Individual Details

Name: William R Wadlington
Birth Year: 1916
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Mississippi
State of Residence: Mississippi
County or City: Quitman
Enlistment Date: 21 Oct 1941
Enlistment State: Mississippi
Enlistment City: Camp Shelby
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Selective Service within 3 months of Discharge 11 punch
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Salesmen and sales agents, except to consumers
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67 Weight: 155
Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

U. S. Obituaries at Ancestry.com: Mr. William Ralph Wadlington, 98, died Thursday, March 27 2014 at The Arbor in Ridgeland, Ms. There will be a visitation held Monday, March 31, 2014 from 11:00AM until 1:00PM at Lakewood Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 31, 2014 at 1:00PM at Lakewood Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Lakewood Memorial Park. Mr. William Ralph Wadlington was born on February 16, 1916 in Webster County. He was a resident of Sledge, Ms.; before moving to Jackson almost 50 years ago. He was a longtime member of 1st Baptist Church in Jackson. He enjoyed spending most of his time outside in his shop and working in his yard. Mr. Wadlington was a retired pharmaceuticals salesman's with USB Pharmaceutical Company and Revlon Pharmaceutical Company. He also served as an airplane mechanic during WWII with United States Air Force in North Africa and Italy with the 32nd Bomber Squadron. Mr. Wadlington was preceded in death by his wife; Lyda Wadlington of more than 53 years, his daughter; Libba Wadlington. He is survived by his two sons; William R. Wadlington of Madison and Tom Wadlington of Brandon. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to 1st Baptist Church of Jackson, P. O. Box 250, Jackson Ms. 39205 or to the Wounded Warriors Project P.O. Box 758517 Topeka, Kansas 66675.

Birth	1916	Mississippi
Birth	6 Feb 1916	Mississippi
Birth	16 Feb 1916	Webster Co., Mississippi
Military	21 Oct 1941	Camp Shelby, Perry Co., Mississippi
Marriage	Abt 1951	Lyda Emmerline Jackson
Death	27 Mar 2014	Ridgeland, Madison Co., Mississippi
Alt name		William R Wadlington
Residence		Quitman Co., Mississippi
Burial		Lakewood Memorial Park, Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi

Spouse	Lyda Emmerline Jackson (1918 - 2004)
Child	William Ralph Wadlington III ( - )
Child	Thomas Powell Wadlington ( - )
Child	Elizabeth Lee Wadlington (1954 - 1976)