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. His body was not recovered and returned to the States > until 1948. > > Robert was the only child of my Great Uncle, Walter Hillman. > > Sharon Buethner > > > > > On 14 Jan 2006 at 18:12, .... valentine53179 wrote: > > > > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/illinois/index.htm<http://ww > w.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/illinois/index.htm> > > > if you find > someone of our lists, > post the link and with the name in the > subject, eh? > > > ==== IL-COOK-CHICAGO Mailing List ==== > To > unsubscribe from Digest: Send a message to > > [email protected]<mailto:IL-COOK-CHICAGO-D-requ > [email protected]> > that contains (in the body of the message) the > command unsubscribe > > ============================== > Search the > US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last > 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s1396 > 5/rd.ashx> > > > > > > > ==== IL-COOK-CHICAGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: Send a message to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected] > rootsweb.com> that contains (in the body of the message) the command > unsubscribe > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and > the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 > months. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s1396 > 6/rd.ashx> > > > > ==== IL-COOK-CHICAGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from Digest: Send a message to > [email protected] > that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >
Sharon - You say in the first paragraph that you "...found out the delay...". Can you relay it to us? Thanks, Dave Witthans P.S. Valentine sure makes for a lot of work sometimes, eh? ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [IL-CHICAGO] WWII robert hillman 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. His body was not recovered and returned to the States > until 1948. > > Robert was the only child of my Great Uncle, Walter Hillman. > > Sharon Buethner > > > > > On 14 Jan 2006 at 18:12, .... valentine53179 wrote: > > > > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/illinois/index.htm<http://ww > w.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/illinois/index.htm> > > > if you find > someone of our lists, > post the link and with the name in the > subject, eh? > > > ==== IL-COOK-CHICAGO Mailing List ==== > To > unsubscribe from Digest: Send a message to > > [email protected]<mailto:IL-COOK-CHICAGO-D-requ > [email protected]> > that contains (in the body of the message) the > command unsubscribe > > ============================== > Search the > US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last > 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s1396 > 5/rd.ashx> > >