Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alexander Schott

Alexander Schott

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Just being first alphabetically when the USMC started issuing service numbers does not make someone notable, also see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Ackerman (USMC). ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 19:41, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Keep: This is a well referenced article about the person who is listed in every military history textbook as having the first United States Marine Corps enlisted service number in history. There is a large collection about his life on file at the Marine Corps historical society and his service record has been deemed "Person of Exceptional Prominence" (PEP) by the National Personnel Records Center. A very obvious keep; was surprised to see this up for deletion along with James Ackerman (USMC). See Arthur Crean for another military service first and Jack W. Hill for another USMC notable service numebr article. -OberRanks (talk) 20:08, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Prove it that he's in "every military history textbook." Having the first number alone is absolutely not notable. I can't find anything on Books or Scholar. Reywas92^Talk 20:30, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- The sources are already stated in the article. There are at least two volumes about him on file at the Marine Corps historical society. I could probably find several more military history textbooks which mention his name. -OberRanks (talk) 20:34, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Merge: Should be mentioned in Service number (United States Marine Corps), and that's about it.—Kww(talk) 20:36, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I just got an e-mail that he is mentioned in "USMC: A Complete History" by Jon Hoffmann which covers his World War I service and speaks of his significance as the holder of the first enlisted service number in the United States Marine Corps history. -OberRanks (talk) 20:40, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or smerge. Even on the assumption that getting the first service number is somehow notable, this is, at best, WP:BIO1E. Indeed, there is no reason to believe that the mentions in the "military history textbooks", if they exist, are anything more than trivial. Service record copies obviously cannot establish notability, otherwise every single serviceman would be notable. (also posted, mutatis mutandis, on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Ackerman (USMC).Tim Song (talk) 20:52, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]