William Thomas Franklin (1922 - 2006)

Born 17 Feb 1922 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada

Ancestors

Died 8 Jan 2006 at age 83 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

In 1944 William was 21 years old and living at E Jefferson in Seattle, Washington where he enlisted. He was born February 17, 1922 in North Battleford. Next of kin was listed as E M Mathews of the same address. ^[1]

William T Franklin was buried at Brooks Cemetery. ^[2] Headstone transcription: "Cpl US Marine Corps, WWII. Feb 17 1922 Jan 8 2006 son of John Charles and Emily Mae"

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 58 Ancestry Record 2238 #36926341
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 April 2021), memorial page for William T Franklin (17 Feb 1922–8 Jan 2006), Find A Grave: Memorial #127336875, citing Brooks Cemetery, Brooks, Lethbridge Census Division, Alberta, Canada ; Maintained by Kathie R Postoloski-Friesen (contributor 47763673) .

• Brooks Bulletin Obituary (on-line) - cited link no longer works 04-13-2021 "Page not found". Leaving citation for future reference.

http://brooksbulletin.com/default.aspx?pageid=243&contentarchiveid=2394