S1 Donald Duane Townsend, Sr.

Male 1923 - 1999  (76 years)

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  • Name Donald Duane Townsend 
    Prefix S1 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 16 May 1923  Clarks, Merrick, NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Nov 1999  Portland, Multnomah, OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Oregon, Death Index
      Name: Donald Duane Townsend Sr
      Age: 76
      Birth Date: 1923
      Death Date: 28 Nov 1999
      Death Place: Multnomah
      Spouse: Joyce

      United States, Social Security Death Index
      Name Donald D Townsend
      Middle Name D
      State Washington
      Last Place of Residence Multnomah, Oregon
      Previous Residence Postal Code 97230
      Age 76
      Birth Date 16 May 1923
      Death Date 28 Nov 1999
    Burial 6 Dec 1999  Portland, Multnomah, OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Willamette National Cemetery
      Plot: COL-2, 348, D
      Portland, Multnomah, Oregon

      Inscription: TOWNSEND Donald D Sr S1 USCG World War II
      1923 1999 Joyce Ida 1923 2007 In Loving Memory
    Person ID I30323  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2025 

    Father Melvin Smith Townsend,   b. 14 Apr 1883, Rawlins, Carbon, WY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1978, Monroe, Snohomish, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Mother June O. Trullinger,   b. 14 Jun 1893, Farragut, Fremont, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1977, Monroe, Snohomish, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Family ID F10849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joyce Ida Swain,   b. 11 Jul 1923, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 2007, Portland, Multnomah, OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 17 Aug 1944  Chihuahua, México Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Chihuahua, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages
      Name Jayce Dad Swain [Joyce Ida Swain]
      Gender Mujer (Female)
      Registration or Marriage Date 17 ago 1944 (17 Aug 1944)
      Registration or Marriage Place 41901, Chihuahua, México (Mexico)
      Father Moses Otto Swain
      Mother Verna Janes
      Spouse Donald Duane Towensend [Donald Duane Townsend]
      Page number 83
      Entry Number 1613
    Children 
     1. Donald Duane Townsend, Jr.
     2. Terese Ellen Townsend,   b. 12 Jul 1948, Portland, Multnomah, OR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1969, Lincoln City, Lincoln, OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
    Family ID F14002  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 May 1923 - Clarks, Merrick, NE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Nov 1999 - Portland, Multnomah, OR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 6 Dec 1999 - Portland, Multnomah, OR Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents

    WWII DRC
    Funeral Notice - Obituary
    Funeral Notice - Obituary
    The Oregonian
    Portland, Oregon · Friday, December 03, 1999 Page 50

    Headstones

    Willamette National Cemetery
    Portland, Multnomah, OR

  • Notes 
    • Washington, World War II Draft Registration Cards
      Name Donald Dwane Townsend
      Birth Date 16 May 1923
      Birthplace Clarks, Nebraska
      Employer Kohlers Auto Repair
      Complexion Light
      Race White
      Height 6
      Weight 170
      Eye Color Brown
      Hair Color Brown
      Relative's Name E. Markley
      Employer Name Kohlers Auto Repair
      Event Type Draft Registration
      Event Date 30 Jun 1942
      Event Place Seattle, King, Washington, United States

      1950 Census
      Name Donald D Townsend
      Sex Male
      Age 26 years
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1924
      Birthplace Nebraska
      Marital Status Married
      Occupation Paints Automobiles
      Industry Used Car Dealer Repair Shop
      Race W
      Relationship to Head of Household Head
      Event Date 6 April 1950
      Event Place Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
      Event Place (Original) Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
      Enumeration District 37-43
      Line Number 2
      Page Number 14
      Donald D Townsend's Spouses and Children
      Joyce I Townsend
      Wife
      F
      26 years
      California
      Terese E Townsend
      Daughter
      F
      1 years
      Oregon
      Donald D Townsend, Jr
      Son
      M
      5 years
      California
      Other People on This Record
      Verna I Swaim
      F
      63 years
      Kansas

      United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files
      Name Donald Duain Townsend
      [Donald Duane Townsend]
      Sex Male
      Birth Date 16 May 1923
      Birthplace Clarks, Merrick, Nebraska, United States
      Social Program Application Date Dec 1939
      Residence Place Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
      Death Date 28 Nov 1999
      Race White
      Father's Name Melvin S Townsend
      Father's Sex Male
      Mother's Name June Trulunfer
      Mother's Sex Female

      U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
      Name: Donald Townsend
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 16 May 1923
      Death Date: 28 Nov 1999
      SSN: 535140684
      Branch 1: M
      Enlistment Date 1: 25 Nov 1943
      Release Date 1: 14 Jan 1946

      U.S. Veterans Gravesites
      Name: Donald Duane Sr Townsend
      Service Info.: S1 US COAST GUARD WORLD WAR II
      Birth Date: 16 May 1923
      Death Date: 28 Nov 1999
      Service Start Date: 13 Mar 1943
      Interment Date: 6 Dec 1999
      Cemetery: Willamette National Cemetery
      Cemetery Address: 11800 SE MT. Scott Boulevard Portland, OR 97266
      Buried At: Section Col-2 Row 348 Site D