Jay Reuben Close (1886) – World War 2
Jay Reuben Close (1886) was born in Mukwa, Wisconsin, the son of John Close (1853) and Merretta Hannah Quimby. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Waukesha, Wisconsin.
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world’s countries – including all the great powers – eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. A state of total war emerged, directly involving more than 100 million people from more than 30 countries. The major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by 70 to 85 million fatalities, most of whom were civilians in the Soviet Union and China. It included massacres, the genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing, premeditated death from starvation and disease, and the only use of nuclear weapons in war.
Jay Reuben Close (1886) was born in Mukwa, Wisconsin, the son of John Close (1853) and Merretta Hannah Quimby. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Leonard M Close (1918) was born in Lamartine, Wisconsin, the son of Lucian Greely Close (1875) and Laura M Roth. He enlisted into the US Army in 1942 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois after serving in Panama.
Loren Jay Close (1921) was born in Rosedale, Wisconsin, the son of Loren Jeremiah Close (1875) and Margaret Alice Robinson. He enlisted into the US Army Air Corps in 1940 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Fred Walter Close (1882) was born in Lamartine, Wisconsin, the son of Richard D Close (1840) and Mary Jane Laundryl. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Los Angeles County, California.
Vaughn Henry Close (1883) was born in Canton, Pennsylvania, the son of Milton N Close (1856) and Jennie Rundell. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Elwood Huron Close (1896) was born in Scipio, New York, the son of Arthur P Close (1864) and Minnie R Fox. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Onondaga County, New York.
Arthur Harry Huron Close (1910) was born in Lemert, Ohio, the son of Harrison Emanuel Close (1881) and Sue May Markley. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1943.
Charles Ronald Close (1919) was born in Massena, New York, the son of Leon Eugene Close (1893) and Florence Clark. He enlisted into the US Army in 1942 at Syracuse, New York.
Richard E Close (1917) was born in New York, the son of Leon Eugene Close (1893) and Florence Clark. He enlisted into the US Army in 1942 at Youngstown, New York.
Leone Eugene Close (1893) was born in Scipio, New York, the son of Eugene Hugh Close (1857) and Mary E Dunn. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Watertown, New York.
Homer Louis Close (1888) was born in Scipio, New York, the son of Eugene Hugh Close (1857) and Mary E Dunn. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Cameron County, Pennsylvania.
Burdette Eugene Close (1910) was born in Moravia, New York, the son of Howard Burdette Close (1880) and Sophia C Ercanbrack. He enlisted into the US Navy in 1929 at Annpolis, Maryland. He spent his entire career in the US…
Howard Burdette Close (1880) was born in Moravia, New York, the son of Eugene Hugh Close (1857) and Mary E Dunn. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Auburn, New York.
Dorothy Louise Close (1924) was born in Taylorville, Illinois, the daughter of Arthur Buckley Close (1896) and Corena Stewart Locke. She enlisted into the Cadet Nursing Corps in 1944 at Chicago, Illinois.
Arthur Buckley Close (1896) was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Dorr Ralph Close (1863) and Helen Elizabeth Withrow. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Racine, Wisconsin.
Thomas A Close (1920) was born in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Lyman Withrow Close (1892) and Clara M Hitchcock. He enlisted into the US Army in 1942 at Toledo, Ohio.
Lyman Withrow Close (1892) was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Dorr Ralph Close (1863) and Helen Elizabeth Withrow. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Lucas County, Ohio.
Charles Close (1891) was born in Texas, Ohio, the son of Harvey Close (1858) and Mary Elizabeth Fleming. He enlisted into the US Army in 1942 at Crawford County, Ohio.
Thompson Wallace Close (1922) was born in Worcester County, Massachusetts, the son of Thompson Washington Close (1893) and Bertha Marabelle Wallace. He enlisted into the US Army in 1943 at Fort Devers, Massachusetts.
Thompson Washington Close (1893) was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Frank Phelps Close (1864) and Anna Fergusson. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Windsor County, Vermont.
Harry Stuart Close (1890) was born in Manhattan, New York, the son of Frank Phelps Close (1864) and Anna Fergusson. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Merced County, California.
Edwin Gideon Close (1880) was born in Douglas County, Wisconsin, the son of Solomon T Close (1849) and Mary Jane Chilson. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Olmsted County, Minnesota.
William Joseph Close (1889) was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of John Josiah Close (1860) and Mary Lucy Lavery. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Chicago, Illinois.
John Henry Close (1885) was born in Lamar, Missouri, the son of Sylvander Sexton Close (1841) and Mary Isabella Hinchcliff. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Twin Falls County, Idaho.
Roy Morris Close (1918) was born in Colorado, America, the son of Morris Isaac Close (1878) and Anna Elizabeth Nichols. He enlisted into the US Army in 1944 at Fort Douglas, Utah.
Morris Isaac Close (1878) was born in Odell, Illinois, the son of Sylvander Sexton Close (1841) and Mary Isabella Hinchcliff. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Payette County, Idaho.
Walter Disbro Close (1907) was born in Rome, Georgia, the son of Walter Disbro Close (1850) and Laura Eunice Breachaud. He enlisted into the US Army in 1942 at Los Angeles, California.
Albert Stephen Close (1924) was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Albert Montgomery Close (1900) and Mabel Malvia Vone Collings. He enlisted into the US Army in 1943 at Los Angeles, California.
William Chester Close (1915) was born in Vienna, Minnesota, the son of William Chanuncey Close (1888) and Etta Wolf. He enlisted into the US Army in 1945 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
Walter Vernon Close (1913) was born in Vienna, Minnesota, the son of William Chanuncey Close (1888) and Etta Wolf. He enlisted into the US Army in 1945 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.