Pvt James Willets (Willetts) of West Frankfort was a Miner
Age 31 b in Old Hill, England ***
He entrained April 27, 1918 in Benton, IL and went overseas May 19, 1918
He fought in the battles of St Mihiel and Argonne Forest, France
Attached to 311th IL Regiment, 78th Division
Discharged June 1, 1919, Camp Grant
Source: Published 1920, “Franklin County, Illinois, War History, 1832-1919. West Frankfort etc." Pub. by H.W. Trovillion for the Franklin County War History Society Page 217
**His Passport Application of 16 Apr 1921 shows:
James Willetts, born at Old Hill, Staffordshire, England on the 14th day of Nov 1886. His father, Samuel still resides in England.
Age 34 5'9" tall; Blue Eyes; Large Nose; L Brown Hair; Large Scar on the back of his left hand
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OBIT
James Willetts, 82, of 108 E. Elm St., West Frankfort, died at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday in Veterans Hospital, Marion, where he had been a patient one week. Born in England on Nov. 14, 1886, he was the son of the late Samuel and Mary Skitt Willetts. He had been in this country 60 years.
A retired miner, he was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign. Wars of West Frankfort. His wife, the former Gertrude Atess, died in 1962.
He leaves a stepdaughter, Mrs. Kathryn Pollack of West Frankfort; a niece, Mrs. John Flint of Carnegie, Pa.; and two step-grandchildren of West Frankfort.
Burial will be in Tower Grove Cemetery, Murphysboro.
Source: Southern Illinoisan, Thurs. March 27, 1969
Age 31 b in Old Hill, England ***
He entrained April 27, 1918 in Benton, IL and went overseas May 19, 1918
He fought in the battles of St Mihiel and Argonne Forest, France
Attached to 311th IL Regiment, 78th Division
Discharged June 1, 1919, Camp Grant
Source: Published 1920, “Franklin County, Illinois, War History, 1832-1919. West Frankfort etc." Pub. by H.W. Trovillion for the Franklin County War History Society Page 217
**His Passport Application of 16 Apr 1921 shows:
James Willetts, born at Old Hill, Staffordshire, England on the 14th day of Nov 1886. His father, Samuel still resides in England.
Age 34 5'9" tall; Blue Eyes; Large Nose; L Brown Hair; Large Scar on the back of his left hand
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OBIT
James Willetts, 82, of 108 E. Elm St., West Frankfort, died at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday in Veterans Hospital, Marion, where he had been a patient one week. Born in England on Nov. 14, 1886, he was the son of the late Samuel and Mary Skitt Willetts. He had been in this country 60 years.
A retired miner, he was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign. Wars of West Frankfort. His wife, the former Gertrude Atess, died in 1962.
He leaves a stepdaughter, Mrs. Kathryn Pollack of West Frankfort; a niece, Mrs. John Flint of Carnegie, Pa.; and two step-grandchildren of West Frankfort.
Burial will be in Tower Grove Cemetery, Murphysboro.
Source: Southern Illinoisan, Thurs. March 27, 1969
Pvt James Willets (Willetts) of West Frankfort was a Miner
Age 31 b in Old Hill, England ***
He entrained April 27, 1918 in Benton, IL and went overseas May 19, 1918
He fought in the battles of St Mihiel and Argonne Forest, France
Attached to 311th IL Regiment, 78th Division
Discharged June 1, 1919, Camp Grant
Source: Published 1920, “Franklin County, Illinois, War History, 1832-1919. West Frankfort etc." Pub. by H.W. Trovillion for the Franklin County War History Society Page 217
**His Passport Application of 16 Apr 1921 shows:
James Willetts, born at Old Hill, Staffordshire, England on the 14th day of Nov 1886. His father, Samuel still resides in England.
Age 34 5'9" tall; Blue Eyes; Large Nose; L Brown Hair; Large Scar on the back of his left hand
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OBIT
James Willetts, 82, of 108 E. Elm St., West Frankfort, died at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday in Veterans Hospital, Marion, where he had been a patient one week. Born in England on Nov. 14, 1886, he was the son of the late Samuel and Mary Skitt Willetts. He had been in this country 60 years.
A retired miner, he was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign. Wars of West Frankfort. His wife, the former Gertrude Atess, died in 1962.
He leaves a stepdaughter, Mrs. Kathryn Pollack of West Frankfort; a niece, Mrs. John Flint of Carnegie, Pa.; and two step-grandchildren of West Frankfort.
Burial will be in Tower Grove Cemetery, Murphysboro.
Source: Southern Illinoisan, Thurs. March 27, 1969
Age 31 b in Old Hill, England ***
He entrained April 27, 1918 in Benton, IL and went overseas May 19, 1918
He fought in the battles of St Mihiel and Argonne Forest, France
Attached to 311th IL Regiment, 78th Division
Discharged June 1, 1919, Camp Grant
Source: Published 1920, “Franklin County, Illinois, War History, 1832-1919. West Frankfort etc." Pub. by H.W. Trovillion for the Franklin County War History Society Page 217
**His Passport Application of 16 Apr 1921 shows:
James Willetts, born at Old Hill, Staffordshire, England on the 14th day of Nov 1886. His father, Samuel still resides in England.
Age 34 5'9" tall; Blue Eyes; Large Nose; L Brown Hair; Large Scar on the back of his left hand
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OBIT
James Willetts, 82, of 108 E. Elm St., West Frankfort, died at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday in Veterans Hospital, Marion, where he had been a patient one week. Born in England on Nov. 14, 1886, he was the son of the late Samuel and Mary Skitt Willetts. He had been in this country 60 years.
A retired miner, he was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign. Wars of West Frankfort. His wife, the former Gertrude Atess, died in 1962.
He leaves a stepdaughter, Mrs. Kathryn Pollack of West Frankfort; a niece, Mrs. John Flint of Carnegie, Pa.; and two step-grandchildren of West Frankfort.
Burial will be in Tower Grove Cemetery, Murphysboro.
Source: Southern Illinoisan, Thurs. March 27, 1969
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