This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: metaphor Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.kern/3651.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: christinamauemclaughlin, you have posted your query about Jo Neil KERN on the Kern County, California, message board. You will have better luck finding help if you post on the correct message board(s). Try these: KERN surname: http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.kern/mb.ashx DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.districtofcolumbia/mb.ashx If/When you re-post your query, it will be helpful if you specify gender (the "Jo" spelling is usually used for females) and some idea of his/her age in 1941, birthplace, any family members' names. When you say Jo "left when pearl harbor was bombed," do you mean that s/he left the military, or that s/he left DC? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.