Janis, Yes, I got your email that's for the info for the book. The picture did not come through. The email showed no attachments at all. Please try again. Thanks, :-) Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: <JCHJGH@aol.com> To: <KYTRIMBL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 6:03 PM Subject: Re: [KYTRIMBLE] Update on military book > Joy, > My name is Janis Holloway. I was born Janis Carole Tilley to Kathy Ward and > Donald Tilley. I grew up in Beford and now live in Cincinnati, OH. > > Last year I did an enormous amount of research on my maternal grandfather, > Gerald Thomas Ward. He was born in Milton on August 19, 1917 to Lawrence Allen > and Ida Fisher Ward. and married my grandmother, Oma Harrison Miles on March > 7, 1942. > > He served in the Army, 6th Infantry Division, 63rd Infantry, Company H. He > was a Private First Class. He earned several awards and medals which I had > replaced for my Mother since he had not kept them. They are listed below. He > served in his division in New Guinea and Luzon, Philippines from June, 1941 > until his discharge in November of 1945. He died of cancer in the Veterans Admin. > Hosp. in Louisville on July 11, 1965 and is buried at Bedford IOOF Cemetery. > His grave does not have a military marker, and I don't know why it doesn't. > > He received the following awards: > W.W.II Victory Medal > American Defense Ribbon > American Theater Ribbon > Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with 2 Bronze Stars > Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 1 Bronze Star > Good Conduct Ribbon > Combat Infantryman Badge > Driver and Mechanic Badge > The Combat Infantryman Badge was later converted to a Bronze Star Medal. > > I have attempted to attach a picture of him. Please let me know if you don't > get it. > > I would really appreciate it if you would write back to me just to let me > know you received this information. > > Thank you so very much, > Janis Holloway > 1324 Covedale Lane > Amelia, OH 45102 > (513)943-1630 > JCHJGH@aol.com > > > ==== KYTRIMBL Mailing List ==== > Wonderful old photographs of Trimble faces and places - and we welcome yours, too! Click on http://www.online-isp.com/~maggie/trimble/photoind.htm - nearly 100 photos to view! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >