A wide-ranging collection of documents, including their marriage and birth certificates, religious certificates, draft registration, undergraduate diplomas, passports, and so on.
Mom’s birth certificate contains a number of errors. See ‘Margaret M. O’Donnell for an explanation. Of special interest is Dad’s 1942 Coast Guard ID Card (the green one, with his picture). After the war started they were required of anyone working or who had reason to be on the waterfront, which in Milwaukee meant the Lake Michigan port and probably the entire coastline. Why Dad needed one isn’t known.
Mom and Dad–Marriage Certificate
Mom’s Birth Certificate (April 22, 1916)
Mom’s Baptismal Certificate. Reissued April 1, 1944, Just Before Mom and Dad’s Wedding
Dad’s Birth Certificate (September 7, 1918)
Dad’s Baptismal Certificate–September 22, 1918. Certificate Issued April 1, 1944, Just Before Mom and Dad’s Wedding
Father’s Birth Certification–Issued 1979
Father’s First Communion Certificate (May 2, 1926) (Issued April 1, 1944)
Father’s Confirmation Certificate (May 12, 1931)
Dad’s Selective Service Registration, October 1940 (Front)
Dad’s Selective Service Registration, October 1940 (Rear)
Dad’s Coast Guard ID Card, 1942 (Front). With Name of Employer Misspelled (Correctly: ‘Lines, Spooner, & Quarles’) (Front)
Dad’s Coast Guard ID Card, 1942 (Rear)–With Fingerprint (Dad Age 23). He Had Gained 5 Pounds Since His 1940 Selective Service Registration
New York City Public Library Card, May 7, 1945. Address Is the St. Albans Naval Hospital, in Queens
Mom’s B.A. Diploma, Mount Mary (June 1937)
Dad’s B.S. Diploma, 1947. Issued, Coincidentally, on Jim’s Birthday
Dad’s State Lobbyist Registration, 1961 (Lobbyist for Milwaukee County)
