Individual Details
Walter William Most
(7 Mar 1923 - 13 Jun 1984)
- Name: Walter W. Most [5]
- Name: Walter Most [2] [4]
- Name: Walter W. Most [3]
- Male [1] [2] [3] [5]
- White [3] [5]
Source List;
[1] PA WW2 Compensation App, Walter Most, Doc5260-merged.pdf
[2] BIRLS Death File, Walter Most
[3] 1930 US Census, William Most Household, Doc5261.pdf
[4] Haas Family Bible, Doc1096.pdf
[5] 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most household, Doc6403.pdf
Events
| Birth | 7 Mar 1923 | Pennsylvania, United States |  |  | |
| Marital Status | 1930 | Single - Etna, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1930 | Not employed - Etna, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 1930 | (William F. Most and Frances M. Unknown) Etna, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 1940 | (William F. Most and Frances M. Unknown) Etna, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Military | From 7 Dec 1941 to 6 Jul 1947 | U. S. Navy | | | |
| Residence | 7 Dec 1941 | 621 Butler St.., Etna, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States | |||
| Marriage | 10 Apr 1946 | Hawaii, United States - Olive Jean Haas | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1949 | Alameda County, California, United States - Olive Jean Haas | | | |
| Occupation | 1949 | | | ||
| Marital Status | Apr 1950 | Married - Alameda County, California, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Apr 1950 | Service Station Attendant - Alameda County, California, United States | | | |
| Residence (family) | 12 Apr 1950 | Eden Township, 21390 Locust St., Alameda County, California, United States - Olive Jean Haas | | ||
| Census (family) | 12 Apr 1950 | Eden Township, 21390 Locust St., Alameda County, California, United States - Olive Jean Haas | | | |
| Residence (family) | 30 Jun 1950 | 21390 Locust St., Hayward, Alameda, California, United States - Olive Jean Haas | | | |
| Signature | 30 Jun 1950 | Walter William Most - Alameda County, California, United States | | ||
| Death | 13 Jun 1984 | Alameda County, California, United States | | | |
| Reference No | ID1847 | ||||
| Parents | William F. Most and Frances M. Unknown | | | ||
| Soc Sec No | 181-12-8379 | | |||
| Correspondence | postcards sent, received or mentioned on | | |||
| Education | | |
Families
| Spouse | Olive Jean Haas (1921 - 2003) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | William F. Most (1882 - ) |
| Mother | Frances M. Unknown (1901 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth L. Most (1917 - ) |
Notes
Birth
- Birth Date: 7 March 1923, McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [1]- Birth Date: 7 Mar 1923 [2]
- Birth Place: Pennsylvania [3] [4]
- Age 7 (1930) [3]
- Age 27 (1950) [4]
Source List;
[1] PA WW2 Compensation App, Walter Most, Doc5260-merged.pdf
[2] BIRLS Death File, Walter Most
[3] 1930 US Census, William Most Household, Doc5261.pdf
[4] 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most household, Doc6403.pdf
Military
- 5. Date of Begining and Date of Ending of each period of Service: 7 Dec 1941 to Aug 1944 [crossed out] 2 March 1946 [written in red above crossed out date]- 6. Date of Begining and Date of Ending of each period of Service: Aug 1944 to Jan 1947
- 7. Date and Place Applicant Entered Active Service: 7 July 1941, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 8. Service No: 250-65-49
- 9. Date and place applicant was separated from active service: 6 July 1947, Alameda Naval Air Station, California
- 17. (Sea Duty Pay Received) N. A. S. [Naval Air Station] Barbers Point - Oaha T. H. [Territory of Hawaii] Aug 1944 - Jan 1947 [1]
Service Dates: 8 July 1941 to 5 July 1947 [2]
- Armed Forces, WW 2 [3]
Source List:
[1] PA WW2 Compensation App, Walter Most, Doc5260-merged.pdf
[2] BIRLS Death File, Walter Most
[3] 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most household, Doc6403.pdf
Marriage
- Beneficiary: Olive Jean Most, 21390 Locust St., Hayward, Alameda, California [1]- Married [2]
- Wife of head of household (Walter W. Most) [2]
Source List;
[1] PA WW2 Compensation App, Walter Most, Doc5260-merged.pdf
[2] 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most household, Doc6403.pdf
Residence (family)
- - Living in same house: no - living on a farm: No Living in same county: Yes [Alameda] [1]Source List:
[1] 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most household, Doc6403.pdf
Occupation
- Number of weeks worked: 52 [1]- Amount earned: $3250 [1]
Source List:
[1] 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most household, Doc6403.pdf
Occupation
- Occupation Category: WK (Working), hours worked last week: 48 - Occupation: Service Station Attendant, Retail Gas Station [1]Source List:
[1] 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most household, Doc6403.pdf
Census (family)
WT - Media: PDF fileFrom Image:
Enumeration Date: 12 April
Address: 21390 Locust St.
House not on a farm
House not on a place of 3 or more acres
1] Walter W. Most, Head of household, White Male, Age 27, Married, Born Pennsylvania, Occupation Category: WK (Working), hours worked last week: 48 - Occupation: Service Station Attendant, Retail Gas Station
Supplemental Questions
1949:
- Living in same house: no - living on a farm: No Living in same county: Yes
- Birth Country of parents: US
- Highest School Grade: S9, Did NOT finished this grade
- Number of weeks worked: 52
- Amount earned: $3250
Armed Forces: World War 2
2] Olive J. Most, Wife of head, White Female, Age 28, Married - Born Indiana - Occupation Category: H (Keeping House) - Not employed
Residence (family)
- Address: 21390 Locust St. [1]- House not on a farm [1]
- House not on a place of 3 or more acres [1]
Source List:
[1] 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most household, Doc6403.pdf
Death
- Death: 13 June 1984 [1][1] BIRLS Death File, Walter Most
Parents
- Mrs. Francis Blumer, of Etna, Pa [1]- Mother: Frances Margaret Blumer 5 Jones St., Etna, Pennsylvania [3]
- Son [4]
- Father born Germany [4]
- Mother born Pennsylvania [4]
- Both Parents born in US [5]
Source List;
[1] Marriage announcement, Doc1594.pdf
[2] Death Record, Walter Most, Acc001960
[3] PA WW2 Compensation App, Walter Most, Doc5260-merged.pdf
[4] 1930 US Census, William Most Household, Doc5261.pdf
[5] 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most household, Doc6403.pdf
Education
- Attended School [1]- Highest School Grade: S9, Did NOT finished this grade [2]
Source List;
[1] 1930 US Census, William Most Household, Doc5261.pdf
[2] 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most household, Doc6403.pdf
Endnotes
1. US Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index", database, ?SSocial Security Death Index,?T database on-line www.ancestry.com , accessed 7 Sept 2011. Entry for Walter Most 181-12-8379; derived from U.S. Social Security Administration. Acc001959.
2. Death Record, Database Online: "California Death Index, 1940-1997" Walter W. Most, DOD 13 June 1984. www.ancestry.com, accessed 7 Sept 2011. Acc001960.
3. 1930 U.S. Census, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. SD 12, ED 2-518, Line 6, 84 Butter St, Dwelling & Family, 2, Walter W. Most, ID1847 in the household of William K. Most. Original Data: NARA, T626, roll 1963, Page 1A. www.ancestry.com, accessed 7 Sep 2011. Acc001958.
4. "Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966" [database on-line]. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). World War II Veterans Compensation Applications, circa 1950s. Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.92 (877 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. www.ancestry.com, accessed 20 July 2019. Doc5260-merged.pdf.
5. Military Record, "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010" [database on-line]. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. www.ancestry.com, accessed 23 Oct 2021.
6. 1930 US Census, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. SD 12, ED 598, Sheet 1A, Line 6, 84 Butler St, William Most Household. NARA: T626. FHL microfilm: 2341697. www.ancestry.com, accessed 20 July 2019. Doc5261.pdf.
7. 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most, ID1847 household, Eden Township, Alameda County, California, ED 1-100, Sheet 21, Line 2, 21390 Locust St., Dwelling Serial No. 230. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. NARA Record Group 29, Roll 3191. www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 Oct 2022), Doc6403.pdf.
8. 1930 US Census, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. SD 12, ED 598, Sheet 1A, Line 6, 84 Butler St, William Most Household. NARA: T626. FHL microfilm: 2341697. www.ancestry.com, accessed 20 July 2019. Doc5261.pdf.
9. 1930 US Census, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. SD 12, ED 598, Sheet 1A, Line 6, 84 Butler St, William Most Household. NARA: T626. FHL microfilm: 2341697. www.ancestry.com, accessed 20 July 2019. Doc5261.pdf.
10. 1930 US Census, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. SD 12, ED 598, Sheet 1A, Line 6, 84 Butler St, William Most Household. NARA: T626. FHL microfilm: 2341697. www.ancestry.com, accessed 20 July 2019. Doc5261.pdf.
11. 1940 US Census, Etna, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. William Most, ID7285 Household, Doc5264.pdf.
12. Newspaper Article, Muncie Star (Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana), Abt Apr 1946. Marriage announcement for Olive Haas & Walter William Most. Acc001454/Doc1594.pdf.
13. "Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966" [database on-line]. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). World War II Veterans Compensation Applications, circa 1950s. Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.92 (877 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. www.ancestry.com, accessed 20 July 2019. Doc5260-merged.pdf.
14. Military Record, "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010" [database on-line]. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. www.ancestry.com, accessed 23 Oct 2021.
15. Military Record, US. WW 2 Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 - Walter William Most, ID1847. (See Research Note).
16. 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most, ID1847 household, Eden Township, Alameda County, California, ED 1-100, Sheet 21, Line 2, 21390 Locust St., Dwelling Serial No. 230. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. NARA Record Group 29, Roll 3191. www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 Oct 2022), Doc6403.pdf.
17. Marjorie Van Couwenberghe [ID0381] and Wilma Lucas [ID0379], The Haas Family: Including Fischer, Hain, Heckert & Whetstone families c1630 to 1983 (December 1983). Bk3396, Doc3185.pdf, Pg 18.
18. The Warthan, Warthen, Worthen Family, Wilma Haas Lucas, ID0379, nd, RobbHaas Digital Archive, Bk3400, page 3..
19. Bible, William Alfred Worthen, ID0386 Family, Including Haas Family entries. Images scanned from photocopied pages. Acc000675/Doc0659.pdf, photocopies of Bible pages.
20. Descendants of Johan Leonard Haas, ID0379 (Jonesboro, Indiana: Wilma Haas Lucas, Aug 2003) Doc0536.pdf, page 6.
21. Newspaper Article, Muncie Star (Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana), 11 Aug 1946, page 14, Col. 5. Marriage announcement for Olive Haas & Walter William Most. https://www.newspapers.com/image/249678147, accessed 15 Sept 2018. Acc001454/Doc4856.pdf.
22. "Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966" [database on-line]. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). World War II Veterans Compensation Applications, circa 1950s. Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.92 (877 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. www.ancestry.com, accessed 20 July 2019. Doc5260-merged.pdf.
23. 10 Apr 2021: Bible belonging to August Haas, ID0377 and Mabel Worthen Haas, ID0378. , Philadelphia, PA: A.J. Holman Co., nd, Repository: RobbHaas Archives, Doc1096.pdf, PDF Page 5.
24. 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most, ID1847 household, Eden Township, Alameda County, California, ED 1-100, Sheet 21, Line 2, 21390 Locust St., Dwelling Serial No. 230. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. NARA Record Group 29, Roll 3191. www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 Oct 2022), Doc6403.pdf.
25. 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most, ID1847 household, Eden Township, Alameda County, California, ED 1-100, Sheet 21, Line 2, 21390 Locust St., Dwelling Serial No. 230. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. NARA Record Group 29, Roll 3191. www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 Oct 2022), Doc6403.pdf.
26. 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most, ID1847 household, Eden Township, Alameda County, California, ED 1-100, Sheet 21, Line 2, 21390 Locust St., Dwelling Serial No. 230. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. NARA Record Group 29, Roll 3191. www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 Oct 2022), Doc6403.pdf.
27. 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most, ID1847 household, Eden Township, Alameda County, California, ED 1-100, Sheet 21, Line 2, 21390 Locust St., Dwelling Serial No. 230. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. NARA Record Group 29, Roll 3191. www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 Oct 2022), Doc6403.pdf.
28. 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most, ID1847 household, Eden Township, Alameda County, California, ED 1-100, Sheet 21, Line 2, 21390 Locust St., Dwelling Serial No. 230. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. NARA Record Group 29, Roll 3191. www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 Oct 2022), Doc6403.pdf.
29. 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most, ID1847 household, Eden Township, Alameda County, California, ED 1-100, Sheet 21, Line 2, 21390 Locust St., Dwelling Serial No. 230. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. NARA Record Group 29, Roll 3191. www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 Oct 2022), Doc6403.pdf.
30. 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most, ID1847 household, Eden Township, Alameda County, California, ED 1-100, Sheet 21, Line 2, 21390 Locust St., Dwelling Serial No. 230. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. NARA Record Group 29, Roll 3191. www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 Oct 2022), Doc6403.pdf.
31. "Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966" [database on-line]. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). World War II Veterans Compensation Applications, circa 1950s. Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.92 (877 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. www.ancestry.com, accessed 20 July 2019. Doc5260-merged.pdf.
32. "Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966" [database on-line]. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). World War II Veterans Compensation Applications, circa 1950s. Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.92 (877 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. www.ancestry.com, accessed 20 July 2019. Doc5260-merged.pdf.
33. US Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index", database, Social Security Death Index, database on-line www.ancestry.com , accessed 7 Sept 2011. Entry for Walter Most 181-12-8379; derived from U.S. Social Security Administration. Acc001959.
34. Death Record, Database Online: "California Death Index, 1940-1997" Walter W. Most, DOD 13 June 1984. www.ancestry.com, accessed 7 Sept 2011. Acc001960.
35. Military Record, "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010" [database on-line]. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. www.ancestry.com, accessed 23 Oct 2021.
36. Death Record, Database Online: "California Death Index, 1940-1997" Walter W. Most, DOD 13 June 1984. www.ancestry.com, accessed 7 Sept 2011. Acc001960.
37. Newspaper Article, Muncie Star (Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana), Abt Apr 1946. Marriage announcement for Olive Haas & Walter William Most. Acc001454/Doc1594.pdf.
38. "Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966" [database on-line]. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). World War II Veterans Compensation Applications, circa 1950s. Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.92 (877 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. www.ancestry.com, accessed 20 July 2019. Doc5260-merged.pdf.
39. 1930 US Census, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. SD 12, ED 598, Sheet 1A, Line 6, 84 Butler St, William Most Household. NARA: T626. FHL microfilm: 2341697. www.ancestry.com, accessed 20 July 2019. Doc5261.pdf.
40. 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most, ID1847 household, Eden Township, Alameda County, California, ED 1-100, Sheet 21, Line 2, 21390 Locust St., Dwelling Serial No. 230. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. NARA Record Group 29, Roll 3191. www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 Oct 2022), Doc6403.pdf.
41. Death Record, Database Online: "California Death Index, 1940-1997" Walter W. Most, DOD 13 June 1984. www.ancestry.com, accessed 7 Sept 2011. Acc001960.
42. Military Record, "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010" [database on-line]. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. www.ancestry.com, accessed 23 Oct 2021.
43. Loose Postcards (129) - To and from various family members, various dates. Transcriptions and Images at Robbhaas Web Page: ( http://www.robbhaasfamily.com/Robbins/Postcards_Loose.htm ) Acc002820, PC-081, 110.
44. 1930 US Census, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. SD 12, ED 598, Sheet 1A, Line 6, 84 Butler St, William Most Household. NARA: T626. FHL microfilm: 2341697. www.ancestry.com, accessed 20 July 2019. Doc5261.pdf.
45. 1950 US Census, Walter W. Most, ID1847 household, Eden Township, Alameda County, California, ED 1-100, Sheet 21, Line 2, 21390 Locust St., Dwelling Serial No. 230. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. NARA Record Group 29, Roll 3191. www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 Oct 2022), Doc6403.pdf.