Next of Kin as defined by law is: Unremarried living spouse Father,Mother Sister,Brother Son,Daughter Provided the living Veteran (Or power of Attorney) gives written consent or date of death is given, in which case any may request, without permission of the others. Rick

that is what the law has decided but actually next of kin has to be blood related ----- Original Message ----- From: <Snowfrog1961@aol.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Next of Kin > Next of Kin as defined by law is: > > Unremarried living spouse > Father,Mother > Sister,Brother > Son,Daughter > > Provided the living Veteran (Or power of Attorney) gives written consent > or > date of death is given, in which case any may request, without permission > of > the others. > > Rick > > > > ==== 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 >