Willem Adrianus van Voskuilen was born on December 3rd, 1907 in Westmaas, Cromstrijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was the son of Arie van Voskuilen and Aagje de Groot.
Willem emigrated to New York on June 16th, 1953 at age 45 along with his wife Regina (née Marx) aboard the ship Veendam.
Willem died in 1980 at Bellevue Hospital at the age of 72.