Mary Elmira Buster (1900 - 2010)

Born 16 Oct 1900 in Nathalie, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Mar 2010 at age 109 in Virginia, United States

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Biography

Mary Buster served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 4 Aug 1943
Unit(s): 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, United States Women's Army Corps
Service ended: 15 Mar 1946

Mary Buster is a part of US Black heritage.

Mary was born in 1900. She passed away in 2010.^[1]

In the 1950 census Mary (age 49), Clerk, was a never married lodger in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #50830094 (accessed 12 November 2023)
   Memorial page for Mary Elmira Buster (16 Oct 1900-29 Mar 2010), citing New Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Nathalie, Halifax County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by SWVA Genealogy Searcher (contributor 47214926).
2. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 73; Line: 23; Digital film/folder number: 108902856; Image number: 26
   FamilySearch Record: 6X1M-7H5X (accessed 12 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHJ-5QHW-X9R4-V
   Mary E Buster (49), single lodger, Clerk, in household of Ella Frazier (64) in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Virginia.

See also:

• Military: "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
  citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland
  FamilySearch Record: K8LS-1WJ (accessed 12 November 2023)
  Military Service Place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States; Reel Box Card: 00061.6; Enlistment Year: 1943; Component: Women's Army Corps; Name: Mary E Buster; Civil Occupation Orig: 105; Enlistment Year Orig: 43; Serial Number: A-306772; Education Orig: 7; Civil Occupation: Clerks, general office; Source: Civil Life; Race: Negro; Branch Code Orig: 09; Marital Status: Single, without dependents; Source Orig: 0; Military Service Date: 04 May 1943; Birth Place: VIRGINIA; Enlistment Term: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law; Grade Code Orig: 8; Major Force Of Assign: 3; Enlistment Place Orig: 3252; Branch Alpha Orig: WAC; Branch Alpha: Women's Army Corps; Enlistment Day: 04; Birth Date: 1900; Component Orig: 9; Enlistment Term Orig: 5; Education: 3 years of college; Enlistment Place: HARRISBURG PENNSYLVANIA; Grade Code: Private; Enlistment Month: May; Arc Identifier: 1263923; Enlistment Month Orig: 05; Event Type: Military Service; Grade Alpha Orig: AUX; Branch Code: Inactive Reserve; Military Occupation: 8911.
• Military: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966"
  Original data: Pennsylvania (State). World War II Veterans Compensation Applications, circa 1950s. Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.92 (877 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3147 #709775 (accessed 12 November 2023)
  Birth Place: Nathalie, Halifax, Virginia, USA; Residence Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Name: Mary E Buster; Birth Date: 16 Oct 1900; Gender: Female; Residence Date: 24 Mar 1950.