World War 2

Benjamin Franklin Close (1895) was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Benjamin Franklin Close (1853) and Elise Marie Mathilde Lucklow. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1942 at Cincinnati, Ohio.

Ivan F Close (1887) was born in Norwich, New York, the son of Edgar Lewis Close (1852) and Catherine A Tracy. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1942 at Norwich, New York.

Phillip Cashman Close (1914) was born in Smyrna, New York, the son of Merle E Close (1883) and Mabel Muriel Cashman. He enlisted into the US Army in 1941 at Chenango County, New York, and was released in 1946.

Merle E Close (1883) was born in Smyrna, New York, the son of Edgar Lewis Close (1852) and Catherine A Tracy. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1942 at Chenango County, New York.

Howard Walter Close (1887) was born in Norwich, New York, the son of John G Close (1860) and Annette Parmelia Cash. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1942 at Syracuse, New York.

John R Close (1926) was born in Lebanon, New York, the son of James Harvey Close (1886) and Bessie M Anderson. He enlisted into the US Army in 1945 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

Nellie May Close (1922) was born in Lebanon, New York, the daughter of James Harvey Close (1886) and Bessie M Anderson. She enlisted into the Womens Army Corps as an Aviation Cadet in 1943 at Albany, New York.

James Harvey Close (1886) was born in Lebanon, New York, the son of Horace James Close (1851) and Cordelia A Dye. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1942 at Morrisville, New York.

Dwight Lyman Close (1885) was born in Warren County, Iowa, the son of Harrison Mead Close (1837) and Minerva J Black. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1942 at Des Moines, Iowa.

Gordon Hugh Close (1917) was born in Austinburg, Ohio, the son of Holland Brown Close (1876) and Jennie Maud Prentice. He enlisted into the US Armed Forces in 1945 at Cleveland, Ohio.

Kenneth Richard Close (Holmes) (1897) was born in Austinburg, Ohio, the son of Frank Grant Close (Holmes) (1869) and Alma Sloat. Technically he's not a Close because his father was the son of William Holmes, and his grandmother later remarried…

Claude Claxton Close (1890) was born in Madison, Ohio, the son of Judson Oliver Close (1857) and Rosalia Darrow. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland.

Frank Lohrer Close (1903) was born in Fairview, Pennsylvania, the son of Lucien Scipio Close (1872) and Harriet Lohrer. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1942 at Fairview, Pennsylvania.

Arthur Leeland Close (1882) was born in Queensbury, New Brunswick, Canada, the son of Henry Benjamin Close and Abigail Harriet Tupper. He emigrated to America in early 1900's. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Youngstown, Ohio in…

Henry Joseph Close (1884) was born in New Haven, Connecticut, America, the son of George Brown Close and Sarah Kettendorf. He spent most of his life as a shipyard electrician in Quincy, Massachusetts. In 1942 he was drafted into the…

David Palmer Close (1915) was born in Manhattan, New York, America, the son of Walter Harvey Close (1857) and Louise Palmer. He was called into active service in 1943 in New York, serving in the Naval Reserves.

William Marshall Close (1904) was born in Cayuga County, New York, the son of Charles Elon Close (1874) and Minerva Unknown. He enlisted into the US Armed Forces at Rochester, New York in 1942.

Egbert Bunnell Close (1916) was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, the son of Egbert W Close (1891) and Ruth Ester Bunnell. He enlisted into the US Army in 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was posted overseas in 1945 as…

Charles Elon Close (1874) was born in Nunda, New York, the son of Lewis M Close (1838) and Clarissa Julia Brown. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1918 at Genesco, New York.

Lewis Samuel Close (1897) was born in Nunda, New York, the son of Morrell Eugene Close (1867) and Lillian May Wildey. In 1942 he enlisted into the US Armed Forces at Chicago, Illinois.

John Manley Close (1881) was born in Genoa, New York, the son of Franklin Ferris Close (1847) and Lydia Ann Whipple. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Los Angela, California.

Donald Clayton Close (1924) was born in Minnesota, America, the son of Claude Clayton Close (1893) and Doris Ruth Morrison. He enlisted into the US Army in 1946 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

Leland Maxwell Close (1893) was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, America, the son of Jacob Voorhis Close (1858) and Anna Maxwell Williams. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Norwalk, Connecticut.

Walter Harvey Close (1914) was born in Manhattan, New York, America, the son of Walter Harvey Close (1857) and Louise Palmer. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1942 in New York, serving in the Naval Reserves.

Charles Monteith Close (1919) was born in New York, America, the son of Harold Stockton Close (1894) and Catherine Eugenia Galloway. He enlisted into the US Army in 1943 at New York City, New York as a private.

William Edward Close (1878) was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, the son of George W Close (1833) and Annie Unknown. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Brooklyn, New York ... still blind in both eyes, as…

Everett Reynolds Close (1879) was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, the son of Theodore E Close (1841) and Agnes Clara Howland. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Greenwich, Connecticut.

Egbert W Close (1891) was born in Matawan, New Jersey, the son of Joseph Ward Close (1865) and Emma Wyckoff. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Asbury Park, New Jersey.