1940 he was living in Illinois, since he enlisted in the Army 9 months after Pearl Harbor.
1940 Clover Township, Henry, Illinois
Age 18
Marital Status Single
Birthplace ILLINOIS
Birth Year (Estimated) 1922
Last Place of Residence Same House
Isaac Litton Head M 48 ILLINOIS
Esther Litton Wife F 46 ILLINOIS
Mervyn Litton Son M 18 ILLINOIS
Dean Litton Son M 16 ILLINOIS
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United States World War II Army Enlistment Records
Name Merwyn W Litton
Name (Original) LITTON MERWYN W
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 29 Sep 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 Peoria, Illinois, United States
Race White
Citizenship Status citizen
Birth Year 1921
Birthplace ILLINOIS
Education Level 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation Semiskilled welders and flame cutters
Marital Status Married
Military Rank Private
Army Branch Air Corps
Source Reference Civil Life
Serial Number 16073
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923---Box Film Number 02152.72
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Children's Data
So while he was in the Army his wife Dorothy Grier gave birth to their daughter, in Texas.
Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name Judith Ann Litton
Event Type Birth
Event Date 17 Feb 1944
Event Place Grayson, Texas
Gender Female
Father's Name Merwyn Wayne Litton
Mother's Name Dorothy Marie Grier
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Death
United States Social Security Death Index
Age 55
Given Name Merwyn
Surname Litton
Birth Date 02 Aug 1921
State Illinois
Last Place of Residence Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
Previous Residence Postal Code 61201
Event Date Apr 1976
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Sources
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSYK-HGY : accessed 19 April 2018), Merwyn W Litton in household of Isaac W Litton, Clover, Henry, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 5B, line 63, family 113, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 519; FHL microfilm 2,340,254.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWHC-HPF : accessed 19 April 2018), Mervyn Litton in household of Isaac Litton, Clover Township, Henry, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37-13, sheet 4B, line 62, family 80, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 811.
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8G4-7DF : 5 December 2014), Merwyn W Litton, enlisted 29 Sep 1942, Peoria, 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 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
"Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD96-V1X : 5 December 2014), Merwyn Wayne Litton in entry for Judith Ann Litton, 17 Feb 1944; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLMV-VWR : 19 May 2014), Merwyn Litton, Apr 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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