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Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt) Donald Patrick "Don" Wilsey, Sr. was the fifth child born to parents Harold B "Bert" Wilsey & Agnes Amelia Reardon (aka Riordan). He was born in Kansas City, Jackson, MO, USA.Don's parents divorced shortly after he was born and some of the kids appeared to be living with Bert and his new wife Nina, while others others went to live with his Mom and her parents until she remarried. Both would each go on to have additional children with their new spouses.Unfortunately, Don's mother would die when he was barely 3, and the 1930 Census will find Don as an "inmate" at the Woodland Home Orphanage in Quincy, Adams, IL, USA along with his sister Helen Wilsey. Quincy is also where their Mother Agnes Amelia died.In 1940 Don is 15, and we find him in Kansas City, Jackson, MO, USA again with one of his older brothers, Richard M Wilsey (aka Michael Richard Wilsey), living at the Pueblo Court Hotel on East 23rd. Don is a delivery boy for a retail operation. Brother Richard is a clerk.On 3 Sep 1941, at the age of 16, Don would enlist in the US Army Air Corps. Don would go on to fight in World War II and the Korean War. Don would retire as a career military man, achieving the rank of Chief Master Sergeant.On 7 Apr 1947, Don married a pretty young lady from Kansas City, Miss Mary Lou Rousseau in Topeka, Shawnee, KS, USA.Little did they know it at the time, but Don and Mary Lou would go on to spend 57 years together, travel the country, and have 4 children in 3 different states.Don & Mary Lou's Children:Joyce Marie Wilsey Jennings BacaLinda Ann Wilsey Lake NilsonDonald Patrick Wilsey, Jr. aka Pat aka DonJames Calvin "James" Wilsey aka King of Slow---------------------------------U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946Name: Donald P WilseyBirth Year: 1923Race: White, citizen (White)Nativity State or Country: MissouriState of Residence: MissouriCounty or City: JacksonEnlistment Date: 3 Sep 1941Enlistment State: MissouriEnlistment City: Jefferson BarracksBranch: Air CorpsBranch Code: Air CorpsComponent: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)Source: Civil LifeEducation: 2 years of high schoolCivil Occupation: Actors and actressesMarital Status: Single, without dependentsHeight: 68Weight: 149Donald P Wilsey World War II Enlistment RecordNote: Don lied a little about how old he was when he enlisted. He was a male, healthy, and single with no dependents. They will always overlook little things, I guess. They Needed Him!CMSgt Donald Patrick "Don" Wilsey, Sr. Burial Info & Map  Family links:  Parents:  Harold Bert Wilsey (1892 - 1943)  Agnes Amelia Reardon Wilsey Wells (1896 - 1928)  Spouse:  Mary Lou Rousseau Wilsey (1927 - 2016)*  Children:  Lawson Graydon Wilsey (1943 - 1990)*  Donald Patrick Wilsey (1952 - 2013)*  Siblings:  Mary Kathleen Wilsey Francis (1915 - 2007)*  Helen E Wilsey Bowring (1917 - 1979)*  Stephen John Wilsey (1917 - 2002)*  Michael Richard Wilsey (1921 - 1998)*  Donald Patrick Wilsey (1925 - 2006)  Thomas Francis Wells (1927 - 1976)** *Calculated relationship**Half-sibling Inscription:WilseyDonald PatrickTSGT (s/b CMSgt)USAF1925-2006 Note: World War II, Korean War Burial:Fort Rosecrans National CemeterySan DiegoSan Diego CountyCalifornia, USAPlot: Section CBI, Row 1, Site 499