Military

WWII Draft Registration Card of Louis Cook 
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1128)


Serial Number: 1112
Order Number: 1284
Name:   Louis Abner Cook
Address:  Box 117 Wickett, Ward Co., Texas
Telephone:  
Age:  24
Place of Birth:  Scurry, Kaufman Co., Texas
Date of Birth:  6/15/1916
Name of Person Who Will Always Know Your Address:  Mildred Lucille Cook
Relationship:  Wife
Address:  Box 117 Wickett, Ward Co., Texas
Employer's Name:  Gulf Oil Corporation
Place of Employment:  Box 288, Wickett, Ward Co., Texas

[signed]   L. A. Cook


Registrar's Report:
Race:  White
Height:  5' 6"
Eyes:  Brown Light
Weight:  155
Hair:  Brown Light
Complexion:  Light

Date:  October 16, 1940

[signed] James [?]
Precinct 7 Ward Co., Texas

WWII Draft Registration Card of Odell Cook 
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1127)

Serial Number: 394
Order Number: 3427
Name:  Odell Garrett Cook
Address:  R.F.D. #2 Box #492B, Fort Worth, Texas
Telephone:  none
Age:  22
Place of Birth:  Scurry, Texas
Date of Birth:  1/2/1918
Name of Person Who Will Always Know Your Address:  Mrs. Ruby Cook
Relationship:  Mother
Address:  1718 W. Cannon, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas
Employer's Name:  R. D. Evans, City Recreation Dept.
Place of Employment:  215 W. Vickery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas
[signed]  Odell G. Cook


Registrar's Report:
Race:  White
Height:  5' 8"
Eyes:  Brown
Weight:  155
Hair:  Brown
Complexion:  Light
Scar on forehead

Date:  October 16, 1940

[signed] R. B. Gains
Precinct 113, Ward 26S, Fort Worth, Texas

WWI Draft Registration Card of James David Avis, Jr.
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1132)


Serial Number: ?
Card:  1
Name:   James David Avis, Jr.
Age:  29
Address:  Wichita Falls, Texas
Date of Birth:  September 9 1897 
Naturalized citizen
Place of Birth:  Wichita Falls, Texas
Present occupation or trade:  Stock farming
By whom employed:  
Where employed:  
Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12 or a sister or brother under 12 solely dependent on you for support:  Wife and three chidren
Married
Race:  Caucasian
Military Service:  None
Claim exemption from draft:  Yes to support family
[signed]  James David Avis, Jr.

42-4-12
Registrar's Report:
Medium height
Slender build
Brown eyes
Brown hair
Not bald
Not disabled

[signed] J. M.  Hatfield
Precinct 12, Clay Co., Texas
Date of registration:  6/5/1917

 

WWI Draft Registration Card of Lawrence Avis
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1131)


Serial Number: 524
Order Number: 377  Card:  101
Name:   Lawrence Cornelius Avis
Age:  24
Address:  610 W. Hendricks, Roswell, New Mexico
Date of Birth:  December 17th 1892 
Natural Born citizen
Place of Birth:  Wichita Falls, Texas
Present occupation or trade:  Mechanic - Automobile
By whom employed:  Roswell Buick Co.
Where employed:  Roswell, N. Mex.
Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12 or a sister or brother under 12 solely dependent on you for support:  Wife
Married
Race:  Caucasian
Military Service:  None
Claim exemption from draft:  No
[signed] Lawrence C. Avis



30-2-1-A
Registrar's Report:
Tall
Slender
Blue eyes
Light hair
Not bald
Not disabled

[signed] N. J. McDonald
Precinct 2, Roswell, New Mexico
Date of registration:  6/5/1917

WWI Draft Registration Card of Frank Piner Avis
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1130)


Serial Number: 2667
Order Number: 4702
Name:   Frank Piner Avis
Address:  1005 Taylor, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas
Age:  32
Date of Birth:  Dec 17th 1885 
Race:  White
Citizenship:  Native Born
Present occupation or trade:  Oil Well operator
By whom employed:  self
Where employed:  Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas
Nearest relative:  Lena Metlock Avis - wife
Address:  1005 Taylor, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas
[signed] Frank Piner Avis


Registrar's Report:
Medium height
Medium build
Brown eyes
Dark Brown Hair 
Not bald
Not disabled

[signed]  W. E.  Broadhurst
Local Board Wichita County, Wichita Falls, Texas
Date of registration:  9/12/1918

 

WWI transportation records for Charles Robert Avis

(C. Avis Catalog entry #1126)

U. S. Army Transport Service

Passenger List of Organizations and Casuals

Truck Company 4 117th Supply Train 42nd Division

Ship:  Mount Vernon

Sailing date:  29 October 1917

Port:  Hoboken, N.J.

#51

Avis, Charles R.

Corp, T Co 4

Father:  J. D. Avis, Wichita Falls, Texas

Passenger List of Organizations and Casuals Returning to the United States

Vessel:  SS Canada

Port of sailing:  Marseilles

Date of sailing: 15 May 1919

Avis, Charles R.

serial no. 1586040

CPL

Mrs. J. D. Avis, Mother, 1316 10th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas

Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963

(C. Avis Catalog entry #1125)

found at fold3.com (Source:  The National Archives)

Application for headstone (War Department)

Avis, Charles Robert Corp. Co. D, 117th Reg Supply Train, 42nd Division

d. 3/24/1931

Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Texas

Shipped to James D. Avis, P. O. Box 452, Wichita Falls, Texas

[signed by] J. D. Avis

Roster of the Rainbow Division (forty-second) 1917

(C. Avis Catalog entry #1124)

Book found at familysearch.com

Johnson, Harold Stanley. Roster of the Rainbow Division (forty-second) Major General Wm. A. Mann commanding, 1917

p. 48

117th Supply Train (Texas)

Motor Truck No. 4

Lieut. James T. Brook, Italy, Texas.

Avis, Charles R., Corp, Wichita Falls, Texas.

WW2 Draft Registration Card at fold3.com

(C. Avis Catalog entry #1123)

Name:  Jake (none) Avis Jr.

Order Number:  13294-A

Place of Residence:  709 Landon Lane, Austin, Travis County, Texas

Mailing Address:  Same

Telephone:  3169 Austin

Age:  23

Place of birth:  Wichita Falls, Texas

Date of birth:  4/20/22 

Name And Address of Person Who Will Always Know Your Address:

    Mrs. Jake Avis 709 Landon Lane, Austin, Texas

Employer's Name and Address:  Unemployed temporarily

[signed] Jake Avis, Jr.

Race:  White

Height:  5' 7"

Weight:  130

Gray eyes

Brown hair

Ruddy complexion

5-inch scar on lower back

Just discharged from Marine Corp

[signed] Majorie E. Fleeer

Local board 169, Escondido, Calif.

Date of registration:  9-21-45

Local Board No. 1, Travis County, Court House, Austin, Texas  Oct. 1, 1945

WW2 Transportation Record of Jake Avis, Jr. at fold3.com
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1122)

List of Nonenlisted Passengers of U. S. S. President Hayes at date of sailing from San Diego, California for Pearl Harbor, T. H.  [this page's date field is blank; previous page is dated 22 Feb 1942; following page is dated 23 Feb 1942]

Avis, Jake Jr.
Pvt USMCR