Willard Elliott PURDY

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Living with parents in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York
• Census: 1910, Living with parents in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York
• Census: 1920, Living in Brick, Ocean Co., New Jersey
• Census: 1930, Living in Columbia, Hamilton Co., Ohio
• Census: 1940, Living in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas

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Name:
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

Willard married Margaret Elizabeth LOVETT on 27 Dec 1924. Margaret was born on 21 Jun 1900 in Horse Cave, Hart Co., Kentucky; died on 19 Sep 1988 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California; was buried in Palmer Cemetery, Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]