"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946,"
Name Eugene E Willis
Name (Original) WILLIS EUGENE E
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 17 Aug 1942
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 Denver, Colorado, United States
Citizenship Status citizen
Birth Year 1920
Birthplace NEBRASKA
Education Level 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation General farmers
Marital Status Single, without dependents
Military Rank Private
Army Branch Air Corps
Source Reference Civil Life
Serial Number
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923
Box Film Number 02492.106
Citing this Record
Biography
Born to Ivan and Edna in Nebraska just before they moved the family to Colorado.
"Gene and Rosie lived happily in Franktown. They built their liquor store and Gene ran it while Rose worked for the Federal Government.
One day there were 2 men that came into the liquor store and killed Gene. After that Lee and Chris sold their gas station and ran the liquor store.." (from the OUR HERITAGE People of Douglas County)
database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMNN-FR8 : accessed 12 November 2015), Eugene E Willis, enlisted 17 Aug 1942, Denver, Colorado, 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 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR6W-BR4 : accessed 12 November 2015), Euguene Willis in household of Ivan Willis, Election Precinct 14, Douglas, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-17, sheet 1B, family 18, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 460.
OUR HERITAGE People of Douglas County pg.136-138 by:Susan Meyer, Hilda Anderson, Linda Bell, Bob Lowenberg, Ruby Meyer, Karen Spruot, Bob Terwillger (published 1970)
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