Service Number -2154678

First Platoon, Company L

Company L Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 23 Feb 1918. Listed as Private. Transferred to 132nd INF per SO#108 Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 20 Apr 1918. Assigned to Co L, 132nd INF per Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO) 23 Apr 1918. - Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll July 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Aug 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Sep 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Oct 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. Absent with Leave 30 Oct. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster January 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster February 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster March 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster April 1919 A.E.F.: Listed as Private.

Enroute to France Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: William H Twombly
Gender: Male
Departure Date: 16 May 1918
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: Rfd #2
Residence Place: Greenfield, Iowa
Spouse: Bessie Twombly
Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: 132 Inf
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2154678
Notes: Company "L" 132nd Infantry USNG

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Name: William Twombly
Gender: Male
Departure Date: 9 May 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 27 May 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Place: Orient, Iowa
Spouse: Bessie Twombly
Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: CO. L 132 INF.
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2, 154, 678
Notes: COMPANY "L" 132ND. INFANTRY 33RD, DIVISION

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps

WWI Draft Registration. Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.

Post War Occupations / Bio:

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: William Twombley
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Home in 1920: Grand River, Adair, Iowa
House Number: X
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bessie L Twombley
Occupation: None
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
William Twombley 22 Head
Bessie L Twombley 19 Wife
Lucile L Twombley 1 Daughter

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: W Hugh Twombly
Birth Year: abt 1898
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 32
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
Street Address: Lincoln
Ward of City: Second
House Number: 209
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 2700
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 21
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: United States
Mother's Birthplace: United States
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Salesman
Industry: Bottling works
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members Age Relationship
William R Bell 85 Lodger
Belle A Chandler 73 Mother-in-law
W Hugh Twombly 32 Head
Betty Twombly 28 Wife
Lucille L Twombly 11 Daughter
Louise L Twombly 9 Daughter

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: William H Twombly
Respondent: Yes
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon
Street: St River
House Number: 1311
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Creston, Union, Iowa
Residence in 1935: Creston, Union, Iowa
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Owner, Hamburger Shop
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 1400
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
William H Twombly 42 Head
Betty L Twombly 38 Wife
Lucille E Moffitt 21 Daughter

WWII Draft Registration:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index
Name: William Huston Twombly
Event Type: Military Service
S/N 2154678
Private, Company L, 132nd Infantry
Enlisted: 22 February 1918
Event Date: 26 May 1919 Discharged
Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence Place: 509 Irving Street, Creston, Iowa
Birth Date: 18 May 1896
Death Date: 4 Oct 1951

Find A Grave
William Houston Twombly
BIRTH 6 Mar 1896
Oklahoma, USA
DEATH 4 Oct 1951 (aged 55)
Clark County, Washington
BURIAL Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon
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Family Members
Parents
William F Twombly 1867–1939
Lillian May Whitworth Twombly1870–1937
Spouse: Bessie L. Chandler Twombly 1902 – unknown
Siblings
Freda May Twombly Endres 1894–1957
Cora Aletha Twombly Brown 1901–1986
George Ernest Twombly1904–1975
Jacob Allen Twombly 1907–1986

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