Porter, James

Other Events:

• 1930 Census: 1930, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Education - High School: 1938, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Military Service: Aft 1 Jan 1940; US Navy
• Death Record - Civil: 3 Jul 2010
• Obituary: 7 Jul 2010; San Jose Mercury News/San Mateo County Times
• Obituary: 25 Jul 2010; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

1930 Census:
David Porter 60
Katherine Porter 40
John Porter 13
David Porter 12
James Porter 9
Barbara Porter 8
Frederick Porter 5
Margaret N Porter 64

Education - High School:
Kimberly High School Class of 1938

Military Service:
Name:James Porter
Gender:Male
Birth Date:2 Dec 1920
Death Date:3 Jul 2010
Branch 1:NAVY
Enlistment Date 1:1 Jan 1940

Death Record - Civil:
Name:James Mathias Porter
Last Residence:94087 Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, California, United States of America
Born:2 Dec 1920
Died:3 Jul 2010
State (Year) SSN issued:Wisconsin (Before 1951)

Obituary:
James M. Porter, Resident of Sunnyvale
Passed away peacefully at home on July 3, 2010 following a four-month illness with cancer. He was born in Kimberly, Wis., on Dec. 2, 1920. He graduated from Kimberly High School in 1938 and joined the Navy in 1942. During World War II he served as a sonarman aboard the destroyer USS CONY (DD-508), seeing action at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. He later served as a sonar instructor at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Other ships he served on included the USS CHARLES J. BADGER (DD-657), the USS DIACHENKO (APD-123), the USS EVANS (DE-1023), and the USS RENSHAW (DD 499).
After retiring from the Navy as a chief petty officer in 1962, Jim worked in the electronics industry in San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area. He retired from the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in 1986 as an installation supervisor. After retiring he enjoyed golf, traveling on cruise ships, and was a member of Sons in Retirement Branch 62 in Sunnyvale.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Porter, and son, Jon Porter, of Sunnyvale; sister Barbara Porter of Appleton, Wis.; niece Susan Krouscup of Oakland; and nephews David Porter of Rolling Meadows, IL; Bill Porter of Madison, Wis; Michael Porter of Menasha, Wis.; and Philip Vilaro of Roxboro, NC. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery in Appleton.
Published in San Jose Mercury News/San Mateo County Times on July 7, 2010

Obituary:
PorterJames M.12/2/19207/3/2010Post Crescent7/25/2010B10

James married Galpin, Mary Aft 1939. Mary (daughter of Galpin, Gerald Scott and Stroud, Anne) was born 13 Sep 1921, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 4 May 2013, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, California, USA. [Group Sheet]