James Orrie Nuel "Bud" Warren b. 15 Nov 1902 Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA d. 4 Jan 1945 Mindoro, Phillippine Islands: Our Family History

1902 - 1945 (42 years)

Name	James Orrie Nuel "Bud" Warren [1]
Born	15 Nov 1902	Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
Census	8 Apr 1930	Westwood township, Lassen County, California, USA [5]
	[boarding house, with many residents, including the Warren brothers] 3. Warren, William, roomer, male, white, 23, single, can read and write, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri, sash ripper, sash and door [mill], not a veteran 4. _____, James N., roomer, male, white, 28, single, can read and write, Missouri, Kansas, Missouri, sash ripper, sash and door [mill], not a veteran
Census	3 Apr 1940	1318 S San Joaquin St., Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, USA [6]
	1. Thompson, Frank C., head, renting, $20, male, white, 66, married, completed grade 8, California, rural Sacramento 1935, not a farm, has other source of income 2. _____, Marah, wife, female, white, 45, married, completed 1 year high school, California, rural Sacramento County 1935, other source of income 3. Warren, James N., lodger, male, white, 36, single, completed grade 8, rural Sacramento Co 1935, worked 40 hours, carpenter, general construction, private work, 21 weeks, $500 income
Military	1944-1945 [7]
	Joined the Merchant Marines as a deck certified carpenter Seaman's Certificate Application United States Coast Guard District Coast Guard Office Examined for Security Aug 8, 1944 CI No. Z 459 659 Certificate of ID, and Certificate of Service as Carpenter Name: Warren, Nuel James Address: 1137 Hanover St., Daly City, California Birth: 15 Nov 1902 Place of birth: Mountain View, Missouri Height: 5' 10" Weight: 145 color: white hari: black eyes: rown Name of Next of Kin: Marah, wife Certificate of Service issued to seaman rating: deck Dept: Carpenter [repeats name and address, dob, place of birth] Serial no. of certificate E502235 Date of issue: 8-8-44 Issued by officer in Charge, Marine inspection at San Francisco Graduate SUP course of carpentry [p. 2 of Certificate] signature of James Nuel Warren to the oath. his fingerprints Contents: 6 pages: 1. Outside of folder? [p. 1] James Nuel Warren, 1137 Hanover St., Daly City, Calif. Certificate of Identificateion no. Z 459 659 Port of Issue: San Franciso, Calif. Date of Issue 8/9/44 ]9 Aug 1944] Date of Birth: 11/15/02 [15 Nov 1902] Place of Birth: Mountain View, Mo. 2. Seaman's Certificate Application [2 pages] James Nuel Warren, same address, birthdate, etc height 5' 10", weight 145, white, black hair, brown eyes Next of kin: Marah, wife serial No. of certificate: E502235 Certified as a carpenter, deck rating, graduate SUP course of carpentry on p. 2 is signature of James Nuel Warren, and his fingerprints 3. Western Union telegram, dated 3 Feb 1945 "RX MG 7 71 Govt Feb 3 1945 2:05p= Mrs. Marah D. Warren= 1137 Hanover Street= Daly City= Calif.= The Navy Department deeply regrets to inform you that your husband James Nuel Warren is missing and presumed lost following action in the performance of his duty and in the service of his country in the American Merchant Marine. The Coast Guard appreciates your great anxiety and will furnish you further information prompty if received. To prevent possible aid to our enemies please do not divulge the name of his ship.+ Vice Admiral R R Waesche Commandant US Coast Guard= 4. Casualty record entry? Warren, James Nuel Certif of ID no. Z 349 659 Carpenter, engaged 8-19-44 [19 Aug 1944], San Francisco Date and Place of Discharge: Missing & presumed lost - vessel struck by suicide plan - blew up & sank 1-4-45 [4 Jan 1945] Name of Vessel: SS Lewis L. Dyche Off. No. 244 755 Description of voyage: "As directed" Name of Master and Shipping Commissioner: John Warren Platt 5. US. Coast Guard Report from Records of Missing Seaman, to Federal Security Agency, Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance, dated 13 Feb 1945 The following information is taken from the files of the Seaman's Records and Welfare Section, United States Coast Guard, Washington, D.C.: Name of vessel: SS Lewis L. Dyche Official No. 244 755 Name of owner or operator: Inter-Ocean Steamship Corporation, 24 State Street, New York 4 N.Y. Date vessel sunk or missing: 4 Jan 1945, at sea Cause of sinking: Vessel struck by enemy aircraft - blew up & sank Name of seaman [typed in here "carpenter'] James Nuel Warren
Died	4 Jan 1945	Mindoro, Phillippine Islands [1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9]
	Bud Warren was certified as a carpenter, deck rating, for the US Merchant Marines in August 1944. On 4 Jan 1945, his ship, the SS Lewis L. Dyche, was struck by a kamikaze pilot and vaporized. There were no known survivors.
Person ID	I1032	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	13 Feb 2014

Father	Walter Louis Warren, b. 25 Jan 1881, Ellis County, Kansas, USA , d. 30 Jul 1960, Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington, USA (Age 79 years)
Mother	Della Eveline Walker, b. 4 Dec 1878, Howell County, Missouri, USA , d. 18 Feb 1970, Auburn, Placer County, California, USA (Age 91 years)
Married	19 Dec 1901	Howell County, Missouri, USA [10, 11]
Divorced	Yes, date unknown
	Divorce filed 16 December 1918 in Howell County, Missouri. Due to some technicality, the divorce was not finalized until 1944, as a part of the San Francisco U.S. Court's action restoring Della's citizenship. They finalized the divorce and back-dated it to 1918.
Family ID	F1152	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Marah Delilah Hartman, b. 26 Sep 1893, California, USA , d. 14 May 1954, San Bernardino County, California, USA (Age 60 years)
Married	Between August 1940- Aug 1944 [3, 6, 12]
Last Modified	20 Nov 2013
Family ID	F1391	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Photos Della E. Lonnem and her children, plus one grandchild.
R in apron, Della E. (Walker) Warren Lonnem; her arm around younger son Billy; daughter Gae (later known as Kathaleen) in dark jumper; older son James Orrie "Bud" tallest at middle back; daughter Fartha (later known as Faith) next to Bud; Gae's young son "little Billy" the young boy at front; at far left daughter Julia. [Photo from Jessie Keenon,… (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

Documents

San Quentin prison record, James N. Warren and William L. Warren, 1930's
California, Department of Corrections, Correctional Agencies Records, San Quentin State Prison Records, Inmate Indexes, F3713:1135-1141, San Quentin Prison Registers 1931-1934, for James N. Warren and William L. Warren, microfilm MF1:9 (18 rolls), roll 9, California State Archives, Sacramento.

Notes
Spent time in the penitentiary.

Sources

[S25] Walker, Della - Documents, (The collected letters and documents of Della Eveline (Walker) Warren Lonnem (now deceased); these documents passed from Della Lonnem to her daughter, Faith (Lonnem) Quick; from Faith to her niece, Jesse Keenon (granddaughter of Della Lonnem); photocopied, 1996, in the possession of Janis Walker Gilmore (Pawleys Island, SC); original documents in the possession of Jesse Keenon (Muskogee, Oklahoma), 2007.), Went down on a ship in WW2. A kamikaze pilot had hit the ship; all aboard perished. (Reliability: 3).
[S656] Walker, Della - Documents, Family Group Sheet (Warren), (Family group sheet for Walter Louis Warren and Della Evaline Walker, compiled by Faith [formerly Fatha] (Lonnem) Quick, no date. The family group sheet was found among the collected letters and documents of Della Eveline (Walker) Warren Lonnem (now deceased); the documents were passed from Della Lonnem to her daughter, Faith (Lonnem) Quick; from Faith to her niece, Jesse Keenon (granddaughter of Della Lonnem); photocopied, 1996; photocopies remain in the possession of Janis Walker Gilmore (Pawleys Island, SC); original documents in the possession of Jesse Keenon (Muskogee, Oklahoma), 2007.).
[S370] James Nuel Warren, Seaman's record (Merchant Marine's, certificate of identification no. Z 459 659); Record Group 26, Records of the U.S. Coast Guard, 1785-1792; Deceased and War Casualty Seaman's Records, National Archives, St. Louis. [Obtained from National Archives, College Park, Maryland, but subsequently moved to St. Louis.].
Seaman's Certificate Appliation
United States Coast Guard
District Coast Guard Office
Examined for Security
Aug 8, 1944
CI No. Z 459 659
Certificate of ID, and Certificate of Service as Carpenter
Name: Warren, Nuel James
Address: 1137 Hanover St., Daly City, California
Birth: 15 Nov 1902
Place of birth: Mountain View, Missouri
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 145
color: white
hari: black
eyes: rown
Name of Next of Kin: Marah, wife
Certificate of Service issued to seaman
rating: deck
Dept: Carpenter
[repeats name and address, dob, place of birth]
Serial no. of certificate E502235
Date of issue: 8-8-44
Issued by officer in Charge, Marine inspection at San Francisco
Graduate SUP course of carpentry
[p. 2 of Certificate]
signature of James Nuel Warren to the oath. his fingerprints
[S4025] James Nuel Warren (Merchant Marines. identification no. Z 459 569); Deceased and War Casualty Seaman's Records, 1937-1950, Records of the U.S. Coast Guard, Record Group 26; National Archives, Washington, D.C. [These records have since been transferred to St. Louis.].
[S4010] 1930 U.S. census, Lassen County, California, population schedule, Westwood township, enumeration district (ED) 18-13, sheet 7A, p. 98 (stamped, recto), dwelling 138, family 142, M. Ramirez household, for William Warren and James Warren, boarders; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 November 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 123.
[S4008] 1940 U.S. census, San Joaquin County, California, population schedule, Stockton (1318 S. San Joaquin St.), enumeration district (ED) 39-36, sheet 1B, p. 589 (stamped, verso), household no. 18, Frank C. Thompson household, for James N. Warren, boarder; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 November 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 324.
[S370] James Nuel Warren, Seaman's record (Merchant Marine's, certificate of identification no. Z 459 659); Record Group 26, Records of the U.S. Coast Guard, 1785-1792; Deceased and War Casualty Seaman's Records, National Archives, St. Louis. [Obtained from National Archives, College Park, Maryland, but subsequently moved to St. Louis.].
[S664] Warren, James Nuel - (WWII Naval Operations book), (Samuel Eliot Morison, «i»The History of United States Naval Operations in World War II«/i» , vol. 13, p. 48; referencing the kamakaze sinking of the Liberty Ship «i»Lewis L. Dyche«/i».).
[S665] Warren, James Nuel - letter from NARA (kamikaze), (Chris Killillay, of the National Archives, Old Military and Civil Records, Textual Archives Services Division (National Archives Building, Washington D.C.); to Janis Gilmore (Pawleys Island, SC); 6 Dec 2007, letter; citing Record Group 26, «i»Records of the United States Coast Guard,«/i» "Deceased and War Casualty Seaman's Records"; entry for James Nuel Warren, who was sailing aboard the «i»Lewis L. Dyche«/i» when it was hit by a Kamikaze; offering a quotation for reproduction services [ordered on 18 Dec 2007].).
[S61] Missouri, Howell - Marriage Book 7, 1900 - 1903 (book, Gen Soc'y), James Sutton, Delenna Sutton, and Irene Kimberlin, (West Plains, Missouri : South Central Missouri Genealogical Society, 1993.), p. 12 (current publication), entry for Walter L. Warren and Della E. Walker (19 Dec 1901) (Reliability: 3).
Walter L. Warren to Della E. Walker on 19 Dec 1901, by J.M. Roberson, Elder (officiant).
[S4022] Howell County, Missouri, marriage license no. 200, Walter L. Warren-Della E. Walker, 19 December 1901; digital image, "Missouri Marriage Records, 1850-2002," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 November 2013); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.
[S4009] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 21 November 2013), entry for Frank C. Thompson, San Joaquin County, 1940; citing State of California Department of Health Services, California Death Index, 1940-1997, Center for Health Statistics, Sacramento.