You are a good man. Thanks for all the time spent on his behalf. The info
I have I got from his obits and news articles. (I remember him buzzing our
house when he was stateside. Scared us to death!) If Charles didn't serve,
he had one hell of an imagination to relate such vivid tales..... and
someone gave him a really nice uniform!
His obit says he remained in the Navy's fleet reserve and attained the rank
of Commander.
With appreciation.
Madaline
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Ray Harlow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Madaline,
> Boy were you right.
> I searched Ancesry.com Military, Fold3 WWII, the Internet, and Ancestry
> family Trees and found nothing that would help you.
>
> Sorry, Ray
>
>
> ------------------------------**--------------------
> From: "Madaline Preston" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:39 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] veteran's info
>
> You are very kind to offer to help me.
>> I have checked Ancestry and Fold3 but feel a more skilled researcher may
>> find something I overlooked. While I have had success with finding
>> Confederate soldiers on Fold3....not so much on WWII.
>> Ancestry came up dry also, other than the census. (His father, Charles H.
>> Harper is not in the 1940 census. The family lived in Winchester, VA at
>> the
>> time.)
>> His data:
>> Charles Lee Harper
>> b. 5 Oct 1916 - Frederick Co, VA
>> d. 20 Mar 1984 - PA
>> Enlisted in 1941 when he was a student at UVA.
>> Single, did not marry until after the war.
>> Awarded Air Medal, Gold Star and Silver Star.
>> Charles was not opposed to embroidering details. For instance, his obit
>> says he was a lawyer but I can find no record of a law school. He married
>> money and spent 33 years on production of the Devon Horse Show in PA
>> wearing one hat or the other.....master of the hunt and all that, you
>> know!
>> He was a Hollywood version of an ace pilot. Dark wavy hair, brown/black
>> eyes, drum major for high school band..... the women loved him...he had
>> quite a flair.
>>
>> Look forward to your reply. With appreciation
>> M. Preston
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Ray Harlow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Send me his name and I will check Ancestry.com and Fold3 for you. Ray
>>> Harlow
>>>
>>> ------------------------------****--------------------
>>>
>>> From: "Madaline Preston" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:42 PM
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject: [VA-ROOTS] veteran's info
>>>
>>> I need a resource and am reaching out to this list for help.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> My father's brother died in 1984 leaving no children. Now, at 76 yrs, I
>>>> am
>>>> the oldest person.....the matriarch....in the line and trying to get the
>>>> family history down for my grandchildren. The brother was a WWII dive
>>>> bomber pilot, flying off the USS Essex at Tarawa, Wake and Truk
>>>> Islands. I
>>>> have tried to obtain his service records but have been advised that
>>>> since
>>>> I
>>>> am not a direct descendant, his child, grandchild, etc., these records
>>>> are
>>>> not available to me.
>>>>
>>>> Is there more than one way to skin this cat?
>>>>
>>>> M Preston
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