Individual Details
Ward Willard Overholser
(7 Dec 1915 - 11 Apr 1945)
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Ward W Overholser
Birth Year: 1915
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Minnesota
State of Residence: Minnesota
County or City: Becker
Enlistment Date: 10 Feb 1941
Enlistment State: Minnesota
Enlistment City: Park Rapids
Branch: Coast Artillery Corps
Branch Code: Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled mechanics and repairmen, motor vehicles
Marital Status: Single, without dependents.
R. L. Polk's City Directory of Everett, Washington in 1944 shows Overholser, Ede I. (Maye W.) mach EPS&DD Co h. 3409 Nassau. Next is Overholser, Lee, USN, same address, followed by Overholser, Ward (Dorothy) USA, also at the same address.
U. S. Roster of World War II Dead 1939-1945 shows he died in World War II. No date or place. National Archives list of Army dead from Becker Co., Minnesota shows he was a Tech 3 and was killed in action.
A Public Tree at Ancestry.com indicates Ward was married to a women with the last name of Patrick in Yucaipa, San Bernardino Co., California. They had one child. California Birth Index shows Judy Murelyn Overholser, born 21 Dec. 1942, mother's maiden name Patrick, and Judy was born in San Bernardino Co., California.
Name: Ward W Overholser
Birth Year: 1915
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Minnesota
State of Residence: Minnesota
County or City: Becker
Enlistment Date: 10 Feb 1941
Enlistment State: Minnesota
Enlistment City: Park Rapids
Branch: Coast Artillery Corps
Branch Code: Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled mechanics and repairmen, motor vehicles
Marital Status: Single, without dependents.
R. L. Polk's City Directory of Everett, Washington in 1944 shows Overholser, Ede I. (Maye W.) mach EPS&DD Co h. 3409 Nassau. Next is Overholser, Lee, USN, same address, followed by Overholser, Ward (Dorothy) USA, also at the same address.
U. S. Roster of World War II Dead 1939-1945 shows he died in World War II. No date or place. National Archives list of Army dead from Becker Co., Minnesota shows he was a Tech 3 and was killed in action.
A Public Tree at Ancestry.com indicates Ward was married to a women with the last name of Patrick in Yucaipa, San Bernardino Co., California. They had one child. California Birth Index shows Judy Murelyn Overholser, born 21 Dec. 1942, mother's maiden name Patrick, and Judy was born in San Bernardino Co., California.
Events
Families
Father | Ede Irwin Overholser (1886 - 1951) |
Mother | Edith May Curavo (1885 - 1920) |
Sibling | Louis Irwin Overholser (1906 - 1989) |
Endnotes
1. 1920 Census Hubbard Co., Minnesota.
5. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..
6. Ancestry.com OneWorldTree.
7. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..
9. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..
11. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..