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U.S. MARINE CORPS REPORT OF SEPARATION
NAVMC 78-PD
Last Name: Bell
Suffix:
First Name: Wilbur
Middle Names: Nathaniel
Rank: SSgt
Pay Grade: 3
Serial Number: 274871
Permanent Address: 1412 Shelby Mattoon, Ill.
Race: W
Sex: M
Citizen: Yes
Date of Birth: 1918-07-26
Address for Employment: 104 East DelRay Ave, Alexandria, Va.
Married: Yes
No. of Dep.: 2
Place of Birth: Mattoon, Ill.
RECORD OF MARINE CORPS SERVICE
Selective Service Data
Registered: No
Address at Entry into Service: 1412 Shelby Mattoon, Ill.
Sel. Ser. Bd. No.:
Sel. Ser. Bd. County & State: Coles, Ill.
Means of Entry (1): Enlisted
Means of Entry (2):
Place of Entry into Active Service: MB. Parris Island, S. C.
Date of Entry: 1939-09-27
Component REG.: X
Component RES.:
Pension Claim Filed: No
Place of Separation: 1st Hqs. Bn, HQMC, Washington, D. C.
Date of Separation: 1946-03-01
Org. at Separation: Co "D"
Type of Discharge: Honorable
Foreign/Sea Service Years: 3
Foreign/Sea Service Months: 4
Foreign/Sea Service Days:
Military Specialties : Communications Chief 548; Radio Oper. LS 776; Radio Oper HS 766
Service Schools Attended: Radio Oper. School, Quantico, Va.
Service School Courses: Radio Operator
Service School Weeks: 20
Principal Military Duty and No.: 542 Communication Chief
Notes:
EMPLOYMENT AND NON-SERVICE EDUCATIONAL DATA
(1) Civilian Occupation: Signal Mechanic-Railway
(1) Civilian Occupation No.: 5-79
(1) Civilian Occupation No. Yrs.: 2
(1) Civilian Occupation Last Employed Date: 1939-09-dd
(1) Civilian Occupation Summary: Installed and repaired signal switches, along the railway line. Replaced wires bulbs, reflectors, switches, and strung wires. Knew the operation of the control tower.
(2) Civilian Occupation: Furniture Assembler
(2) Civilian Occupation No.: 6-36
(2) Civilian Occupation No. Yrs.: 1
(2) Civilian Occupation Last Employed Date: 1937-09-dd
Last Employer Name: New York Central RR.
Last Employer Address: Indianapolis, Ind.
Date Left Last Employer: 1939-09-dd
Job Aid Desired: Yes
Non-Service Education
Grammar Years: 8
High School Years: 4
College Years: 6 mos- Bus College
Degree:
Major Courses: Commercial
Trade Courses: Woodworking
Courses of Greatest Interest: Accounting and other Bus. Courses.
Last School Attended: Utterbacks' Bus. College Mattoon, Ill.
PREFERENCES
Preference for Additional Training : no
Job Preference: Accounting and Bookkeeping
Job Preference Reason: I like it.
Locality Preference: Illinois
Locality Preference Reason: Home
Name and Rank of Discharging Officer: G.P. Groves, Lt Col. USMC
Date Signed by Discharged Person: 1946-02-21
