Just a hint, don't waste time pursuing the "Civil Occupation" of Tractor Driver or Truck Driver. My father was listed as "Mechanic." Not only was he not a mechanic, he didn't even drive! I then noticed that all of my family members who were processed through the same location were "mechanics." Karen Illinois ----- Original Message ----- From: <vanpulis.1@osu.edu> To: <GARRISON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 7:37 PM Subject: Re: [GARRISON] Garrison > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mEY.2ACEB/2270.1 > > Message Board Post: > > JoAnne, > > I found a WW II enlistment record at Ancestry.com, the only James GARRISON > in Wisconsin. Of course, there could have been a different James GARRISON > who enlisted in another state and then later moved to Wisconsin. > > I found the Social Security Death Index entry for a James R. Garrison in > MIlwaukee but the birth year is off by two years. If you thought this > might be him, you could write for the SS application. > > U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 > Name: James R Garrison > Birth Year: 1922 > Race: White, citizen > Nativity State or Country: Wisconsin > State: Wisconsin > County or City: Milwaukee > Enlistment Date: 15 Oct 1940 > Enlistment State: Wisconsin > Enlistment City: Whitefish Bay > Branch: Field Artillery > Branch Code: Field Artillery > Grade: Private > Grade Code: Private > Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) > Source: National Guard > Education: 4 years of high school > Civil Occupation: Tracktor Driver* or Truck Driver, Heavy or Chauffeur or > Truck Driver, Light An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates > that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the > United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test > Marital Status: Single, without dependents > Height: 57 ; Weight: 131 > > Name: James R. Garrison > SSN: 399-14-9067 > Last Residence: 53215 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin > Born: 1 Oct 1924 > Died: 14 Feb 2001 > State (Year) SSN issued: Wisconsin (Before 1951 ) > http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ > > In the 1930 census, there is a James R. Garrison of about the right age > living in Milwaukee with mother Josephine, who is shown as married but > also as the Head of family. > > Perhaps this line is one possibility to explore. > > --Noelle > Ohio > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GARRISON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >