for 258 days

      ARMED DRAFT DETAIL
      NEW YORK N.Y. 7-12-18 to 8-18-18
      SS DESOTA 8-18-18 to 11-11-18
      Served as ELECTRICIAN 3 CLASS RADIO For 123 Days

      Discharged 7-16-20 - DISTRICT COMMUNICATION SUPERINTENDENT
      NEW YORK, N.Y

      Rating as Discharge: ELECTRICIAN 2 CLASS - RADIO
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    Birth 30 May 1899  Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Living with parents in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1910  Living with parents in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1920  Living in Brick, Ocean Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1930  Living in Columbia, Hamilton Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1940  Living in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Death 24 Feb 1985  Beverly Hills, Los Angeles Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Burial Palmer Cemetery, Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I75093  Main Tree
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2014 

    Father Chester M. PURDY,   b. Oct 1860, Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1952, Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Grovenia M. SEE,   b. Jul 1868, Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1856, Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F30382  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Elizabeth LOVETT,   b. 21 Jun 1900, Horse Cave, Hart Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1988, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 27 Dec 1924  [4
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth A. PURDY
     2. Mary E. PURDY
    Family ID F30383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2014 

  • Sources 
    1. [S6371] Ancestry.com: New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919.

    2. [S6365] 1900 Census Mt. Pleasant, Westchester County, New York.

    3. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    4. [S01739] Ancestry.com: California, U.S., Death Index 1940-1997 .

    5. [S5787] 1910 Census Mt. Pleasant, Westchester County, New York.

    6. [S6368] 1920 Census Brick, Ocean County, New Jersey.

    7. [S6369] 1930 Census Columbia, Hamilton County, Ohio.

    8. [S5596] 1940 Census Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.