William Draper CODDINGTON ^18,20

   Cause of his death was car accident.

  General Notes:

Born in the New Weston Hotel, New York City, NY. No one anticipated twins, hence the second twin's legal name was "Coddington #2 Son" (NY State birth certificate 45611, City of New York). Name was changed to William Draper in legal proceeding (1/11/1943 deposition of Alice Muller Draper "In the matter of the Birth Certificate of William Draper Coddington").
After mother's death, reentered the United States on 24 Oct., 1922 at Ellis Island, New York, on ship Majestic, departed from Cherbourg, Mance, France, with brother Dave Hennen Jr. and grandmother Alice Draper.
First year of college tuition paid by family, but lost their fortune in crash of 1929 (29 Oct. 1929). Thereafter worked his way through college.
Received a letter from Selective Service Headquarters in Cooperstown, NY reclassifying him to "Class I," 16 Jan 1942.
Received a letter from Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board in Brooklyn, NY offering a commission as Lieutenant A_V(S) (junior grade) in U.S. Naval Reserve.
Military Service: Bet. 1942-1945, U.S. Navy, discharged as Lt. Cmdr.

Worked as an estate manager, businessman, and stock broker. Died in a car accident Feb. 8, 1976. ^19,23

  Noted events in his life were:

• He attended school at the Knickerbocker Greys from 1917 to 1918 in New York, New York Co., New York, USA. ²⁰

• He appeared on the census in 1920 in Manhattan, New York Co., New York, USA. ²⁴

• He was educated at Ridgefield School in 1923 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. ²⁰

• He resided at 969 Park Ave. on 24 Oct 1922 in New York, New York Co., New York, USA. ²³

• He traveled in first class on the Majestic from Southampton England on 24 Oct 1922 to Ellis Island, New York, New York Co., New York, USA. ²³ 10 days after death of Violet in Paris.

• He graduated from Berkshire School in 1929 in Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA. ²⁰ (High School).

• Fact: Yale polo team athletic numeral, 26 Mar 1930, New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. ²⁵

• He appeared on the census on 12 Apr 1930 in New York, New York Co., New York, USA. ²⁶

• He worked as a north woods guide from 1930 to 1933 in , , , Canada. ²⁷ Occasionally worked as canoe trip guide and cook during summers to earn tuition.

• He graduated from Yale University with an A. B. in english and sociology in 1933 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. ²⁸

• He was employed as the manager of the estate of Ambrose and Steve Clark from 1936 to 1942 in Cooperstown, Otsego Co., New York, USA. ²⁰

• Military: Inducted into U. S. Navy, Floyd Bennett Field, 1 Feb 1942, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA. ²⁰

• He served in the military from 1942 to 1944 in Livermore, Alameda Co., California, USA. ¹⁹ Pilot, Flight Instructor, Test Pilot
Date of Entry: 2 Feb 1942
Indoctrination Quonset Point, Rhode Island
Operations USNAS San Diego, CA
Flying War Training School, Lockport, IL
Flying NAS Glenview, IL
Flying NAS New Orleans LA
Flying and Indoctrination, refresher NAS Dallas TX
Air Combat Intelligence NAS Quonset Point, RI

• Military: U. S. Navy W-T-S Flight Instructors School, 11 Jun 1943, Lockport, Will Co., Illinois, USA. ²⁰

• Military: Flight School, Abt 1943, Pensacola, Escambia Co., Florida, USA. ¹⁹

• Military: intelligence officer (Air Combat Intelligence), 1945, Quonset Point, North Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island. ¹⁹

• Military: discharged as Lieut. Commander, 13 Sep 1945, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA. ²⁰

• He resided at Steepways Farm (belonged to grandmother) in 1946 in Katonah, Westchester Co., New York, USA. ¹⁹

• He was employed as the manager of Walter Chrysler's "North Wales" estate in 1946 in Warrenton, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA. ¹⁹

• He was employed as the manager of Mrs. Robert L. Gerry's estate at Lake Delaware in 1948 in Delhi, Delaware Co., New York, USA. ¹⁹

• He was employed as an owner of feed and grain business (Coddington & Sons, Inc.) from May 1953 to 1957 in Millbrook, Dutchess Co., New York, USA. ²⁰

• He was employed as the Director of Development, Berkshire School on 30 Jun 1957 in Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA. ¹⁹

• He was employed as a stock broker for Walston & Co. in Millbrook, Dutchess Co., New York, USA. ¹⁹

• He was employed as a stock broker for Robert Scott & Co. in Millbrook, Dutchess Co., New York, USA. ¹⁹

• Cause of Death (Facts Pg): 8 Feb 1976, Verbank, Dutchess Co., New York, USA. ²⁹ massive chest injury, transection of aorta due to auto accident

• Death Certificate: 10 Feb 1976, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., New York, USA. ²⁹ Cause of Death: massive chest injury, transection of aorta due to auto accident

• His Social Security Number was 056-12-1551 on 11 Nov 2003. ³⁰

William married Mary Frances Stuart SMITH, daughter of Living and PECKHAM, on 1 Jun 1935 in Bethlehem, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, USA ¹⁷.^,18 (Mary Frances Stuart SMITH was born on 20 Nov 1909 in New York, New York Co., New York, USA and died on 9 Dec 1943 in Oakland, Alameda Co., California, USA.) The cause of her death was Hypertension.

William next married Elizabeth Lee AYRES, daughter of Fletcher AYRES and Louise Marie STAMM, on 24 Oct 1944 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California, USA.¹⁹ (Elizabeth Lee AYRES was born on 17 Oct 1918 in Visalia, Tulare Co., California, USA.)