Thanks, Rick. I appreciate your explanation, and also the news about files lost in 1973. Daryl Ann

A smaller, but effective deception, Operation Titanic, was carried out by 6 SAS commandos. They were dropped with some 200 dummy paratroopers and sound effects equipment designed to confuse the enemy and take reinforcements away from the landings. http://home.att.net/~1.elliott/paratrooperdummyhistorysite.html Aye Malcolm -----Original Message----- From: sue woelkers [mailto:sheltzz3@yahoo.com] Sent: 20 June 2006 17:11 To: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Kid's Question About WW2 my 11 year old nephew called and he had been told the following by a friend. On D-Day, so the story goes, the Allies (Americans?) dropped dummies behind the German positions, firecrackers attached. The Germans were to believe that the dummies were real, and shooting at them. While they were distracted, meanwhile, real troops were approaching from the rear, and took out the Germans. Any truth to this story? Thanks for the help you all are so wonderful at providing! --------------------------------- Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

Daryl, Although it was not common, some veterans did have multiple army serial numbers assigned but not at the same time. For instance, an enlisted man undergoing flight training would be assigned an enlisted ASN such as 35137895 until he completed his training. Upon completion, he was commissioned as an officer at which time his enlisted ASN was no longer used and he was assigned an officers ASN as Ellis H. mentioned such as O-134789. The other branches were similar, in that your relative was assigned his original (Which would still be listed within NARA), and when he was later commissioned it was changed to reflect his officer status, which appears on his certificate of service. If your father was selected for military college programs for the medical corps, he was commissioned after he graduated. If his records were lost in the fire of 1973 and NARA provided you with a certificate of service, it is most likely that his enlisted records were lost in the fire and the only proof of his service they can provide is a validation from sources that only reflect his service after his commission, which explains the new officer ASN. Rick

This is a true story. The dummies were dropped to confuse the Germans to where the real paras were being dropped. They were haring around all over the place all night. Aye Malcolm -----Original Message----- From: Delilah [mailto:diamond6468@mindspring.com] Sent: 20 June 2006 17:18 To: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Kid's Question About WW2 NO, pull up D-Day on google and let the child learn the real story - this sounds like a kids prank, teach him what D-Day was all about so he will know. ----- Original Message ----- From: "sue woelkers" <sheltzz3@yahoo.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:11 PM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Kid's Question About WW2 | my 11 year old nephew called and he had been told the following by a friend. | | On D-Day, so the story goes, the Allies (Americans?) dropped dummies behind the German positions, firecrackers attached. The Germans were to believe that the dummies were real, and shooting at them. While they were distracted, meanwhile, real troops were approaching from the rear, and took out the Germans. | | Any truth to this story? | | Thanks for the help you all are so wonderful at providing! | | | --------------------------------- | Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html | This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find | marriage announcements and more. Learn more: | http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

Hi Pat... I am very sorry for your loss and my prayers are with you and your family that God's grace will fill your hearts and souls! My father also served in the Navy from 1943 - 1946 in the South Pacific! Perhaps Richard and my Dad met on a ship or perhaps an island and knew of each other! My father (Ellis W. Diggs) passed from this world 32 years ago! I have put up a tribute page for him on my personal web site at _www.diggsjourney.com_ (http://www.diggsjourney.com) . On that page you will also find a link to another section I created for the Merchant Navy Vessel History. I think you will find it interesting. _http://www.diggsjourney.com/sammie_ellis_wayne_diggs_sr.htm_ (http://www.diggsjourney.com/sammie_ellis_wayne_diggs_sr.htm) Click on the link above and be transported to the my Dad's section. Find the links and click on them to take you to other places of interest! May God Richly Bless Your Family During This Difficult Time! Another Hero Has Left Us.... David

then my error, I think it would be stupid, to try to teach things and give the wrong impression ----- Original Message ----- From: "M.G.Fergusson" <fergussons@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 2:33 PM Subject: RE: [WORLD WAR II] Kid's Question About WW2 | This is a true story. The dummies were dropped to confuse the Germans to | where the real paras were being dropped. They were haring around all over | the place all night. | | Aye | Malcolm | | -----Original Message----- | From: Delilah [mailto:diamond6468@mindspring.com] | Sent: 20 June 2006 17:18 | To: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com | Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Kid's Question About WW2 | | NO, pull up D-Day on google and let the child learn the real story - this | sounds like a kids prank, teach him what D-Day was all about so he will | know. | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "sue woelkers" <sheltzz3@yahoo.com> | To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:11 PM | Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Kid's Question About WW2 | | || my 11 year old nephew called and he had been told the following by a | friend. || || On D-Day, so the story goes, the Allies (Americans?) dropped dummies | behind the German positions, firecrackers attached. The Germans were to | believe that the dummies were real, and shooting at them. While they were | distracted, meanwhile, real troops were approaching from the rear, and took | out the Germans. || || Any truth to this story? || || Thanks for the help you all are so wonderful at providing! || || || --------------------------------- || Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. || || || ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== || | http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html || This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, | subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. | Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what | country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give | dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: | | 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. || || ============================== || View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find || marriage announcements and more. Learn more: || http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx || | | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html | This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, | subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. | Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what | country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give | dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: | 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for | ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: | http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx | | | | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | We are an international list! Please, always tell the list what country your ancestor is from. This helps all of us, especially you! If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. | Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx |

May I send this to the US NAVY list and if I can find his ship he served on, may I send it to their site, if they have one. All of American is thankfull for his service, I am sorry for your loss and thankful for the freedom he helped me to have. delilah evans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Reeder" <pareeder@tc3net.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:26 PM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] WWII Death | My father-in-law, Richard E. Reeder age 79, passed away 6-16-06 in Jackson, Mi.. He was Born in Dayton, Ohio. He was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran. He served his Country from Sept. 1943-1946. Serial # 723 51 40, Division "D", Rate S1. He might not of been able to remember what his grandkids names were or where he put things, but he sure could recall his Navy days and dates. He was a merchant marine. He took his training at the Naval Training Center, Great Lks., Ill.and Camp Elliot of Can Diego, Cali.. He was on the USS Braxton (APA 138) and Montgomery County (LST 1041). Richard was gaurd over John Paul Jones Crypt. The later part he was in the Pacific Ocean on many of the Islands. He was a fighter to the end! He'll be missed from everyone that met him. To send condolences, visit www.eaglefuneralhomes.com. | | Pat in Michigan | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | Please do not send virus warnings to the list. If you have concerns about a virus, contact your list admin or join VIRUS-DISCUSSIONS-L@rootsweb.com subscribe in the subject line. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the | last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx |

In a message dated 6/20/2006 2:07:06 PM Mountain Daylight Time, ewh@adelphia.net writes: When he was commissioned, he would have received an Officer's Serial Number beginning with O- Ellis Hosbach Bethel Park, PA Thanks, Ellis. I'm sure you're correct but it seems strange to me that the serial # would be changed, sort of changing one's Social Security # according to their position in a company. Daryl Ann

Affective tacticts are always copied or adapted. I believe it was the Germans who first dropped staw dummies by parachute in 1939 or 1940, so of course the allies tried it and created inflatables... Seems like I recall other inflatable pops, (tanks and such), along with loud recordings were also used before D-day to help hide the real position of troops... that was on a PBS show about D-day I believe. Keith Bailey > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sue woelkers" <sheltzz3@yahoo.com> > To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:11 PM > Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Kid's Question About WW2 > > > > my 11 year old nephew called and he had been told the following by a > friend. > > > > On D-Day, so the story goes, the Allies (Americans?) dropped dummies > behind the German positions, firecrackers attached. The Germans were to > believe that the dummies were real, and shooting at them. While they were > distracted, meanwhile, real troops were approaching from the rear, and took > out the Germans. > > > > Any truth to this story? > > > > Thanks for the help you all are so wonderful at providing! > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. > > > > > > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html > > This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, > subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. > Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what > country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give > dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: > 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. > > > > ============================== > > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > > >

When he was commissioned, he would have received an Officer's Serial Number beginning with O- Ellis Hosbach Bethel Park, PA

This was true. Somewhere, I have a photo in a book of one of the actual dummies.But here is a quote from the book by Cornelius Ryan "The Longest Day"copyright 1959 Library of Congress catalogue number 59-9499. On page 147 " As more reports came in of airborne troops, some said they were only dolls disguised as paratroopers. Whoever made that observation was partly right. To add to the German confusion, the allies had dropped hundreds of life like dummies, dressed as paratroopers, south of the Normandy invasion area. Attached to each were strings of firecrackers which exploded on landing giving the impression of a small arms fight. For more than 3 hours a few of these dummies were to deceive General Marcks into believing that paratropers had landed at Lessay some 25 miles southwest of his headquarters." Hope this helps answer your nephew's question. Cris Van Hal (Ontario, Canada) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.1/369 - Release Date: 19/06/2006

Sue: In the movie the longest day there is a scene where a German General is shown a small dummy paratrooper. Paul Hinkle WW2 US vet sue woelkers <sheltzz3@yahoo.com> wrote: my 11 year old nephew called and he had been told the following by a friend. On D-Day, so the story goes, the Allies (Americans?) dropped dummies behind the German positions, firecrackers attached. The Germans were to believe that the dummies were real, and shooting at them. While they were distracted, meanwhile, real troops were approaching from the rear, and took out the Germans. Any truth to this story? Thanks for the help you all are so wonderful at providing! --------------------------------- Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx Yahoo is my non-personal mail. For personal mail only use <pdhinkle@radiotower.net> --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.

My dad was drafted in March 1944 and assigned a serial number (AUS). In August 1945, he was given an honorable discharge in order "to accept a commission" in the Medical Administrative Corps of the AUS. The Certificate of Service given to him when he was separated from the service in 1946 shows a completely different serial number. Can someone explain why? Thanks. Daryl Ann

NO, pull up D-Day on google and let the child learn the real story - this sounds like a kids prank, teach him what D-Day was all about so he will know. ----- Original Message ----- From: "sue woelkers" <sheltzz3@yahoo.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:11 PM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Kid's Question About WW2 | my 11 year old nephew called and he had been told the following by a friend. | | On D-Day, so the story goes, the Allies (Americans?) dropped dummies behind the German positions, firecrackers attached. The Germans were to believe that the dummies were real, and shooting at them. While they were distracted, meanwhile, real troops were approaching from the rear, and took out the Germans. | | Any truth to this story? | | Thanks for the help you all are so wonderful at providing! | | | --------------------------------- | Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html | This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find | marriage announcements and more. Learn more: | http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx |

The following excerpt was taken from info on dummy paratrooper hitory site found when subject was googled. The article is rather interesting on the history of using these dummies by the Germans, British, and Americans. BRITISH PARADUMMIES D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944: The British carried out the most famous of all paradummy missions during the early hours of D-Day June 5/6th, 1944. The paradummy operation was code-named "Titanic" and involved dropping hundreds of paradummies along the French coast to confuse and deceive the Germans as to where the actual Allied Airborne drops would occur. Six brave SAS men jumped along with the paradummies to make a lot of noise on the ground, play combat recordings, make small attacks on German troops (like couriers) and generally help make the landings appear real to the Germans. The SAS men were Lt. Fowles, TPR. Hurst, TPR. Merryweather, Lt. Poole, TPR. Dawson, and TPR. Saunders. Days after the operation only two of these six men had returned to friendly lines. The other five were likely killed or captured but it is possible some survived so this web site is still trying to research their exact fate. Titanic is surely one of the best kept secrets of WWII involving sheer bravery amongst Allied Special Operations soldiers, out there on their own behind enemy lines. The Titanic operation worked well and actually caused a good number of German troops to spread out away from the real landing areas, and also caused much confusion and doubt amongst German commanders who were then completely unsure if there was in fact an attack happening or not. Titanic is credited with surely reducing many Allied casualties as a result. ----- Original Message ---- From: sue woelkers <sheltzz3@yahoo.com> To: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 10:11:15 AM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Kid's Question About WW2 my 11 year old nephew called and he had been told the following by a friend. On D-Day, so the story goes, the Allies (Americans?) dropped dummies behind the German positions, firecrackers attached. The Germans were to believe that the dummies were real, and shooting at them. While they were distracted, meanwhile, real troops were approaching from the rear, and took out the Germans. Any truth to this story? Thanks for the help you all are so wonderful at providing! --------------------------------- Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

When I googled, I found a whole website on the Decoy Paratrooper or "Paradummies". As strange as it sounds, apparently there was such a thing. Carol ----- Original Message ---- From: sue woelkers <sheltzz3@yahoo.com> To: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 10:11:15 AM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Kid's Question About WW2 my 11 year old nephew called and he had been told the following by a friend. On D-Day, so the story goes, the Allies (Americans?) dropped dummies behind the German positions, firecrackers attached. The Germans were to believe that the dummies were real, and shooting at them. While they were distracted, meanwhile, real troops were approaching from the rear, and took out the Germans. Any truth to this story? Thanks for the help you all are so wonderful at providing! --------------------------------- Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

I have some information on the Marine Jumper used as a troop transport but am looking for more specifics. "Emigrant Ships: The vessels which carried migrants across the world, 1946-1972" Anthony Cooke Published by Carmania Press contains information on many troop ships. After the war these ship transported displaced, refugee and other persons along with the American troops back to America. The ships also carried U.S. Citizens back to the United States. The book lists troop ships and trips made carrying other passengers, ownership, dates in service and some photos. Names of organizations such as Unesco and World Federation of Education Association, YMCA and NAYMCA sponsored persons listed as passengers on board these ships. Is this information helpful to the List? Does anyone have more information on the later troop ship passenger lists, years 1946 and 1947? Thank you. Linda United States WW2 & Korea Father WW1 & WW2 Grandfather

The names below are of people that are deceased, who died in the line of duty - there is a memorial wall to the code breakers and has the names of those that gave their life in service to our country, the dates include from 1950 - 2006, I know there must be others as I think the first code breakers were started during WW1 ----- Original Message ----- From: "nell lamantia" <nellie@woh.rr.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 12:57 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Signal Corps | My father taught some classes for the Signal Corps in Somerset KY. I | believe the classes may have been radio or electronics. | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Delilah" <diamond6468@mindspring.com> | To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 11:44 AM | Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Signal Corps | | | > For those that had ancestors in the Signal Corp and are not able to find | > anything about them, the Code breakers/cryptologist came from the Signal | > Corps, below are a few names that I have information on. These not only | > served in WW2, also Korea and Vietnam. | > | > S/Sgt Donald G. Hill, USAF | > A/2nd Class Earl W. Radlein, USAF | > CT3 Edward Josepg Purcell. USN | > S/Sgt Gene A. Vance, Jr., ARNGUS | > Sgt. Joseph Michael Nolan, USA | > SGT. Amanda N. Pinson, USA | > SSG Edwin H. DazaChacon, USA | > SP4 James T. Davis, USA | > PFC Jay Robert Stoner, USA | > | > | > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | > To post queries/answers to the list, send an email to: | > WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com We are an international list. Please remember | > to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in | > now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help | > us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or | > Nov 4, 1944. | > | > ============================== | > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for | > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: | > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx | > | | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | We welcome tributes of your World War II ancestors. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. | Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx |

You are so elegant in your expressions! My dad died in December 2004 and what you said here could apply to him except he was Army Air Force. He ended up being a lifer (30 years). I remember feeling so proud of him when he was in uniform. Thanks for sharing. My condolences to you and your family. I felt such a great loss for about 6 months after my dad died. Time does help. My siblings and I still miss him, though. Take every opportunity you can to talk to people about the endearing, funny, warm, etc. things your dad did. Sincerely, Lori Pat Reeder <pareeder@tc3net.com> wrote: My father-in-law, Richard E. Reeder age 79, passed away 6-16-06 in Jackson, Mi.. He was Born in Dayton, Ohio. He was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran. He served his Country from Sept. 1943-1946. Serial # 723 51 40, Division "D", Rate S1. He might not of been able to remember what his grandkids names were or where he put things, but he sure could recall his Navy days and dates. He was a merchant marine. He took his training at the Naval Training Center, Great Lks., Ill.and Camp Elliot of Can Diego, Cali.. He was on the USS Braxton (APA 138) and Montgomery County (LST 1041). Richard was gaurd over John Paul Jones Crypt. The later part he was in the Pacific Ocean on many of the Islands. He was a fighter to the end! He'll be missed from everyone that met him. To send condolences, visit www.eaglefuneralhomes.com. Pat in Michigan ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== Please do not send virus warnings to the list. If you have concerns about a virus, contact your list admin or join VIRUS-DISCUSSIONS-L@rootsweb.com subscribe in the subject line. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

My father-in-law, Richard E. Reeder age 79, passed away 6-16-06 in Jackson, Mi.. He was Born in Dayton, Ohio. He was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran. He served his Country from Sept. 1943-1946. Serial # 723 51 40, Division "D", Rate S1. He might not of been able to remember what his grandkids names were or where he put things, but he sure could recall his Navy days and dates. He was a merchant marine. He took his training at the Naval Training Center, Great Lks., Ill.and Camp Elliot of Can Diego, Cali.. He was on the USS Braxton (APA 138) and Montgomery County (LST 1041). Richard was gaurd over John Paul Jones Crypt. The later part he was in the Pacific Ocean on many of the Islands. He was a fighter to the end! He'll be missed from everyone that met him. To send condolences, visit www.eaglefuneralhomes.com. Pat in Michigan