This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Holt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eej.2ACIB/2709.1 Message Board Post: Sheridan R. Holt enlisted in the United States Army at Fort Benjamin Harrison, in Indianapolis, Indiana October 9, 1942. He was a native of Indiana and his place of residence at the time of enlistment was Spencer, Indiana in Owen County. Pfc. Holt had four years of high school and had been an earth boring machine operator, a concrete mixer operator and a highway construction machine operator prior to enlistment. He was single, without dependents and died June 13, 1944, while serving in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. He is officially listed as missing in action or buried at sea. His name is honored on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery in the Philippine Islands. ________________________________________ My wife and I visited the Manila American Cemetery more than two years ago as mere visitors but went home here in the Philippines with a mission in our hearts. We instantly knew only a handful of Americans had ever visited these graves. We took eight or ten photos in hopes of locating a family of one of the men. Within two weeks our efforts struck gold as we did find a family. They were so grateful and suddenly we were hooked on our work. We would not try to locate the families of Indiana servicemen and send them free photos. We sat down and drew a realistic boundary of our focus. It would include Central Indiana and my former home in Madison County. We worked hard and got the photos and files in order and expanded our work to include the entire state of Indiana. As of today we have located 151 Indiana families of men killed in World War II, that are honored at Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. During our search we could not turn anyone away and found an addition 41 families across America. Please visit our website and see the photos of these great men that made Supreme Sacrifices in the name of Freedom. Please join us in honoring them by visiting our website today. Also view the three photos attached to this posting Indiana Soldiers & Sailors http://fizkid.tripod.com/ We have record of these following references thanks to the Indiana State Library World War II Servicemen's Database but do not have the information that was printed in the newspapers. We would appreciate any help we could get with the references or in finding the family of Pfc. Sheridan Holt. We especially would enjoy receiving obituaries and or photos of the men in military uniform to honor them further on our website. References: Indianapolis Star July 8, 1944 Casualty Page 3, Column 3 Indianapolis Star July 30, 1944 Decorations Part 2, Page 35, Column 5 & Page 36, Column 1 Indianapolis Star September 29, 1944 Casualty Page 5, Column 3 Please join us in Saluting these Indiana heroes of World War II. Sheridan R. Holt Private First Class United States Army Enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison October 9, 1942 Native of Indiana, born in 1911 White citizen with four years of high school Civilian Occupation – Concrete-Mixer Operator, Earth Boring Machine Operator, or Highway Construction Machine Operator Single without dependents Service Number 15332766 Spencer – Owen County – Indiana DOD – June 13, 1944 Missing or Buried at Sea His name is honored on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery - Philippines Purple Heart