William Jerard Warden Sr. (1920 - 2008)

Born 29 Jul 1920 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Ancestors

Husband of Beverly Maxine (Dodge) Warden — married about 2 Oct 1947 in Elk Mound, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA

Died 25 Feb 2008 at age 87 in Navarre, Santa Rosa County, Florida

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Biography

William Jerard Warden was born on 29 Jul 1920 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA. He was a son of Guy Earlscourt Warden Vedia Henderson.

29 Jul 1920 Source 1: First Name: William G Last Name: Warden Age: 9 Estimated Birth Year: 1921 Place of Birth: Wisconsin State: Wisconsin County: Eau Claire City: Union Marital Status: Single Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Place of Birth: Wisconsin Mother's Place of Birth: Wisconsin Gender: Male Race: White

Source 2: William J Warden United States Census, 1940 Name William J Warden Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Tract 37, Wahiawa Judicial District, Representative District 5, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States Gender Male Age 20 Marital Status Single Race (Original) Caucasian Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Soldier Relationship to Head of Household Soldier Birthplace Wisconsin Birth Year (Estimated) 1920 Last Place of Residence , , Citing this Record

"Genealogy of the Dodge Family of Essex County Massachusetts and Allied Families Robert Livingstone Dodge, Pg 54"

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB9L-XLR : accessed 18 June 2017), William J Warden, Tract 37, Wahiawa Judicial District, Representative District 5, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-185, sheet 13B, line 91, family , 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 4589.

Source 3: William J. Warden Sr. Birth: Jul. 29, 1920 Death: Feb. 25, 2008

William J. Warden of Navarre, Fla., and formerly of Eau Claire died Feb. 25, 2008. He was 87 years old.

"Genealogy of the Dodge Family of Essex County Massachusetts and Allied Families Robert Livingstone Dodge, Pg 54"

He was born in Eau Claire to Guy and Vedia (Henderson) Warden in 1920. He attended local schools and graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1939. At age 19, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was stationed at Wheeler Field in Hawaii when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. He was released from the service after WW II. In 1947, he married Beverly Dodge of Elk Mound and re-enlisted in the Air Force. He retired in 1971 after 30 years of service. During his service, he was awarded the Outstanding Meritorious Service medal.

He is survived by his son, William (Cecilia) of Navarre, Fla.; daughter, Linae Warden of Fort Collins, Colo.; two grandchildren; sisters, Helen White of Oshkosh and Barbara Zeug of Eau Claire; brothers, John Warden of Seattle, Wash., and Guy Warden of Bella Vista, Ark.; nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly; parents; sisters, Marian Running, Gene Gillespie and Margaret Warden; brothers, Benjamin, Harry and James. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 13, 2008, at Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, N.M.

Memorials may be given to any veterans organization or to the Alzheimer's Association.

Cwo4, US Air Force, World War II, Korea, Vietnam

Burial: Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA

Maintained by: RainbowLady777 Originally Created by: James Seidelman Record added: Jun 03, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 27302039

Sources

1. US Federal Census 1930. http://www.mocavo.com/William-G-Warden-B1921-Union-Eau-Eau-Claire-Wisconsin-1930-United-States-Census/01545066958189604479

2. US Federal Census 1940. https://familysearch.org/search/collection/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AWilliam~%20%2Bsurname%3AWarden~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1919-1921~&collection_id=2000219

3. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Warden&GSiman=1&GScid=109452&GRid=27302039&

4. U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs [1] accessed 23 January 2019