Madaline, You are welcome. Ray -------------------------------------------------- From: "Madaline Preston" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 9:24 AM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] veteran's info > 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 >>>>> >>>>> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the >>>>> instructions >>>>> at >>>>> http://listlva.lib.va.us/****archives/va-roots.html<http://listlva.lib.va.us/**archives/va-roots.html> >>>>> <http://**listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-**roots.html<http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html> >>>>> > >>>>> >>>>> >>>> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the >>>> instructions >>>> at >>>> http://listlva.lib.va.us/****archives/va-roots.html<http://listlva.lib.va.us/**archives/va-roots.html> >>>> <http://**listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-**roots.html<http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html> >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the >>> instructions >>> at >>> http://listlva.lib.va.us/**archives/va-roots.html<http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html> >>> >> >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions >> at >> http://listlva.lib.va.us/**archives/va-roots.html<http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html> >> > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html