Woodrow Wilson NISWANDER

Other Events:

• Education: High School Diploma, WV Business College
• Religion: Methodist
• _UID: 587D4E67866440739D3691A2E101E5BEB272

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Woodrow Niswander
Age: 1 year 10 months
Birth Year: abt 1919 [abt 1918]
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Thomas Niswander
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Jennie E Niswander
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Woodrow Nisewander [Woodrow Niswander]
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1919
Birthplace: West Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Tom A Nisewander
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Jennie Nisewander
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1940 United States Federal Census
Date of Census: April 4-19, 1940
Name: Woodrow Niswander
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1918
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Home in 1940: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia
Street: Marine Reservation
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, West Virginia
Institution: US Marine Reservation
Occupation: Soldier, USMC
Education: High School, 4 years
Worked for 45 weeks and made $200 in 1939

Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Woodrow Wilson Niswander [Woodrow W Niswanger]
SSN: 233245844
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1918
Birth Place: Coopers, West Virginia
Father Name: Thomas A Niswander
Mother Name: Jennie E Murrell
Death Date: 15 Jul 2005
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: May 1938: Name listed as WOODROW WILSON NISWANDER; 18 Aug 2005: Name listed as WOODROW W NISWANGER


MILITARY RECORDS

ENLISTMENT AND BOOT CAMP

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jan 1940
Enlistment Date: 13 Jan 1940
Rank: Private
Station: Headquarters Eastern Recruiting Division 407 New Custom House Phila PA
Remarks: 22 Jdentl at RS Baltimore MD to MB PI SC

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jan 1940
Enlistment Date: 13 Jan 1940
Rank: Private
Station: Marine Barracks, Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Feb 1940
Enlistment Date: 15 Jan 1940
Rank: Private
Station: Base Air Detachment One, Fleet Marine Force, Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Mar 1940
Enlistment Date: 15 Jan 1940
Rank: Private
Station: CO E , Fifth Marines , First Marine Brigade , Fmf, MB , Quantico , Virginia

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Apr 1940; May 1940
Rank: Private
Station: Hq CO Second Bn, Fifth Marines, First Mar Brig, Fmf, Mb, Quantico, Virginia

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jun 1940; Jul 1940; Aug 1940
Rank: Private
Station: Company E, Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Brigade, Fleet Marine Force, MB, Quantico, Virginia

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Sep 1940
Rank: Private First Class
Station: Hq CO, Second Bn, Fifth Marines, First Mar Brig, Fmf, MB, Quantico, Virginia

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Oct 1940
Rank: Private First Class
Station: Hq CO, Second Bn, Fifth Marines, Fmb, Fmf, Fifth Marine Camp, NS, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Nov 1940
Rank: Private First Class
Station: Hq CO, Second Bn, Fifth Marines, Fmb, Fmf, USS Barnett, Ponce, Puerto Rico

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Dec 1940
Rank: Private First Class
Station: Hq CO, Second Bn, Fifth Marines, First Marine Brigade, Fmf, NS, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jan 1941
Rank: Private First Class
Station: Company E, Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Brigade, Fleet Marine Force, USS Harry Lee, Culebra, P.R.

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Apr 1941
Rank: Private First Class
Station: Company E, Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia
Remarks: 10-28 fur.

PRE-WORLD WAR 2, ICELAND

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jul 1941
Rank: Private First Class
Station: Hd and Servco, 6Th Mar, (Reinf), 1St Mar Brig (Provisional), Iceland.

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Oct 1941; Jan 1942
Rank: Private First Class
Station: Brigade Headquarters Company,First Marine Brigade (Provisional), Iceland Base Command
Remarks: Msm

WORLD WAR 2

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Apr 1942
Rank: Corporal
Station: Headquarters And Service Company, Sixth Marines, Second Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, Camp Elliott, San Diego, California.
Remarks: 1-13 fur. 14-30 RHQ

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jul 1942
Rank: Sergeant
Station: Headquarters And Service Company, Sixth Marines, Second Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, San Diego, California.
Remarks: RHQ 3 pro.

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Oct 1942
Rank: Sergeant
Station: Headquarters And Service Company, Sixth Marines (Reinf), Second Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, In The Field, At Sea.
Remarks: RHQ

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jan 1943
Rank: Sergeant
Station: Headquarters And Service Company, Sixth Marines (Reinf), Second Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, In The Field
Remarks: RHQ

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Apr 1943
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Station: Headquarters And Service Company, Sixth Marines (Reinf) Second Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force
RHQ Clerk

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jul 1943
Rank: Gunnery Sergeant
Station: Headquarters And Service Company, Sixth Marines, Second Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, In The Field
Remarks: Hq Sec

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Oct 1943
Rank: Technical Sergeant
Station: Hq and Serv Co and Wpns Co, 6Th Mar, 2D Mar Div, Fmf, In The Field
Remarks: Hq&Servco (Cler) R personnel: 4 ext enl executed for (2) years eff 16Jan44.

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jan 1944
Rank: Technical Sergeant
Station: Hq and Servco and Wpnsco, 6Thmar, 2Dmardiv, Fmf, In The Field
Remarks: Hq&Servco (Cler) 1-12 and 18-31 NCO inC Hq and Servco and Wpnsco Per Section 13-17 sk B-2-Med. 15 ext enl eff

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Apr 1944
Rank: Master Technical Sergeant
Station: Hqco, Casbn, Transient Center, VAC.
Remarks: Transferred 1 jdfr 2ndMarDiv VAC 7 to SDA Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Apr 1944
Rank: Master Technical Sergeant
Station: Company "C" Casual Battalion, Mb, Camp Elliott, Calif.
Remarks: Cler

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jul 1944
Rank: Master Technical Sergeant
Station: Sixty-Fifth Replacement Battalion, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jul 1944
Rank: Master Technical Sergeant
Station: H and S Co, Inf Trng Regt, Trng Command, Fmf, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Remarks: 816, 15 jdfr 65th ReplnBtn 16-31 Per Sec

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Oct 1944; Apr 1945; Jul 1945
Rank: Master Technical Sergeant
Station: Headquarters And Service Company, Infantry Training Regiment, Training Command, Fleet Marine Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Remarks: Oct 1944 816 PerSec; Apr 1945 AstgRegtPersSgtMaj; Jul 1945 AstgRegtPersSgtMaj

POST WORLD WAR 2

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Oct 1945
Rank: Master Technical Sergeant
Station: Casual Company, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Training Command, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Remarks: 1-31 temp d Parris Island, NC

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Oct 1945
Rank: Master Technical Sergeant
Station: Hq and Eq Company, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks Parris Island, S. C.
Remarks: Temporarily Attached from Camp Lejeune NC conn instrn PersClfn.

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jul 1946; Oct 1946
Rank: Master Technical Sergeant
Station: Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Remarks: Jul 1946 Clk, Bn Off.; Oct 1946 Clk CalPerSec Camp Hq

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jan 1947
Rank: Master Sergeant
Station: Headquarters Company, Headquartes And Service Battalion, Mb, Camp Lejeune, N C
Remarks: Chief clk EnlPersSec Camp Hq

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jul 1947; Oct 1947; Jan 1948; Apr 1948
Rank: Master Sergeant
Station: Headquarters Company; Mb, Naval Station, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif.
Remarks: Jul 1947 Clk CO Off; Oct 1947, Jan 1948, Apr 1948 Chief Clk CO Off

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jul 1948; Jan 1949; Apr 1949; Jan 1950
Rank: Master Sergeant
Station: Marine Barracks, Guam, Marianas Islands
Remarks: Jul 1948 501 HQ Co 1stSgt; Jan 1949 501 HQ 15 jdreen1 reappointed Msgt 15-31 Co 1st Sgt and Member PE Committee of NCOs; 14 exp enl; char "EXC"; awd cert of satisfactory serv.; Apr 1949 Co 1st Sgt and Member PE Committee of NCOs; Jan 1950 fr lv US 5-17Dec49 awt trans at SF 18-26Dec49; 27Dec49-13Jan50 enr Guam via APA-30.

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow Niswander
Muster Date: Apr 1950
Rank: Msgt
Station: Mb Guam
Note: He was delayed from leaving Guam until after Apr 1950.

KOREAN WAR

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow Niswander
Muster Date: Jul 1950; Oct 1950
Rank: Msgt
Station: I-I Staff 14Th Eng Co Hungtington W Va, Quantico Va

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow Niswander
Muster Date: Jan 1951; Apr 1951; Oct 1951; Jan 1952
Rank: Msgt
Station: MC D Of S Philadelphia Pa
Remarks: Jan 1952 Mri Quantico Va
Remarks: Jan 1952 ENL CONT ATT Drop honorable disch EofE 14 Jan52 auth par 10258 MCM 49 das UL set by cash.

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow Niswander
Muster Date: Apr 1952
Rank: E7
Station: MC D Of S Philadelphia Pa, Mri Quantico Va

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow Niswander
Muster Date: Jul 1952; Oct 1952; Jan 1953; Apr 1953
Rank: E7
Station: H -S Co 2D Amph Trac Bn Fmf, Mri 2 Camp Lejeune NC
Remarks: Dt of rank shown as of 15Jan52

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow Niswander
Muster Date: Apr 1953; Jul 1953;Oct 1953; Jan 1954; Apr 1954
Rank: E7
Station: Sub Unit 1 H S Co 2D Amph Tractor Bn, Camp Lejeune NC
Remarks: Apr 1954 Drop tr to MB NavBase Bsn Mass for du auth FT SO 71-54 10das del EDA 23 Apr54


POST KOREAN WAR

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow Niswander
Muster Date: Apr 1954; Jul 1954; Oct 1954
Rank: E7
Station: Mb Nb Boston Massachusetts
Remarks: Apr 1954 (IRC ATT) jd for du fr 2DAmphTracBn ForTrps FMF Lant CLNC [Camp Lejeune NC] auth MCSO 38-54 and their SO 71-54 7-10Apr54 pro 11-20Apr54 del 21-23Apr54 trav.

Oct 1954 Drop tr to MCB CJHP [Camp Pendleton] FFT as repl auth MCSO 217-54 and our SO 148-54 EDA 23Nov54

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jan 1955
Rank: Master Sergeant
Station: H and Sco 2Dbn 3Dmar 3Dmardivfmf, Camp Fuji Japan
Remarks: jd 14Jan55 fr 2d ReplPn Staging Regt MarCor Base CampPen Calif (IRC's ATT)

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Apr 1956
Rank: Master Sergeant
Station: VMF-311 MAG-33 3D MAW,MCAS El Toro (Santa Ana)
Calif
Remarks: jd fr USNB Treasure Island, San Fran Calif 21Mar-8Apr56 Delay 9Apr56 trav

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jan 1957; Jul 1957
Rank: Master Sergeant
Station: VMF-311 MAG-33 3D MAW,MCAS El Toro(Santa Ana)Calif
Remarks: pro to 1stSgt rk fr 30Dec55 auth CMC ltr DNB-mjp 27Jun57 Ch Pri MOS-MOS is now 0398/none.

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Woodrow W Niswander
Muster Date: Jan 1958
Rank: First Sergeant
Station: HqCo MP and GDbn MCB Camp Lejeune, NC
Remarks: Drop 13Jan58 HonDisc EofE auth 10258 MCM 60 days UL stt by cash. jdreenl 2 years New EAS 14Jan60 PULHES Code B T.



Birth:
Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
Name: Woodrow W. Niswanger
Last Residence: 28540 Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina
Born: 15 Feb 1918
Died: 15 Jul 2005
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)

Occupation:
U. S. Marine Corps, U. S. Postal Service

Buried:
Grave location,tombstone photo, portrait and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Niswander&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScnty=1717&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=14515845&df=all&

Woodrow married Mildred Elizabeth TATE 28 Dec 1944, Welch, McDowell Co. WV. Mildred (daughter of Jacob Lyman TATE and Nannie Zellette JOHNSON) was born 9 Apr 1921, Bramwell, Mercer Co, WV; died 16 May 2006, Jacksonville, Onslow Co. NC; was buried 19 May 2006, Coastal Carolina Veterans Cemetery. [Group Sheet]