Alvin Oscar Dobbins (1911 - 1973)

Born 13 Jan 1911 in Mercer, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Oct 1973 at age 62 in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States

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Biography

Alvin Dobbins served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II
Service started: 09 Jun 1942
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Service ended:

Alvin Dobbins was born in West Virginia.

Alvin Dobbins was a Montanan.

The Life Summary of Alvin Oscar Dobbins:

When Alvin Oscar Dobbins was born on 13 January 1911, in Mercer, West Virginia, United States, his parents were James Dobbins and Elfie Hall.^[1]

He lived in Plymouth District, Mercer, West Virginia, United States for about 20 years with his parents and siblings.^[2][3]

He served in WWII as a CPL for the U.S. Army Air Forces.^[4]

He died on 19 October 1973, in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States, at the age of 62,^[5] and was buried in Forest Vale Cemetery, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRHH-WPT : 10 February 2018), Alvin Decar Dobbins, 1911; citing Mercer, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 804,468.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMHV-91H : accessed 17 March 2023), Alvin Dobbins in household of Noah Dobbins, Plymouth, Mercer, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 6A, line 31, family 103, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2546; FHL microfilm 2,342,280.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7Z4-RZV : 8 January 2021), Alvin Dobbins in household of Noal Dobbins, Plymouth Magisterial District, Mercer, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28-38, sheet 11B, line 69, family 198, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4429.
4. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8LK-GCP : 5 December 2014), Alvin O Dobbins, enlisted 09 Jun 1942, Huntington, West Virginia, 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. ↑ "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNR-VZ5B : 18 February 2021), Alvin Oscar Dobbins, 19 Oct 1973; citing Death, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States, various county recorder offices; FHL microfilm 2,314,180.
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104788194/alvin-oscar-dobbins