In a message dated 7/29/02 12:18:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, suerenkert@gci.net writes: > "Mrs. Garman became a Gold Star Mother when her son, Fred Shultz was killed > in action in France." Sue, I have heard that soldier's deaths were represented by Gold Stars on various monuments. The line above from Nancy Jane's obit seems to indicate that Gold Star status was indeed indicative of losing a child in the War. Justin Justin Kirk Houser Genealogist and Historian of Central PA and Beyond View my homepage: http://members.aol.com/JKHouser84/index.htm Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) President, Bellefonte Area HS Class of 2003 Student Representative, Bellefonte Area School District Board of Education Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA lines) Member, Valley View United Methodist Church (near Bellefonte, PA) "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature"