I did not find him on Footnote but I did find the following online. Not much more than you already have but you might want to read the Unit History on that site. Just by entering his Unit I found this information. http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/596/596_honor.html With another search I found this: http://www.517prct.org/nice_airport_plaque.htm I would want to add a picture of that plaque. Marilyn On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Maxine <genbug@olypen.com> wrote: > Thanks Ellen, > I hadn't thought of that. > M > > On 12/8/2011 7:47 AM, bruce.mckown@wavelinx.net wrote: > > Maxine, I am jumping in on this thread and perhaps, I should not but > based > > on what I have done is contact the local Veterans organization and ask > for > > help. They are a great source or at least they have been for me. I do > > not know about the death benefits for widows and children that far back > > but as I recall there was an insurance payable to the person as selected > > by the service member and it did not have to be a spouse. When we > Married > > that policy, if it had become payable would have been to his mother. He > > made changes the week we married and later we changed to a different type > > of policy but that was long ago. Just check with your local VFW and ask > > questions, don't take (I don't know as your answer)no as a final answer > > but keeping going. ellen > > > > > > > > Thanks Marilyn, > >> Since he was killed in action I hoped there would be more > information > >> regarding his death; exactly where, name of battle he was in, and surely > >> there was some sort of medal or award, letter from the President or War > >> Department. He left a wife and six year old son. So wouldn't there > >> have been a pension? > >> I am grasping at straws here. (grin) > >> Maxine > >> > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- "If you don't get outside every day, even for a minute, you have not appreciated what God has done. It makes you grateful for our surroundings, and it starts your day differently." Johnny Cash