Individual Details

Arlo's life began on November 18, 1924 in Catlin IL. He was only 8 days
old when his mother died, his father gave him to Cora ( Davis) & Homer
Carrigan. They were his Foster Parents and they are related to Arlo's
Mom. Arlo's dad also gave his other kids up for adoption at the same
time. As a child Arlo built model airplanes, and as he grew up he went in
to the navy. then on to working on airplanes in Calf. He did not see his
kids much, they were given tohim and the he got remarried and it is said
that his new wife did not wont the two girls around so he gave them to
his foster mother and foster father toraise. The girls lived with Her
on and off until Cora's death. then they went to live with there mother
and at some time Jerri ( Cora's Daughter).
No one nows the reason Arlo choose sides with his wife and not the girls,
What ever it was when Arlo did come to see the girls They were made to go
to there room and could not come out. No one nows why. It was not talked
about. I believe he was a good and quiet man, He owned a pocket watch
that my mom now has which will some day be passed on to Jeremy Burghduff
my brother.
Military service Bet. June 23, 1942 - February 18, 1946 WWII, Motor
Machinist Mate 1CUSN
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Arlo Homer Williams, served in the U.S. Navy 1942-1946, on the U.S.S.
PANDEMUS. He served his country with great pride. Died Aug.12, 1964 Los
Angeles, California at age39.
These are the place he Went with his Ship Mates
LST-650 / ARL-18 Pandemus
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship: Laid down, 20 July 1944 as LST-650 at
Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca, Ill; Reclassified as a Achelous
Class Landing Craft Repair Ship, 14 August 1944; Named Pandemus, 11
September 1944; Launched, 10 October 1944; Placed in reduced commission
for transit to her conversion yard, 21 October 1944; Decommissioned, 3
November 1944; Converted to a Landing Craft Repair Ship at Todd-Johnson
Dry Dock Inc., New Orleans, LA; Recommissioned, USS Pandemus (ARL-18), 23
February 1945; Decommissioned, 23 September 1946 at Algiers, LA; Laid up
in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet; Recommissioned, 14 December 1951 at Green
Cove Springs, FL; Decommissioned, 30 September 1968; Struck from the
Naval Register, 1 October 1968; Final disposition, sunkas a target,
1969; Pandemus received one battle star for World War II service.
1930 Catlin southside Census
Homer Carrigan age 38
Cora Carrigan age 39 married 22 years wife
Geraldine Carrigan age 15 Daughter
Arlo Williams age 5 son ( Cousion)
James E Davis age 36 brother in law

Birth	18 Nov 1924	Catlin, Illinois
Marriage	Abt 1943	Mildred Louise Young
Divorce filed	Bet 1947 and 1948	Mildred Louise Young
Death	12 Aug 1964	West Covina Los Angeles Co. Calf.
Social Security Number		314-28-4386

Spouse	Mildred Louise Young (1926 - 1987)
Child	Living
Child	Living