Did it tell which state he was from? ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Wilson" <hugo@actrix.gen.nz> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 6:01 AM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] MIA Private Martin Odenthal, found in Solomons | Hi All: | | The American whose body was found recently in the Solomons was | a soldier not an airman, Private Martin Odenthal, who died on 10 | January 1943 in the Battle of Guadalcanal. His brother Albert died | later on Guadalcanal, and another brother Ralph in the Navy was | sent home after news of the deaths came through. | | His unmarked grave could not be found after the war, but his | remains and dog tag were found by Sam Besi from the village of | Barana recently, and were sent back to America last week. Also 35 | used shells from his M1 Garrand rifle. A New Zealand Regional | Assistance (Ramsi) Police team assisted in the return. | | (Dominion Post of 24 March 2006; Wellington NZ). | >From the Solomon Star, centre column: | http://www.solomonstarnews.com/drupal-4.4.1/?q=node/view/7196 | | Yours, John Wilson (New Zealand) | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military/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 |