Willard Joseph Bird, 25, b. 8 Sep 1915 in Lakeside, Ottawa County, Ohio, s/o William Marcus Bird & Ida McElhattin; residing in Columbus, Ohio; married once before; married Geraldine Ruth Ulrich, 21, ...license date 29 Jun 1940; event date, 27 Jul 1940, Allen County, Indiana.
Willard J. Bird of 3234 1/2 South Calhoun street has been graduated from recruit training at the U. S. Naval Training station at Great Lakes, Ill., with top honors in his company. He has qualified for specialized instruction at a navy yeoman school. Before entering the navy he was a teacher at Danbury, O. His brother, John Bird, is with the army in Texas.
