Wesley Paul Vis

  Research Notes:

1. From: http://www.gutekunst.org/tree/ps04/ps04_204.html

- family relationship through Wesley's wife
- records names of the children only - no dates (other than John Paul)

2. From: www.ww.rootsweb.ancestry.com

- tree submitted by jerrielyn rodriguez, 23 Mar 2008
- children: 'living' female Vis married to 'living' Schnieder and then to 'living' Minar;
'living' female Vis married to 'living' Armao with 2 'living' Armao children, boys and then married to 'living' Weiss with one 'living' Vis child, a boy, and then married to 'living' Lara with a 'living' female child married to unknown with one 'living' male child
'living' male Vis, married 4 times, 1st to 'living' Toporek with one 'living' male child; 2nd to 'living' Woods, with 2 'living' children, one boy and one girl; 3rd to 'living' Senn with no children; 4th to 'living' Olsen with 2 'living' children, both female === this is likely James Wesley Vis, since Jeffrey Allen Vis apparently wasn't married and he died in the car accident
'living male child -- died in a car accident in Nov 2011

3. Obit for Florence B Vis, 11 May 2000; died 10 May 2000

- predeceased by her husband Wesley, her son PFC John P and her great grandaughter, Haven L Wolffe.
- mother of Louis (Natalie) Horch, Lawrence (Lynn) Horch, Jerrielyn Vis, Jeanne (Michael) Minar, Janis Lara, James Vis and Jeffrey (Susan) Vis


4. US Marine Corps, Muster Rolls fr ancestry.com

- July 1943 - at 8th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, MCB, San Diego, CA
- July 1943 - enlisted, 17 May 1943 with Aviation Training Squadron 131, MCAB, Kearney Mesa, San Diego, CA
- Oct 1943, Jan 1944, Apr 1944, Jul 1944 - Marine Observation Squadron 251 (later in 1944 designated as Marine Fighter Squadron 251) - Apr and Jul under the column Remarks, "carpenter"
- Apr 1945 - at San Fransico, CA (unit - SM-14, MAG-14, 1st MAW, FMF, %FPO) - remarks - 050 Carp.
- Jul and Oct 1945 - at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina - carpenter

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Military Service: US Marine Corps, PFC, World War II. ^2961,2962

Wesley married Florence Bessie Barnekow on 15 Jan 1949 in West Allis, Milwaukee Co, Wisconsin, United States.⁷⁴⁷ (Florence Bessie Barnekow was born on 14 Aug 1926 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co, Wisconsin, United States,⁷⁴⁷ died on 10 May 2000 in Brookfield, Waukesha Co, Wisconsin, United States ^747,2963 and was buried on 12 May 2000 in Highland Memorial Park, New Berlin, Waukesha Co, Wisconsin, United States ²⁹⁶⁴.)