Just a heads up for when joining the new groups on Groups.io As I have some would be subscribers who seem to have missed a step or two in the process Depending on how you subscribe and if you are already a groups.io user :- On subscribing You may receive an email to confirm your email address is your own and valid, just reply to it (don't add any text) its a one off confirmation You may receive a Pending Subscription email, asking a few simple questions, all you need do is answer them and return These are simple anti spammer measures to minimise the risk to the subscribers to the groups If you have not received the confirmation of email address or the pending subscription message, please check your spam folder in case its gone there Or email me to check the situation, with the groups name, your name and email address You can check your account status yourself and which groups you subscribe to by logging into Groups.io -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) . .

Farewell - see you on the other side..... Sent from my iPhone > On 1 Mar 2020, at 13:07, Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> wrote: > >  > Hi all > > A final goodbye or is it au revoir pour le moment ;-) > > So the end has come, in theory this is the last day of Rootsweb lists > > I have sent invites to all who are subscribed to this list > > Although you don't need the invite, if you go to https://groups.io > > Register if needed (email address & create a password) > > You should receive an email to confirm your email address is > correct, reply to it > > Once registered and logged in, select "Find or Create a Group" from the > top blue bar > > Enter Worldwar2 and Rootsweb > > (adding Rootsweb will narrow down to lists ex rootsweb, there are a lot > of other lists on io groups) > > On the home page for https://groups.io/g/WorldWar2 (or any other list of interest) is a Join this list button > > And you are good to go > > Depending on the group you may receive a pending subscription message, so you may need to answer those questions posed > (these are just sensible anti spam measures) > > You will find groups.io are much better than Rootsweb/Mailman, with the facility to post pictures/documents etc > > So ta-ra for now, hope to see you on groups.io if you are not already there > > > -- > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > _______________________________________________ > > > ********************* > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/worldwar2@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Hi all A final goodbye or is it au revoir pour le moment ;-) So the end has come, in theory this is the last day of Rootsweb lists I have sent invites to all who are subscribed to this list Although you don't need the invite, if you go to https://groups.io Register if needed (email address & create a password) You should receive an email to confirm your email address is correct, reply to it Once registered and logged in, select "Find or Create a Group" from the top blue bar Enter Worldwar2 and Rootsweb (adding Rootsweb will narrow down to lists ex rootsweb, there are a lot of other lists on io groups) On the home page for https://groups.io/g/WorldWar2 (or any other list of interest) is a Join this list button And you are good to go Depending on the group you may receive a pending subscription message, so you may need to answer those questions posed (these are just sensible anti spam measures) You will find groups.io are much better than Rootsweb/Mailman, with the facility to post pictures/documents etc So ta-ra for now, hope to see you on groups.io if you are not already there -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

Just a heads up for when joining the new groups on Groups.io As I have some would be subscribers who seem to have missed a step or two in the process Depending on how you subscribe and if you are already a groups.io user :- On subscribing You may receive an email to confirm your email address is your own and valid, just reply to it (don't add any text) You may receive a Pending Subscription email, asking a few simple questions, all you need do is answer them and return These are simple anti spammer measures to minimise the risk to the subscribers to the groups If you have not received the confirmation of email address or the pending subscription message, please check your spam folder in case its gone there Or email me to check the situation, with the groups name, your name and email address You can check your account status yourself and which groups you subscribe to by logging into Groups.io -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

Hi all So this may be the last reminder, that Rootsweb lists will *cease* to be on the 2nd March 2020 Thats *13* days access from now ! (at best) I say at best as we have already had significant downtime this month, so don't count on having access to the end I have sent invites to all who are subscribed to this list Although you don't need the invite, if you go to https://groups.io Register if needed (email address & create a password) You should receive an email to confirm your email address is correct, reply to it Once registered and logged in, select "Find or Create a Group" from the top blue bar Enter Worldwar2 and Rootsweb (adding Rootsweb will narrow down to lists ex rootsweb, there are a lot of other lists on io groups) On the home page for https://groups.io/g/WorldWar2 (or any other list of interest) is a Join this list button And you are good to go Depending on the group you may receive a pending subscription message, so you may need to answer those questions posed (these are just sensible anti spam measures) You will find groups.io are much better than Rootsweb/Mailman, with the facility to post pictures/documents etc Remember, although the lists close on the 2nd March 2020, there may be trouble ahead, and you may not be able to access Rootsweb if you leave it to late -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

Hi all Invitations have been sent to all present subscribers to this Rootsweb list If you haven't received one please check your spam folders as I know a few invites on some groups ended up there Please mark as not spam and reply to them once in your inbox Should you still not have an invitation, its not absolutely necessary, you can easily join via the groups.io web page https://groups.io/g/WorldWar2 If not already registered with groups.io, all you need is an email address and create a password NB if not previously registered with groups.io you will need to reply to a request to confirm your email address is a valid one -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

I have already joined io thru several other rootweb groups. Please send me an invite. Thank you Dee Horn dx2_horn@yahoo.com On Thursday, February 6, 2020, 03:01:03 PM MST, Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> wrote: These last two posts have probably come out of the blue, in fact you had probably all forgotten you were subscribers to the WorldWar2 list ;-) First thing I would like to say is thank you to Margy for running the Rootsweb list for so many years Its been very quiet on a number of lists over the last couple of years for a variety of reasons You are probably already aware that the Rootsweb lists will cease to be on the 2nd March 2020 However the lists archives will remain searchable Although there have been few posts to the list for a long while, I believe there is life in the old dog yet, with that in mind I have created a new group on groups.io I will be sending out invitations to the present subscribers tomorrow If you are already registered with groups.io all you will need to do is reply to the invitation, do not add any comments it upsets the system ;-) If you are not registered with groups.io, its a simple process, all it requires is an email address and create a password You will need to confirm your email address is a valid one by return but otherwise you are good to go The groups work in a very similar way to how Rootsweb worked but far better, lots more user & admin options and facilities, including the ability to post photos or documents I hope to see you there -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) _______________________________________________ ********************* http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/worldwar2@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Thank You Malcolm, Best always, Margy -----Original Message----- From: Malcolm Fergusson via WORLDWAR2 [mailto:worldwar2@rootsweb.com] Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2020 5:03 PM To: worldwar2@rootsweb.com Cc: Malcolm Fergusson Subject: [WORLDWAR2] Re: List admin message Thanks Margy, keep going. Aye Malcolm Sent from my iPhone > On 6 Feb 2020, at 19:50, Margy Bousman <mbousman7@cox.net> wrote: > >  > Hi The list has been quiet for a long time. Some of it's been because > Rootsweb was down for a while. Anyway, My health has been bad the last few > years and I am giving up all my lists. I turned the list over to Nivard > Ovington in Cornwall (UK). > > I've had the list for many years and enjoyed it very much I thank you for > having me as your admin and wish you all luck in your searches, Worldwar2 is > an international list. > > Best wishes, > Margy Bousman > USA > > _______________________________________________ > > > ********************* > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/worldwar2@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community _______________________________________________ ********************* http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/worldwar2@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Thanks Margy, keep going. Aye Malcolm Sent from my iPhone > On 6 Feb 2020, at 19:50, Margy Bousman <mbousman7@cox.net> wrote: > >  > Hi The list has been quiet for a long time. Some of it's been because > Rootsweb was down for a while. Anyway, My health has been bad the last few > years and I am giving up all my lists. I turned the list over to Nivard > Ovington in Cornwall (UK). > > I've had the list for many years and enjoyed it very much I thank you for > having me as your admin and wish you all luck in your searches, Worldwar2 is > an international list. > > Best wishes, > Margy Bousman > USA > > _______________________________________________ > > > ********************* > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/worldwar2@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

These last two posts have probably come out of the blue, in fact you had probably all forgotten you were subscribers to the WorldWar2 list ;-) First thing I would like to say is thank you to Margy for running the Rootsweb list for so many years Its been very quiet on a number of lists over the last couple of years for a variety of reasons You are probably already aware that the Rootsweb lists will cease to be on the 2nd March 2020 However the lists archives will remain searchable Although there have been few posts to the list for a long while, I believe there is life in the old dog yet, with that in mind I have created a new group on groups.io I will be sending out invitations to the present subscribers tomorrow If you are already registered with groups.io all you will need to do is reply to the invitation, do not add any comments it upsets the system ;-) If you are not registered with groups.io, its a simple process, all it requires is an email address and create a password You will need to confirm your email address is a valid one by return but otherwise you are good to go The groups work in a very similar way to how Rootsweb worked but far better, lots more user & admin options and facilities, including the ability to post photos or documents I hope to see you there -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

Hi The list has been quiet for a long time. Some of it's been because Rootsweb was down for a while. Anyway, My health has been bad the last few years and I am giving up all my lists. I turned the list over to Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK). I've had the list for many years and enjoyed it very much I thank you for having me as your admin and wish you all luck in your searches, Worldwar2 is an international list. Best wishes, Margy Bousman USA

All, During the course of the past couple of years I've send messages to various email lists for genealogy - such as the ones I'm sending this to - hosted by rootsweb.com in an attempt to find information about bearers of my own family name as well as those of the family names Kitsz and Kits or their descendants in countries other than The Netherlands. In some cases those emails led to brief (sometimes off-list) email exchanges either related to genealogy or in some cases to history, in particular of World War II, because, as has been the case throughout history, wars cause people to seek refuge in or to be dispersed for other reasons (see below) to geographic areas or countries they didn't call home before. With that, as well as some of the reactions, in mind I thought I'd share the following with you as it may be relevant to you and/or the origin of your ancestors or your family name. It is a loose translation (from Dutch into English) of the first paragraph of the introduction of a three part book entitled "History of the Dutch Merchant Navy during the Second World War" (ISBN 90-10-06040-3) written by Professor L. de Jong, Ph.D. "Under the responsibility of the Dutch government in exile in London during the years 1940 - 1945 approximately 640 Dutch seagoing merchant vessels and more than 200 Dutch merchant coasters have taken part in the allied war efforts against the German, Italian and Japanese Armed Forces. Of these ships, with a total tonnage of almost 2.8 Million gross register ton, a total of 387, including 36 coasters, have been lost, which equates to almost half (46 %) of all ships. Approximately 12,000 crew members of those ships were Dutch. Separated from their homeland and from those that were dear to them, they have done their duty - approximately 2,100 of them have never seen their loved ones or their homeland since and of those 2,100 more than 1,600 have become a victim of war action. There were more victims; to the number of Dutch sailors one should add the sailors from other countries, predominantly Indonesians, of them, in total approximately 6,500 men, some 1,500 have died as a result of either war action or other causes. (...)" Please note that the book, while still available (in Dutch) from book antiquarians is, to the best of my knowledge, no longer in print. Regards, Jk.

Hi Peter, Sounds to me to be a scam. Army nurses are officers. Staff sergeant is an enlisted rank. I have not looked it up but the closest Army, Navy, or Air Force nurses would be to Syria are probably in the U.S. bases in Germany. Some might be in Afghanistan and perhaps in Iraq. I am in the U.S. and I am only aware of U.S. Special Forces being deployed to Syria. The only medical personnel that would be with them are their medics and not nurses. I am the the relative of many WWII veterans which is why I am on this list. I am not a veteran but I think recent veterans can confirm this. Leonard H. Cizewski ____________________ My cell: 608-628-9586 On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 2:01 AM, <worldwar2-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Send WORLDWAR2 mailing list submissions to > worldwar2@rootsweb.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists9.rootsweb.ancestry.com/mailman/listinfo/worldwar2 > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > worldwar2-request@rootsweb.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > worldwar2-owner@rootsweb.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of WORLDWAR2 digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Military Scam? (Peter Metcalfe) > 2. Re: Military Scam? (JUDITH KETTLEWELL) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 09:50:44 +0100 (BST) > From: "Peter Metcalfe" <Peter-redfern@runbox.com> > To: "WORLDWAR2" <WORLDWAR2@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [WORLDWAR2] Military Scam? > Message-ID: <E1drKQW-0003ZK-9c@rmmprod07.runbox> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I'm corresponding with a 56 year old woman who claims she is a nurse in > the US Army and in 7 weeks is retiring after 30 years with the rank of > Staff Sergeant and was posted to Syria last Wednesday for her final tour. > > She says her home is in Glasgow, Scotland. > > Someone told me Army personnel about to retire would not be posted to a > war zone and a nurse wouldn't either, which doesn't make sense to me. > > She told me she would phone me when she gets to Syria but when she got > there she said they weren't allowed to phone home for security reasons. We > are corresponding via Google Hangout. > > Does this all sound feasible or is there a scam looming? > > Peter > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 09:52:52 +0000 (UTC) > From: JUDITH KETTLEWELL <judith.kettlewell@btinternet.com> > To: "worldwar2@rootsweb.com" <worldwar2@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [WORLDWAR2] Military Scam? > Message-ID: <180142890.11553029.1505123572344@mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hello Peter, a lot of ladies on?a couple?of the groups I subscribe > to?(vintage prams mostly)? on Facebook are getting very similar messages > from male American soldiers. > They are of the opinion that these are not true and just block the person. > Don't know whether this is the same kind of thing but it sounds very much > like it. > Most of these ladies are not young! > I'm thinking that I would ignore her. > Kind regards > Judith Kettlewell > > On Monday, 11 September 2017, 9:51, Peter Metcalfe < > Peter-redfern@runbox.com> wrote: > > > I'm corresponding with a 56 year old woman who claims she is a nurse in > the US Army and in 7 weeks is retiring after 30 years with the rank of > Staff Sergeant and was posted to Syria last Wednesday for her final tour. > > She says her home is in Glasgow, Scotland. > > Someone told me Army personnel about to retire would not be posted to a > war zone and a nurse wouldn't either, which doesn't make sense to me. > > She told me she would phone me when she gets to Syria but when she got > there she said they weren't allowed to phone home for security reasons. We > are corresponding via Google Hangout. > > Does this all sound feasible or is there a scam looming? > > Peter > > > > ********************* > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_ > Century/WORLDWAR2.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WORLDWAR2-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > To contact the WORLDWAR2 list administrator, send an email to > WORLDWAR2-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the WORLDWAR2 mailing list, send an email to > WORLDWAR2@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WORLDWAR2-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > ------------------------------ > > End of WORLDWAR2 Digest, Vol 12, Issue 10 > ***************************************** >

Hello Peter, a lot of ladies on a couple of the groups I subscribe to (vintage prams mostly)  on Facebook are getting very similar messages from male American soldiers. They are of the opinion that these are not true and just block the person. Don't know whether this is the same kind of thing but it sounds very much like it. Most of these ladies are not young! I'm thinking that I would ignore her. Kind regards Judith Kettlewell On Monday, 11 September 2017, 9:51, Peter Metcalfe <Peter-redfern@runbox.com> wrote: I'm corresponding with a 56 year old woman who claims she is a nurse in the US Army and in 7 weeks is retiring after 30 years with the rank of Staff Sergeant and was posted to Syria last Wednesday for her final tour. She says her home is in Glasgow, Scotland. Someone told me Army personnel about to retire would not be posted to a war zone and a nurse wouldn't either, which doesn't make sense to me. She told me she would phone me when she gets to Syria but when she got there she said they weren't allowed to phone home for security reasons. We are corresponding via Google Hangout. Does this all sound feasible or is there a scam looming? Peter ********************* http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WORLDWAR2-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'm corresponding with a 56 year old woman who claims she is a nurse in the US Army and in 7 weeks is retiring after 30 years with the rank of Staff Sergeant and was posted to Syria last Wednesday for her final tour. She says her home is in Glasgow, Scotland. Someone told me Army personnel about to retire would not be posted to a war zone and a nurse wouldn't either, which doesn't make sense to me. She told me she would phone me when she gets to Syria but when she got there she said they weren't allowed to phone home for security reasons. We are corresponding via Google Hangout. Does this all sound feasible or is there a scam looming? Peter

Hi, According to information supplied to me by the Dutch Institute for Military History an individual in my family tree is supposed to have served in the United States Coast Guard as a foreign national during WW II. I'd appreciate it if someone on this list could let me know how I can determine if there are any records of this individual in the archives of the US Coast Guard and, if there are, how I can obtain a copy of such records. Regards, Jk. I'm occasionally working on gathering data about individuals born with the surname Kitz (not Kits or Kitsz) since approx. 1800 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Are you doing similar work in your area or country and do you have data that may be useful to me? Please send it to John.Kitz-gen (at) xs4all.nl.

blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } #yiv8576163584 blockquote, #yiv8576163584 div.yiv8576163584yahoo_quoted {margin-left:0 !important;border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important;padding-left:1ex !important;background-color:white;}Derek, I have an ancestry account.   I would be willing to run this information in that system to see what I can find, if you like.  I have learned valuable information from this group.  This is my way to give back.   Would you like me to go ahead, this afternoon.    Darlene Fagan Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On Wednesday, May 3, 2017, 6:39 PM, Derek Grover <derek@hollywooddigitalimaging.com> wrote: Gentlemen, Unfortunately the Canadian Archives are a bit confusing and I’m having a heck of a time locating my father’s RCAF WWII records, perhaps someone can point me in the right direction. Since he passed in 1985, the only information I have is that he joined the RCAF in Montreal, Quebec in the early ’40’s and was trained as a Radioman / Navigator and served in Great Britain with a DeHavilland Mosquito Squadron. His name is Howard Keith Grover and was born 10/30/1923. If anyone has a location where I can find this info online, I would sincerely appreciate it. Best, Derek Grover Digital Imaging Technician, Dailies Colorist Media Management derek@hollywooddigitalimaging.com <mailto:derek@hollywooddigitalimaging.com> 310.291.1372 IATSE 600 South Carolina / Los Angeles Local Hire ********************* http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WORLDWAR2-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

their are groups on Facebook and roots web that deal with WWII requests and questions in general and you cando search for certain groups Dee Horn On May 3, 2017, at 4:18 PM, Peter Gower <peter.gower@sympatico.ca> wrote: ********************* http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WORLDWAR2-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Gentlemen, Unfortunately the Canadian Archives are a bit confusing and I’m having a heck of a time locating my father’s RCAF WWII records, perhaps someone can point me in the right direction. Since he passed in 1985, the only information I have is that he joined the RCAF in Montreal, Quebec in the early ’40’s and was trained as a Radioman / Navigator and served in Great Britain with a DeHavilland Mosquito Squadron. His name is Howard Keith Grover and was born 10/30/1923. If anyone has a location where I can find this info online, I would sincerely appreciate it. Best, Derek Grover Digital Imaging Technician, Dailies Colorist Media Management derek@hollywooddigitalimaging.com <mailto:derek@hollywooddigitalimaging.com> 310.291.1372 IATSE 600 South Carolina / Los Angeles Local Hire