William Alfred Sulger (1889 - 1964)

Born 19 Oct 1889 in Alton, New York, United States

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Biography

Veteran William Sulger served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 29 May 1918
Unit(s): Co. M, 52nd Pioneer Infantry to 6/23/1918
HQ Co. 2nd Pioneer Infantry to 8/22/1919
Overseas 6/30/1918 to 6/26/1919
Service ended: 22 Aug 1919

William was born in 1889. He passed away in 1964.

World War I Pioneer Infantry

The American General Staff late in 1917 decided to form a number of infantry regiments to be attached to the headquarters of the armies and army corps then in process of formation and to call these "corps and army" troops "Pioneer Infantry." ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ The story of the First Pioneer Infantry, U.S.A - by Davis, Chester W; Foreman, Harrison W, Published 1919

• 1900 United States Federal Census - Walton, Delaware, New York; Roll: 1022; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1241022
• 1910 United States Federal Census - Walton, Delaware, New York; Roll: T624_935; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1374948
• 1920 United States Federal Census - Walton, Delaware, New York; Roll: T625_1097; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 184; Image: 280
• 1930 United States Federal Census - Walton, Delaware, New York; Roll: 1419; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0049; Image: 548.0; FHL microfilm: 2341154
• 1940 United States Federal Census - Walton, Delaware, New York; Roll: T627_2521; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 13-55
• New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919 - New York State Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917–1919. Adjutant General's Office. Series B0808. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
• 1905 New York, State Census - New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: E.D. 02; City: Walton; County: Delaware; Page: 22
• 1915 New York, State Census - New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 04; Assembly District: 01; City: Walton; County: Delaware; Page: 15
• 1925 New York, State Census - New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 01; Assembly District: 01; City: Walton; County: Delaware; Page: 3
• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  • Spouse: Velma Goodrich
  • Child: Victor Burton Sulger
• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
  • Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951
• U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
  • Registration State: New York; Registration County: Delaware; Roll: 1712362; Draft Board: 2