Singhals wrote: > > Would someone explain the difference between > "Wounded in Battle" and "Injured in Battle" ?? > > Clearly, people who were above the age of reason in WW-II > see a difference, but, I wasn't even a twinkle yet and be > darn if I get it. (g) > > Clarification welcomed. > Thanks, all. I still think that INJURED would cover all of 'em, because darn if I can see how you could be wounded without being injured. (g) But the distinction between tripping and falling into a foxhole and breaking one's leg during a battle, vs being shot in that same leg by the enemy looks like the pertinent one. Cheryl

I was just wondering if anyone had anything on the Galbraith last name... ~Steph~

Good day, Can somebody help me to find my ancestors? The names I am looking for is: KESNER VOCETKA POSPICHAL SLAMENKO Any information will be appreciated. Thank you V. Kesner v.kesner@volny.cz www.volny.cz/v.kesner

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>My family attended the Andover Presbyterian Church in Andover, New Jersey in >the late 1800's-early 1900's. I would like to find them on the list of church >membership Try contacting the church itself. Someone may know who to contact about this: Andover Presbyterian Church Lake Lenape Road Andover NJ 07821 (973) 786-5094 Reg Pitts BlanketGHS@aol.com

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My family attended the Andover Presbyterian Church in Andover, New Jersey in the late 1800's-early 1900's. I would like to find them on the list of church membership. (I know that they are buried in the churchyard surrounding the church.) Can anyone help me? Also, what was the main Baptist church in Wharton, New Jersey in the early 1900's? Thanks for any help! Flanagan

"Roger Jensen" <rrjensen@swbell.net> wrote: >As a former carrer military member I think the criteria for award of the >Purple Heart has merit and should be used as the rule in determining the >proper answer. -snip- While in general I agree with you [and the 1995 Purple Heart Guidelines], for the purposes of genealogy/history, we need to remember that the world is a very large and very old place. I can't seem to find the 1932 General Order for the Purple Heart--- but if I remember right, it defines a wound differently than the same body defined it in 1995. Do any other countries issue a 'Wound medal' or award? It would be interesting to hear how they differentiate between wounds and injuries? Jim

So many people have inquired about my father's aunts' Maternity Home in Wharton, NJ--the Carpenter Maternity Home-- that I have set up a MyFamily Web Site specifically designated to give information about the Home and the Women who ran it, also about historical Wharton, New Jersey where the Maternity Home still sits, as a family residence. It was said by someone who emailed me about "Mama Linnie" and Annie Carpenter's home that it was unusual for its early twentieth century time in that it was geared toward giving the mother a comfortable birth experience in pleasant surroundings (at a time when most women were having their babies in their own homes with wifely duties ready and waiting for just after the baby's birth). My father, Ken Hamler, remembered well how as a young man he was able to hold and cuddle the newly-arrived babies in his aunts' maternity home. His mother Augusta ("Gussie") Carpenter was sister of the two never-wed sisters who ran the Carpenter Maternity Home in Wharton, New Jersey. The fourth Carpenter sister was Laura ("Lolly") Carpenter. Since I have received emails from more than a few people who have had just glowing remarks about the Maternity Home, I decided to add this MyFamily Web Site to my other historical/genealogical web sites for the Hamler family, the Spencer-Flanagan family and the Purchase family. One woman's email just glowed about how well she remember the Carpenter sisters and their maternity home. Her brother was born there in the twenties. Naturally, many of my own family members were born there. And there have been questions too.... For example, in answer to one question, the records of the births at the Carpenter Maternity Home are now held at Burrough Hall, 10 Roberts St., Wharton New Jersey 07885, Attn. Betty Poye. Another woman said that she thought that in the beginning of the 20th century, nearly all of the children in Wharton, New Jersey were born at the Carpenter Maternity Home! If you are interested, I invite you to email me for a free password to the web site. Come share news, photos, family history and more with other members of this site. It is my hope that this web site will be a genealogical & historical help--and a gathering site for memories-- for those who are in some way connected with the Carpenter Maternity Home and historical Wharton, New Jersey. Sincerely, Kathleen Hamler Purchase Administrator The Carpenter Maternity Home Web Site

Singhals wrote: > > Would someone explain the difference between > "Wounded in Battle" and "Injured in Battle" ?? > > Clearly, people who were above the age of reason in WW-II > see a difference, but, I wasn't even a twinkle yet and be > darn if I get it. (g) > > Clarification welcomed. > > Cheryl Purely a guess .... but I would surmise 'Wounded in battle' refers to direct involvement with enemy weaponry, from rocket to knife. Whereas 'Injured in battle' would cover 'broke leg leaping into foxhole' or 'concussed while driving military vehicle into ditch under fire'. If you see what I mean <g> All injuries would not have arisen if battle conditions did not apply but one lot were 'deliberate' and the other 'accidental'. Probably wrong :-( Liz (Greenwich UK)

As a former carrer military member I think the criteria for award of the Purple Heart has merit and should be used as the rule in determining the proper answer. Roger Jensen Abilene, Texas Wounds: Examples of enemy-related injuries which clearly justify award of the Purple Heart are as follows: (a) Injury caused by enemy bullet, shrapnel, or other projectile created by enemy action. (b) Injury caused by enemy placed mine or trap. (c) Injury caused by enemy released chemical, biological or nuclear agent. (d) Injury caused by vehicle or aircraft accident resulting from enemy fire. (e) Concussion injuries caused as a result of enemy generated explosions. Injuries: Examples of injuries or wounds which clearly do not qualify for award of the Purple Heart are as follows: (a) Frostbite or trench foot injuries. (b) Heat stroke. (c) Food poisoning not caused by enemy agents. (d) Chemical, biological, or nuclear agents not released by the enemy. (e) Battle fatigue. (f) Disease not directly caused by enemy agents. (g) Accidents, to include explosive, aircraft, vehicular, and other accidental wounding not related to or caused by enemy action. (h) Self-inflicted wounds, except when in the heat of battle, and not involving gross negligence. (i) Post traumatic stress disorders. (j) Jump injuries not caused by enemy action.

On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Singhals wrote: >Would someone explain the difference between >"Wounded in Battle" and "Injured in Battle" ?? > >Clearly, people who were above the age of reason in WW-II >see a difference, but, I wasn't even a twinkle yet and be >darn if I get it. (g) > >Clarification welcomed. I know of no difference, but if there were one, I would suspect that one term means specifically caused by the opponent, while the other could be any casual injury that occurred - self-inflicted, accidental (such as falling on something), or friendly-fire caused. A military historian will have a better answer.

labreallen@aol.com (LabreAllen) wrote in news:20020412131751.22674.00002593@mb-de.aol.com: > I don't know where you live, but here in Michigan, all our state > libraries have free access to it, so I would check out whether you > can get it already for free before paying for it. > > Sue Allen > (searching surnames Soens, Polakowski, Czerniak, Wodaszak, > Verschaeve, Baekelandt, Vanparijs) > Great idea! I'll have to check out the Milwaukee Public Library to see if they have a subscription! Didn't even think of that. Thanks! -- Smile!! Eric Babula Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Names: BABULA, GUNIA, LAZAR, MISIALEK, LESNIAK, FRYMARK, PIOTRUSESKI, CEMMIEKSKI Places: Hawkins, Rusk Co., WI; Milwaukee, Milwauke Co., WI; Galacia, Poland

<sgi.net (Capn John)> wrote in message news:Xns91EE53E8Bsginet@209.249.90.101... > > When I began researching my family ancestry in 1974, an Aunt > cautioned me "Be careful when looking at your family tree- you never know > who you may find hanging there." Many years later I discovered what she > was talking about, and it was only 1 generation above me. Some things are > better taken to the grave, I think. > It is a sad fact that those of our ancestors who paid their rent, raised their kids and lived decent lives have often left little trace of themselves other than names in a church register, whereas there's a lot more to find about the rogues. If course, even the info on the rogues may provide extra clues - a news report describing one as "son of XX and YY", for example. Obviously such material needs sensitive handling while the folk who were involved are alive, but once that generation is gone, how can it hurt to know? Lesley Robertson

Singhals <Singhals@erols.com> wrote: > >Would someone explain the difference between >"Wounded in Battle" and "Injured in Battle" ?? Wounded in battle-- punctured by an enemy bullet, lance, bayonet, shrapnel, etc. Also includes, in some venues, being gassed, concussed, etc.. Injured in battle-- any accident that might occur either because there is a battle going on or co-incidental to said battle. To make another couple distinctions; KIA- Killed in action means a soldier died on the battlefield of wounds. Died in Battle- could include either of the above. Died of wounds [DOW}- died after the battle-- maybe even weeks later in a hospital- but because of wounds. A few others that gave me pause while reading 1969-70 USMC documents; DOD- Died of Disease NBC- Non-battle casualty DAI- died after injury DIA- died in accident >Clearly, people who were above the age of reason in WW-II >see a difference, but, I wasn't even a twinkle yet and be >darn if I get it. (g) > I was probably a 'twinkle' in 45-- but I wasn't conceived until a few years later. For us USA'ns, though we haven't let our military sit idle for more than a few years at time. Plenty of opportunity for our young-uns to keep up on such things. >Clarification welcomed. One warning-- my clarification was based on American English. The Brits, Aussies and others might draw their distinctions differently. [and the lines of all might waver from war to war] Jim

I don't know where you live, but here in Michigan, all our state libraries have free access to it, so I would check out whether you can get it already for free before paying for it. Sue Allen (searching surnames Soens, Polakowski, Czerniak, Wodaszak, Verschaeve, Baekelandt, Vanparijs)

> Please, can someone tell me: What are The American Genealogical- > Biographical Index, the PERSI and Genealogical Library Master Catalog, > and what can they do for my situation, if anything? I don't see > anything else that could help me, since my family wasn't here between > 1790 and 1870. No charge for these at many public libraries. Of course that doesn't help if yours isn't one of them. -- Wes Groleau http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wgroleau

Hi I have collected surnames from some memorial water fountains around Newcastle on Tyne and Northumberland. You can find them on my site http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tynesidehistory/index.html Along with many other surnames on the pages. Dave Kane -- Click Here for TYNESIDE HISTORY http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tynesidehistory/index.html

Would someone explain the difference between "Wounded in Battle" and "Injured in Battle" ?? Clearly, people who were above the age of reason in WW-II see a difference, but, I wasn't even a twinkle yet and be darn if I get it. (g) Clarification welcomed. Cheryl

bobnotbob@byu.edu (Bob Roberts) wrote in <c4e6b17d.0204102009.53a985e3@posting.google.com>: >I want to scan old family pictures for archival. Does anybody have >any suggestions or tips? I am especially wondering about: > 1) What would be a good scanner to buy to do this with? > 2) What resolution should I use? > 3) What file format (etc. jpeg, png, tiff) should I use? > 4) What is some good and affordable software to use after scanning? Suggestions given by others here already are good. I bought the cheapest scanner I could find ($39) which still gave much higher resolution than I needed. I've scanned hundreds of photos with it without problem, except that it is SLOW, especially when scanning at higher resolutions. Perhaps a pricier model would have been faster?? I find that 150 dpi gives satisfactory results on black & white photos. YMMM. JPEG is by far the most common format. However, with JPEG each time you do a "Save" there is a small amount of data loss. If you want to do any touching up of scanned photos, save the original and your working copy as bitmaps (.BMP) This is an uncompressed form, which will allow you to save over and over and over again with neglible loss. Once you've finished editing the picture, then save the final version as a .JPG (a.k.a. JPEG) Your graphics editing program should allow you to select the amount of JPEG compression (and thereby control the amount of "loss" each time you save.) I run with 33% compression, which still gives much smaller files, yet the data loss is not significant and you can still "Save" the JPEG itself a few times if you need to without noticing any picture degradation. Finally, make TWO (yes 2, not 1) backup copies of your original .BMP scans, and archive them, preferrably on separate media and certainly off of your hard drive. I keep one set of backups on a R/W-CD, the other set on on Superdisks (125Meg/disc.) Someday you will appreciate this small bit of paranoia indulgence!! HTH! Cap'n John PS: "Zipping" JPGs is an exercise in futility- the files are already compressed. Zipping .bmps will compresss them down to .jpg size, but again there may be data losss with compression.