Friends, A Private Howard I. FISHER (U. S. Army) of Erie, PA lost his life on December 24, 1944 in the sinking of the S. S. Leopoldville by a Nazi submarine in the English channel. The sad details of that sinking apparently came to light only in recent years, according to information found at the following URL: www.historychannel.com/exhibits/leopoldville/states/pa.html I believe this Howard Fisher to be my first cousin, born in Monroe County, NY on Dec. 4, 1911 and orphaned soon after upon the death of his father, Isaac H. Fisher and mother, Sylvia Wambach Fisher. In the 1930 census, Howard was found to be living with the Homer BROWN family in Erie, PA. Also in the household were Homer's wife, Mary Brown and adopted son Richard Brown. Further research leads me to believe that Mary Brown was Howard's aunt and that she may have been married previously to a VAN LARE, also from the upstate New York area and that Richard might have been the child born of that marriage. If the Howard I. Fisher who died on Christmas Eve, 1944 is in fact my first cousin, I would be very interested in knowing if he left any surviving family. Those family members may not have ever learned that Howard was born in Monroe County, New York, where his parents, grandparents and other relatives are buried. I have that information and would like to share it with those family members, should they be interested in the information. Does anyone know of this family? If yes, please write me directly at: BobWambach@aol.com Thank you for reading this message, Robert F. Wambach Ontario, Wayne County, NY