Hi Listers, I am helping an elderly lady find out about what we believe to be her grandfather. He was to have died as killed in action (KIA) in WW2, in North Africa campagin. Was decorated BIG time. Now that said, have any of you had to hunt down a newspaper article, with so little to go on.. we think he may be buried in CA. but where? Do I go to the VA and seek input, or just where would you start. I think an obit would great help, but where to look. I can't afford to subscribe to the fancy sites, so please don't suggest them....i have tried the SSDI and looked thru some 1, 344 names and found 2......but neither ring a bell with my friend. I have no idea where to start this search, with out a location I would think...is there a VA site that I could find out where he was born or buried in? Looking for: ESSEX, Arthur, dies 1943. That is all we know at this time. I realize that is splittng hairs but its all she has at this time.. You folks seem to have a lot of wisdom, but this nut is a toughie. Any help would be appreiated. ~Linda~ "Loved ones" are your family tree, and lifes journey.

Hi Linda This would be a perfect question to submit to AskOliveTree.blogspot.com You might want to add Arthur's date of birth (or estimated dob) plus location of birth to your query if you submit it Good luck! Lorine On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Linda Mock<lindamock@webtv.net> wrote: > Hi Listers, > I am helping an elderly lady find out about what we believe to be her > grandfather. He was to have died as killed in action (KIA) in WW2, in > North Africa campagin. Was decorated BIG time. > Now that said, have any of you had to hunt down a newspaper article, > with so little to go on.. we think he may be buried in CA. but where? > Do I go to the VA and seek input, or just where would you start. I think > an obit would great help, but where to look. I can't afford to subscribe > to the fancy sites, so please don't suggest them....i have tried the > SSDI and looked thru some 1, 344 names and found 2......but neither ring > a bell with my friend. I have no idea where to start this search, with > out a location I would think...is there a VA site that I could find out > where he was born or buried in? > Looking for: ESSEX, Arthur, dies 1943. > That is all we know at this time. I realize that is splittng hairs but > its all she has at this time.. > You folks seem to have a lot of wisdom, but this nut is a toughie. Any > help would be appreiated. > -- Follow my genealogy updates on Twitter http://twitter.com/LorineMS Olive Tree Genealogy http://olivetreegenealogy.com

Linda On Ancestry, there is an Arthur W Essex listed in the Roster of WWII dead - unfortunately all it says for a cemetery is California and that he was Catholic. There are WWI registration documents for an Arthur Eugene Essex from Modoc, CA good luck faye ---- Linda Mock <lindamock@webtv.net> wrote: > Hi Listers, > I am helping an elderly lady find out about what we believe to be her > grandfather. He was to have died as killed in action (KIA) in WW2, in > North Africa campagin. Was decorated BIG time. > Now that said, have any of you had to hunt down a newspaper article, > with so little to go on.. we think he may be buried in CA. but where? > Do I go to the VA and seek input, or just where would you start. I think > an obit would great help, but where to look. I can't afford to subscribe > to the fancy sites, so please don't suggest them....i have tried the > SSDI and looked thru some 1, 344 names and found 2......but neither ring > a bell with my friend. I have no idea where to start this search, with > out a location I would think...is there a VA site that I could find out > where he was born or buried in? > Looking for: ESSEX, Arthur, dies 1943. > That is all we know at this time. I realize that is splittng hairs but > its all she has at this time.. > You folks seem to have a lot of wisdom, but this nut is a toughie. Any > help would be appreiated. > > ~Linda~ > "Loved ones" are your family tree, > and lifes journey. > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Linda, This is not a subject that I know a lot about. But, I hope to visit a "NARA" building this summer where I'm told there are a lot of records about "military people." There is a way to get information from WW II records, but you probably need a little more information, like date and place of birth, etc. I just checked and there is a List for WW II: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html and http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WW2-POW.html Also, my father fought in WW II and he was in "North Africa" especially in Algeria. He was a "radioman" on an airplane and did not get seriously injured and returned to Boston, MA, area. Your question might be a good one for the NORCAL and SOCAL Lists. Perhaps you could check the archives of those Lists to see if the ESSEX surname has been discussed before. www.rootsweb.com Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: Don't forget to use the List "Index" on the home page. If you go to the "Other" category, you find many things, like: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/ http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/surname/w/worldwarwomen.html#WORLDWARWOMEN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Mock" <lindamock@webtv.net> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 11:43 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] wondering out loud? > Hi Listers, > I am helping an elderly lady find out about what we believe to be her > grandfather. He was to have died as killed in action (KIA) in WW2, in > North Africa campagin. Was decorated BIG time. > Now that said, have any of you had to hunt down a newspaper article, > with so little to go on.. we think he may be buried in CA. but where? > Do I go to the VA and seek input, or just where would you start. I think > an obit would great help, but where to look. I can't afford to subscribe > to the fancy sites, so please don't suggest them....i have tried the > SSDI and looked thru some 1, 344 names and found 2......but neither ring > a bell with my friend. I have no idea where to start this search, with > out a location I would think...is there a VA site that I could find out > where he was born or buried in? > Looking for: ESSEX, Arthur, dies 1943. > ~Linda~ > "Loved ones" are your family tree, > and lifes journey.