I just got a mail from Pierre Charretier... (because I asked a question about your query on a French list of genealogists of which I'm a member... and Pierre is also a member of that list). We decided to work together to help you as much as possible. I asked him to try to find the archives of the city of Longuyon and/or of the departement Meurthe-et-Moselle in Nancy to find the birth certificate of Emile Paul GERARD, born, as you mentiond, March 1, 1904. I'll (ot he'll) keep you posted. Best regards. Jean-Paul Marchal <jemarchal@wanadoo.fr>