1917 Jan 13, enlisted in the US Navy
1940 Census: 24 yo; Holgate, OH; chemical engineer; graduate school; income 600 for 26 weeks of work;
1940 Oct 16 Draft Reg: lived in Holgate; 24 yo; worked for Pure Oil Company; 5'10", 155 lbs; brown eyes, black hair; dark brown complexion;
1950 Census: 69 yo; Sharon, Franklin, OH; Virginia S 63, James M 28; retired;
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National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 695
Will Records, 1835-1903; Wills Deposited, 1897-1966; Probate Place: Lucas, Ohio
http://obits.toledolibrary.org/obits/; Toledo Lucas County Public Library; Toledo, Ohio, USA
Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 695
National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sharon, Franklin, Ohio; Roll: 5005; Enumeration District: 25-114A
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