United States Army Air Forces
Social Security Death Index
Name: Lawrence F. Wiggins
Last Residence: Lomita, Los Angeles, California
Born: 8 Oct 1924
Died: 31 Mar 2002
SSN issued: New Mexico (Before 1951)
Birthplace
Plainview, Lea County, New Mexico
Now a ghost town, Plainview once had a hotel, skating rink, dance hall, and newspaper. It's location was approximately one mile south and six miles west of Prairieview, Lea County and a few miles north of Lovington.
WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1942
Name: Lawrence Fairbanks Wiggins
Age: 18; Gray eyes, blonde hair, 6 yrs, 140 lbs
Birth: 8 Oct 1924 Plainview, New Mexico
Residence: 2 1/2 mi N of Roswell (N Main St); Rt 1, Box 258-H, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico
Father: Mr L Z Wiggins, same address
Employer: Sub-Depot R A F S Roswell, NM; Roswell Army Flying School, Roswell
Registration Date: 1942
Registration Place: Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico
New Mexico, World War II Records, 1941-1945
Record Type: Honorable Discharge
Name: Lawrence E Wiggins
Race: White
Birth: 8 Oct 1924 Plainview New Mex
Enlistment: 1 Jul 1943 Fort Bliss, Texas
Discharge: 25 Dec 1945 Fort Bliss, Texas
Rank: Cpl
Military Specialty: Teletype Operator
Squadron: 313 Transport Sq. (note: 3's & 5's difficult to distinguish)
Battles & Campaigns: Northern France; Ardennes; Rhineland; Central Europe
Decorations & Citation: European-African-Middle Eastern; Good Conduct; Victory Medal
Census
1920 Census, Plainview Precinct, Lea Co., New Mexico
(family before Lawrence's birth)
-Ely Wiggins, head, 23, b. TX, father MO, mother TN, Farmer
-Lora Wiggins, wife, 23, b. OK, parents TX
-Eunice Wiggins, dau, 0, b. NM
(neighbors are parents of L.Z. Wiggins)
1930 Census, Precinct 3, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico
-A.T. Wiggins, father, married age 20, b. MO, parents TN, Truck driver wholesale house
-L Z Wiggins, head, 32, married age 20, b. TX, father MO, mother U.S., Truck driver wholesale house
-Lora Wiggins, wife, 33, married age 20, b. OK, parents TX
-Eunice Wiggins, dau, 11, b. NM
-Viola Wiggins, dau, 6, b. NM
-Fairbanks* Wiggins, son, 5
-Rose Mary Wiggins, dau, 3
Sister
Obituary Abstracts Collection
Name: Eunice Eldora Walker
Death Age: 90
Birth: 26 Feb 1919 Plainview, N. M
Parents: L.Z. & Lora Wiggins
United States Army Air Forces
Social Security Death Index
Name: Lawrence F. Wiggins
Last Residence: Lomita, Los Angeles, California
Born: 8 Oct 1924
Died: 31 Mar 2002
SSN issued: New Mexico (Before 1951)
Birthplace
Plainview, Lea County, New Mexico
Now a ghost town, Plainview once had a hotel, skating rink, dance hall, and newspaper. It's location was approximately one mile south and six miles west of Prairieview, Lea County and a few miles north of Lovington.
WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1942
Name: Lawrence Fairbanks Wiggins
Age: 18; Gray eyes, blonde hair, 6 yrs, 140 lbs
Birth: 8 Oct 1924 Plainview, New Mexico
Residence: 2 1/2 mi N of Roswell (N Main St); Rt 1, Box 258-H, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico
Father: Mr L Z Wiggins, same address
Employer: Sub-Depot R A F S Roswell, NM; Roswell Army Flying School, Roswell
Registration Date: 1942
Registration Place: Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico
New Mexico, World War II Records, 1941-1945
Record Type: Honorable Discharge
Name: Lawrence E Wiggins
Race: White
Birth: 8 Oct 1924 Plainview New Mex
Enlistment: 1 Jul 1943 Fort Bliss, Texas
Discharge: 25 Dec 1945 Fort Bliss, Texas
Rank: Cpl
Military Specialty: Teletype Operator
Squadron: 313 Transport Sq. (note: 3's & 5's difficult to distinguish)
Battles & Campaigns: Northern France; Ardennes; Rhineland; Central Europe
Decorations & Citation: European-African-Middle Eastern; Good Conduct; Victory Medal
Census
1920 Census, Plainview Precinct, Lea Co., New Mexico
(family before Lawrence's birth)
-Ely Wiggins, head, 23, b. TX, father MO, mother TN, Farmer
-Lora Wiggins, wife, 23, b. OK, parents TX
-Eunice Wiggins, dau, 0, b. NM
(neighbors are parents of L.Z. Wiggins)
1930 Census, Precinct 3, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico
-A.T. Wiggins, father, married age 20, b. MO, parents TN, Truck driver wholesale house
-L Z Wiggins, head, 32, married age 20, b. TX, father MO, mother U.S., Truck driver wholesale house
-Lora Wiggins, wife, 33, married age 20, b. OK, parents TX
-Eunice Wiggins, dau, 11, b. NM
-Viola Wiggins, dau, 6, b. NM
-Fairbanks* Wiggins, son, 5
-Rose Mary Wiggins, dau, 3
Sister
Obituary Abstracts Collection
Name: Eunice Eldora Walker
Death Age: 90
Birth: 26 Feb 1919 Plainview, N. M
Parents: L.Z. & Lora Wiggins
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