Military related information:

Service Number -1390138

Company L

31 August 1918 Monthly Roster: Sick-in-Hospital.

Enroute to USA: Detachment #1 Sick & Wounded, US Base Hospital #40.

Listed in Adjutant General 1917 roster of Illinois National Guard WWI service: Second Infantry, Company L, Chicago. Federalized as 132nd INF, Company L. Private, Enlisted 16 April 1917, Mustered 3 August 1917, Reported for Duty 25 July 1917.

Company L Muster Roll Sep-Oct 1917 Camp Logan, Houston, Tx: PFC. Enlisted 16 Apr 1917. - Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Corporal. Promoted from PFC to Corporal per SO#95 dtd 15 Nov 1917. - Muster Roll Jan-Feb 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Corporal. - Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Corporal. - Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Corporal. - Muster Roll July 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Corporal. - Muster Roll Aug 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Corporal. Sick-in-Hospital. - Muster Roll Sep 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private.

Return to U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists,
Name: George O. Laing
Departure Date: 10 Jan 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 1919
Address: 3626 Flourney St
Residence Place: Chicago, Illinois
Mother: Cecelia A. Laing
Ship: LAPLAND
Military Unit: 132 L INF
Rank: Corporal
Service Number: 1390138
Notes: Detachment No. I, S & W USA Base Hospital No 40

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps
 

Post War Occupations / Bio:

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Oscar Laing
Age: 6
Birth Date: Jul 1893
Birthplace: Indiana, USA
Home in 1900: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois
Street: Van Buren Street
House Number: 1333
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's Name: William Laing
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Name: Cecila Laing
Mother's Birthplace: Canada, England
Attended School: 5
Household Members: Name Age
William Laing 48
Cecila Laing 45
Albert Laing 18
Edward Laing 13
Margarite Laing 9
Oscar Laing 6
Thomas Smith 40
Philip Carroll 55
John Manausa 30
Philip Smults 27

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Oscar Laing
Age in 1910: 16
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1910: Decatur Ward 2, Macon, Illinois
Street: West Eldorado
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
[Canada English]
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Heater Boy
Industry: Retail Dry Goods
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 20
Household Members Age Relationship
Cecilia Laing 55 Head
John Evans 54 Lodger
Alvin Summers 40 Lodger
May Reno 38 Sister-in-law
Guy Augustus 28 Lodger
Edward Laing 25 Son
John Kane 23 Lodger
Margarite Laing 20 Daughter
Oscar Laing 16 Son

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: George Laing
Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 37
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
Street Address: No 47 Street
House Number: 615
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 50
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 27
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Salesman
Industry: Ready to Wear
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: W.W
Household Members Age Relationship
Cecelia Mccarthy 68 Mother-In-Law
George Laing 37 Head
Mary Laing 32 Wife
Doris Ann Laing 7 Daughter

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: George O Laing
Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Street: Center Street
House Number: 4310
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Residence in 1935: Des Moines
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Traveling Salesman
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 5000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 2300
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Alia Mc Carthy 79 Mother-in-law
George O Laing 47 Head
Mary Laing 41 Wife
Doris Laing 17 Daughter

WWII Draft Registration:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

Iowa, U.S., Death Records
Name: George O Laing
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Birth Year: 1893
Death Date: 1 Oct 1943
Death Place: Minden, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Father: John Laing
Mother: Cecilia Laing
Spouse: Mary Mccarthy Laing

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