Person:Walter Potter (10)

Watchers
m. 2 Aug 1900
  1. Walter Eugene Potter, Sr.1904 - 1980
m. Apr 1924
  1. Walter Eugene Potter, Jr.1925 - 1985
Facts and Events
Name Walter Eugene Potter, Sr.
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][5] 18 Apr 1904 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Residence? 1904 1739 A St. S.E.
Residence[2] 1910 Prince William, Virginia, United StatesColes District
Marriage Apr 1924 Washington, DCto Zelda Vanessa McIlree
Other Marriage Ending Status Divorce
with Zelda Vanessa McIlree
Occupation[9] 1925 Adv Manager
Occupation[3] 1930 Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesChauffer, taxi co.
Military? 1940 Merchant Marine, WWII
Military[4] 1 Sep 1942 Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States
Residence? 1980 Mount Rainier, Prince George's, Maryland, United States3703 35th St.
Occupation[8] Bookkeeper, Taxi co.
Residence[4] District of Columbia, United States
Death[6][7] 14 Jul 1980 Cheverly, Prince George's, Maryland, United StatesAt Prince Georges Co. Hospital; Cause: Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Resp. Failure (chronic)
Burial? 18 Jul 1980 Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, Md
Physical Description[10] 211 lb., 5 ft. 10 in.

Merchant Marine

Potter, Walter E. On July 14, 1980, Walter E. Potter, of Mt. Rainier, Md., beloved husband of Nola Potter; father of Walter E. Potter, Jr. and Carla A. Monfort. Survived also by 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends may call at Nalley Funeral Home, 3200 Rhode Island ave., Mt. Rainier, Md. Wednesday , from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where service will be held Friday, July 18, 11 a.m. Interment Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, Md.

Social Security Death Index Record about Walter Potter Name: Walter Potter SSN: 578-18-4890 Last Residence: 20822 Cabin John, Montgomery, Maryland, United States of America Born: 18 Apr 1904 Last Benefit: 20822 Cabin John, Montgomery, Maryland, United States of America Died: Jul 1980 State (Year) SSN issued: District of Columbia (Before 1951 )

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record Name: Walter E Potter Birth Year: 1904 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Dist Of Columbia State: District of Columbia County or City: District Of Columbia

Enlistment Date: 1 Sep 1942 Enlistment State: Virginia Enlistment City: Fort Myer Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life

Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Tracktor Driver* or Truck Driver, Heavy or Chauffeur or Truck Driver, Light An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test Marital Status: Separated, without dependents Height: 70 Weight: 211

U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 Record Name: Walter Potter Veteran's Rank: SSGT Branch: US Army Last known address: 11301 Crain Highway Cheltenham, MD 20623-0000 Birth Date: 18 Apr 1904 Death Date: 15 Jul 1980 Veteran Service Start Date: 15 Sep 1942 Veteran Service End Date: 14 Aug 1945 Interment Date: 3 Jul 2003 Cemetery: Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery Buried At: Section A C1 Row 18 Site 2 Cemetery URL:

Indicated he was separated without dependents in Sept 1942.

References
  1. 578-18-4890, in Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).

    last residence: Cabin John, Montgomery, Maryland

  2. 2.0 2.1 Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/">NARA</a>.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910.T624, 1,178 rolls. Coles, Prince William, Virginia, ED , roll T624_1643, part , page .

  3. United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626).

    Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, ED 138, roll 296, page , image 228.0.

  4. 4.0 4.1 National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).

    Online publication - National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

  5. District of Columbia. Birth Certificate -- District of Columbia Walter Sr..
  6. State of Maryland. Death Certificate -- State of Maryland Walter Sr.
  7. District of Columbia. Death Certificate -- District of Columbia.
  8. Nancy potter.
  9. Walter E. Potter Jr. Birth Certificate, May 1925.
  10. Military service record.