As usual, I don't understand. Sharon said in her original message that Robert died in 1945 and was returned to the states in 1948. Valentine said: "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...." I thought you meant the "cause" of the delay, which is what I meant in my inquiry. What else are researchers supposed to research? Then Valentine replies to look at the "date of burial vs date of death". I give up... Dave Witthans ----- Original Message ----- From: .... valentine53179 To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 3:24 PM Subject: Re: [IL-CHICAGO] WWII robert hillman usually it can be found in the cemetery records... date of burial vs date of death.... but there are notices also in the obits..... and in private papers.... On 1/15/06, Dave Witthans <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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> > >