William Lambert Brittain (1922 - 1987)

Born 10 Aug 1922 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 22 Apr 1987 at age 64 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

1922 Massachusetts State Vital Records^[1]
Name: William Lambert Brittain
Sex: Male
Race: White
Father's Name: George Harvey Brittain
Mother's Name: Sarah Constance Stephenson
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 10 Aug 1922
Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

1930 United States Census ^[2]
Name William L Brittain
Event Type Census
Event Date 1930
Event Place Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Gender Male
Age 7
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1923
Birthplace Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace Canada English
Mother's Birthplace Massachusetts
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 43

1940 United States Census^[3]
Name William L Brittain
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Ward 7, Springfield, Springfield City, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Gender Male
Age 17
Marital Status Single
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birthplace Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated) 1923
Last Place of Residence Same House

1943 United States World War II Army Enlistment Records^[4]
Name William L Brittain
Name BRITTAIN WILLIAM L
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 09 Jun 1943
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 Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Race White
Citizenship Status citizen
Birth Year 1922
Birthplace MASSACHUSETTS
Education Level 2 years of college
Marital Status Single, without dependents
Military Rank Private
Army Branch No branch assignment
Army Component Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference Civil Life

1987 United States Social Security Death Index^[5]
Name: William Brittain
State: Massachusetts
Age: 65
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1922
Death Date: Apr 1987

1987 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files^[6]
Name: William Lambert Brittain
Name Note: Name and form dates: Application: WILLIAM LAMBERT BRITTAIN (Jun 1942), Death: WILLIAM BRITTAIN (Apr 1987)
Alias: William Brittain
Sex: Male
Social Program Application Date: Jun 1942
Death Date: Apr 1987
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1922
Birthplace: Boston Middl*, Massachusetts, United States
Race: White
Father's Name: George H Brittain
Mother's Name: Sarah C Stephenson
Event Type: Social Program Correspondence

1987 Find A Grave Index^[7]
Name: W. Lambert Brittain
Alias: Brit
Death Date: 22 Apr 1987
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1922
Event Type: Burial
Photograph Included: N
Note: Contains Biography

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZM6-X2S9 : 12 April 2023), William Lambert Brittain, 1922.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQGJ-8YD : accessed 21 January 2017), William L Brittain in household of George H Brittain, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 85, sheet 43A, line 4, family 679, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 911; FHL microfilm 2,340,646.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4KJ-99P : accessed 21 January 2017), William L Brittain in household of George H Brittain, Ward 7, Springfield, Springfield City, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22-145, sheet 19A, line 20, family 474, 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 1711.
4. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8R9-QZ3 : 5 December 2014), William L Brittain, enlisted 09 Jun 1943, Springfield, Massachusetts, 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.
5. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JP3J-ZWL : 7 January 2021), William Brittain, Apr 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
6. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KMS-C7H2 : 10 February 2023), William Lambert Brittain, .
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVY-PZ45 : 25 May 2022), Brit, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 183609684, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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