Person:William Vopalensky (1)

It is said that his exact birth date was not known and the date was just picked randomly, which would explain the variant dates in different records.

He lived in Crecent City, CA and Lancaster, CA, and moved to Scappoose (at or near 53438 Koko St) around 1980 and spent the last few years of his life in a nursing home in Portland.

1. ↑ William Vopalensky, in Find A Grave.
2. ↑ Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. New York City, New York, United States. Ellis Island/Port of New York Records.
3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).

   Name: William S Vopalensky
   Middle Name: S
   State: Oregon
   Last Place of Residence: Multnomah, Oregon
   Previous Residence Postal Code: 97230
   Age: 99
   Birth Date: 23 Apr 1906
   Death Date: 26 Aug 2005
   
   
   Citing this Record
   "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGF3-TM3 : 11 January 2021), William S Vopalensky, 26 Aug 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

4. ↑ United States. National Archives and Records Administration (ARC # 1263923). World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. (2002).

   Event Type: Military Service
   Name: William S Vopalensky
   Event Date: 02 Nov 1942
   Event Place: Portland, Oregon, United States
   Marital Status: Single, with dependents
   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
   Race: White
   Citizenship Status: not yet a citizen
   Birth Year: 1906
   Birthplace: CZECHOSLOVAKIA
   Education Level: Grammar school
   Civilian Occupation: Semiskilled warehousing, storekeeping, handling, loading, unloading, and related occupations, n.e.c.
   Military Rank: Private
   Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
   Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
   Source Reference: Civil Life
   Serial Number: 39321111
   Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
   Box Film Number: 14216.187
   
   Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
   
   Citing this Record
   "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8B8-9TN : 5 December 2014), William S Vopalensky, enlisted 02 Nov 1942, Portland, Oregon, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

5. ↑ United States. District Court, and United States. Circuit Court. Naturalization records, Tampa, Flordia, ca, 1927, 1909-1960. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987-1989).

   Presumably this was while he was in the military.
   
   "Florida, Naturalization Records, 1862-1960", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:65FS-C3W4 : Fri Apr 04 14:55:58 UTC 2025), Entry for William Stephen Vopalensky, 1 May 1943.

6. ↑ .

   This record seems to only indicate the intention to become naturalized.
   
   interesting details:
   Born in Dolni Mesto, CZ on 8 Apr 1906
   Came to the us via NY on July 4, 1910 on the S.S. George Washington
   he lived in Fennimore, WI from July 1910 to August 1925
   he lived in Scappoose, OR from August 1925 to Apr 1942 (currently at box 95)
   he was 5' 11", 195 lbs, brown hair and eyes
   He attended "country school" in Wisconsin to 8th grade.
   Current job is a carrier driver for Clark and Wilson Lumber in Linnton, OR and in the summer as a farmer.
   
   "Oregon, Naturalization Records, 1859-1991", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6546-6JK5 : Thu Apr 17 14:27:27 UTC 2025), Entry for William Stephen Vopalensky, 17 Apr 1942.