William Rogers Birks (1920 - 1981)

Born 19 Aug 1920 in Newark, New Jersey

Husband of Margaret Elizabeth (McCarthy) Birks — married 5 Jun 1946 in New York City, New York, United States

Died 14 Apr 1981 at age 60 in Westhampton Beach, Suffolk, New York

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William Birks was a Prisoner of War during World War II.

Biography

Sources

• Military: "U.S., World War II Prisoners of the Japanese, 1941-1945"
  Ancestry Record 2178 #2688 (accessed 12 March 2024)
  Name: William Roger Birks; Branch of Service: United States Navy; Rank: Sergeant First Class; Service Number: 2234039; Assigned Unit: USS Perry (DMS-17); Parent Unit: Inshore Patrol; Source: American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor - registration records.
• Military: "U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949"
  National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1143 #23186502 (accessed 12 March 2024)
  Name: William Roger Birks; Ship, Station or Activity: Mindanao; Ship Number or Designation: PR-8; Muster Date: 31 Mar 1939.
• Military: "U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941"
  Original data: Various volumes. Washington, D.C.: Navy Department Library
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2324 #48790 (accessed 12 March 2024)
  Name: William Roger Birks; Residence Place: New York, USA; Branch of Service: US Navy; Mother: Isabel DePerty; Volume Title: Combat Naval Casualties, World War II, (MT-WY).
• Military: "U.S., World War II American and Allied Prisoners of War, 1941-1946"
  The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General, 1920 - 1975; Record Group Number: 389
  Ancestry Record 8919 #13782 (accessed 12 March 2024)
  Name: William Roger Birks; Race: White; Residence Place: New York, USA; Report Date: 6 May 1942; Latest Report Date: 10 Oct 1945; Grade: Seaman, first class; Arm or Service: United States Navy; Arm or Service Code: United States Navy; Area Served: Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands; Detaining Country: Japan; Camp: Nagoya Main Camp Nagoya 35-137; Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated; Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
• Marriage: "New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018"
  New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Queens
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61406 #2067393 (accessed 12 March 2024)
  William R Birks marriage to Margaret E. McCarthy on 5 Jun 1946 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.
• Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
  Find A Grave: Memorial #73705952
  Ancestry Record 60525 #53807652 (accessed 12 March 2024)
  William Rogers Birks burial (died on 14 Apr 1981) in Westhampton Cemetery, Westhampton, Suffolk County, New York, United States of America. Born on 19 Aug 1920.