Dear List Members, Thanks to the several (Erie, PA) List members who wrote and offered advice on locating surviving family members of Pvt. Howard I. Fisher. Unfortunately, no one from the Monroe County, NY List has written, but perhaps I will hear from someone in the near future. twigs@gcctv.com (twigs/Ella) wrote and suggested that I write for Howard's service record, as did Genie <genielists@yahoo.com>. Well, I did download the Form 180 from NARA and sent it out exactly a month ago, but have heard nothing from them since. However, at the time that I filled out the form, I didn't know Howard's service number, so that could be a problem. The other complication is that I'm not from Howard's immediate family (being a first cousin) and I'm not sure that they will send me any information for that reason. espowell@juno.com (Elissa in Pittsburgh) wrote to state that I needed to find a marriage record for Howard. That is very true, but easier said than done, since I live some distance east of Rochester, NY, hundreds of miles from Erie! If there is a way to search those records without traveling to Erie, I would appreciate hearing about it. I am able to search for Richard Brown in the New York State Birth/Marriage/Death Index, which is available at the main library in Rochester, but I don't know if Pennsylvania has anything comparable. Elissa, thank you and I hope you enjoy that National Genealogical Conference May 28-31, 2003 being held in your city! Genie <genielists@yahoo.com> (Ken) suggested that I look for a marriage of Howard and Elsie outside of Erie, assuming (perhaps) that I had not found such a marriage in Erie. But unfortunately, I never looked for a marriage in Erie, as time did not permit me to do so. Ken also suggested that I look for school records for any children of Howard and Elsie, but that would come after I ascertain that they in fact had children! Hope I haven't missed anyone! To all who wrote, my thanks and if I have to come back to Erie to continue my research, so be it! I was very impressed with your library and staff on the shore of Lake Erie. My wife and I had a very nice (two plus hour) visit there on our way to Chicago. By the way, if anyone wants to learn more about the S. S. Leopoldville, the ship on which Howard was a passenger and which was sunk by a Nazi submarine on Christmas Eve, 1944, just do a search of "Leopoldville" on Google and you will get a number of hits. Best wishes to you all, Bob Wambach Ontario, Wayne County, NY Researching: ECKRICH, DENHARD, ISSELHARD, REMMEL, ROMEIS, SCHLOSSER, SCHWAEGER (from Schifferstadt, Pfalz (formerly Bavaria)) FISHER, HASENAUER, MAIER, RING, SCHUCK, SEHM, SIMPSON, STREB, WAMBACH, YANTZ (from Monroe County, NY and Pruessberg/Michelau, Bavaria) MINITER, PURCELL (Ireland)