Can anyone help with the request below? If so, send replies directly to ChasRichar@aol.com Thanks, Norma >Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 09:55:06 -0600 >From: ChasRichar@aol.com >Subject: Veteran need help badly >To: KYPERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com >X-Mailer: 8.0 for Windows sub 6025 >Old-Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 11:55:00 EDT >X-From_: ChasRichar@aol.com Fri May 28 09:55:06 2004 >X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.38 >X-Diagnostic: help sent >X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine >Original-recipient: rfc822;njadams@cinci.rr.com > >I need information on James Johnson, who lived in Hazard. I hope to get a >copy of his obituary. If Jimmy were alive, he would be in the range of 74 >- 77 >years of age. He attended Eastern Kentucky University and we were in the >ROTC >together. We were good friends. Jimmy attended the 1951 Eastern ROTC summer >camp at Fort Bragg. He did not return to Eastern the next year but went to >Western Kentucky Univ. and continued in the ROTC at Western. He was >commissioned in the Army. Jimmy stayed in the Army (this information is >what I heard >from another source) and was to retire as a Lt. Col. I was told he died in an >automobile accident about the time of his retirement. I do not know the >year but >if the information is true I would guess 1973 to 1980. I was told he had a >distinguished military career. Eastern has recently built and dedicated a >Veterans Memorial. I attended the dedication in April. It is a beautiful >memorial. Jimmy's name is eligible to be included on the memorial and I >would like >very much to gather the necessary information. If you could tell me the date >and cause of death, his rank >and branch of the Army (Infantry, Artillery, etc.) I would see that his name >is included on the roll of honor at Eastern. There will be a special >dedication in November 2004 on Veterans Day. Thank you very much. >Charles R. Richardson >Raleigh, NC (from Pike County KY) >919-851-1763 from - Middletown Ohio Family Page - http://www. angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes