and az a side.. i think at one time it would have been considered in DUNNING as a village not as the hospital... On 1/15/06, .... valentine53179 <[email protected]> wrote: > what is that word > hazelcrest in the cemetery reference... > not a PLACE outside of the cemetery i hope... but a place INSIDE the cem.... > as in a SECTION of sorts... > because the IRVING park cem is NOT In hazelcrest... but now is in > chicago/norridge border... > i just did a check and someone is trying to sell a lot in the irving > park cemt in CICERO...(likely will not get a sale...) > > > On 1/15/06, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > Val, > > > > It was because of you -- pushing me to make phone calls that I > > found out the delay in the body being returned to the States, and > > where he was killed. > > > > I have an old, color photo of Robert's stone at the cemetery [very > > faded]. I examined it with a magnifying glass and came up with > > 1945 for date of death. I phoned the cemetery for some info on his > > father & mother, and asked for Robert's dates, too. The gal kept > > saying "DATE OF BURIAL" is August 18, 1948. Robert is buried > > between his parents in Irving Park Cemetery [Hazelcrest - Block > > #10, Lot 31]. > > > > I then tracked down the Tribune info -- on March 15, 1945 he was > > listed as wounded. But it was the obit, August 17, 1948 showing > > Robert as KIA on March 5, 1945 that tied it all up. And I probably > > never would have looked for the obit in 1948 if I had not known that > > was the date of burial. > > > > Of course, the obit state his Grandparents, Morgan & Jean Askew. > > WHO ?? I am still looking for them.... I suspect that Jean Askew is > > Jenny Lyons Lockard [Robert's maternal Grandmother], who died in > > ...... Christian County, IL., but have no clue for Morgan.. > > > > So Thanks, Val, for pushing me ........ I have also spoken with two of > > my mother's cousins and one, I found out that the reason that I > > could not find his mother is 1. she remarried and has a different > > name and 2. She is still living at 100 years of age!! > > > > Sharon Buethner > > > > > > > > > > On 15 Jan 2006 at 12:48, .... valentine53179 wrote: > > > > > excellent... > > > in that you looked and posted info... but also that there was a delay > > > in the return of the body to the States.... > > > > > > I have seen this before... and from this place LUZON... I am not sure > > > the delay is specific to this place or over the battlegrounds of the > > > world... but it is something that researchers can scout.... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: > > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > To: > > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected] > > > > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [IL-CHICAGO] > > > WWII > > > > > > > > > Hi Val, > > > > > > I have a cousin on the WWII List. His parents were living in > > > Chicago at the time of his death, but he is listed on the Christian > > > County list [KIA]. I know that they were in Montgomery County in > > > 1930, and in Chicago in 1948. > > > > > > Robert K. Hillman was killed in action March 5, 1945, Luzon, > > > Philippines. 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