Willard Surr Kendall (1920 - 1944)

Born Mar 1920 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 25 Feb 1944 at age 23 in World War II

This profile is part of the Kendall Name Study.

Biography

1920 Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates^[1]
Name: Willard Surr Kendall
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 05 Mar 1920
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Event Place: Chicago
Registration Place: , Cook, Illinois
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Betram Scott Kendall
Father's Birthplace: Joliette, Illinois
Father's Age: 43

Father's Estimated Birth Year: 1877
Mother's Name: Bertha Mabel Surr
Mother's Birthplace: Rock Island, Illinois
Mother's Age: 37
Mother's Estimated Birth Year: 1883
Certificate Number: 7420

1941 Illinois, Cook County Marriages^[2]
Name: Willard S Kendall
Sex: Male
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1920
Spouse's Name: Dorothy M Mabie
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 16
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1925
Marriage Date: 06 Mar 1941
Marriage Place: Cook, Illinois, United States
Event Type: Marriage

1942 United States World War II Army Enlistment Records^[3]
Name Willard S Kendall
Name KENDALL WILLARD S
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 22 May 1942
Term of Enlistment 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
Event Place Chicago, Illinois, United States
Race White
Citizenship Status citizen
Birth Year 1920
Birthplace ILLINOIS
Education Level Grammar school
Civilian Occupation Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories, n.e.c.
Marital Status Married
Military Rank Private
Army Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Source Reference Civil Life
Serial Number 16070960
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923
Box Film Number 02152.72

1944 Find A Grave Index^[4]
Name Willard Kendall
Event Type Burial
Event Date 1944
Event Place Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Photograph Included Y
Death Date 25 Feb 1944
Affiliate Record Identifier 56364581
Cemetery Florence American Cemetery and Memorial

1944 Find A Grave^[5]
Willard Kendall
BIRTH unknown
DEATH 25 Feb 1944
BURIAL
Florence American Cemetery and Memorial
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
PLOT Section 57
MEMORIAL ID 56364581
Inscription
In memory of our son, Willard, World War II, Feb 25, 1944

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N77K-53P : 18 May 2016), Willard Surr Kendall, 05 Mar 1920; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 7420, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,309,361.
2. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q212-B2XQ : 23 January 2023), Willard S Kendall and Dorothy M Mabie, 1941.
3. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8G4-QZN : 5 December 2014), Willard S Kendall, enlisted 22 May 1942, Chicago, Illinois, United States; 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.
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGK-8DX2 : 13 December 2015), Willard Kendall, 1944; Burial, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, United States of America, Forest Home Cemetery; citing record ID 56364581, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2019), memorial page for Willard Kendall (unknown–25 Feb 1944), Find A Grave Memorial no. 56364581, citing Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Dave H (contributor 47580547) .