On the Home Front
The sub ladies have just found relatives for the last remaining crew member Byron Traviss. That means that they have found relatives for 100% of the crew of 70!!! That is an extraordinary achievement.
The techniques that have been used are fascinating. We knew that Traviss had a Detroit background. Mary Bentz along […]
Carson Raymond Martin
(Photo courtesy of Meryl Kretschmann, daughter, Posted on Eternal Patrol.)
Subject: Military Service Records
Hi, Bruce: In re: Carson R Martin
I tried to post some comments this evening but I
can’t get it accepted. Just want to mention how very
successful I was in getting my Dad’s Military Service
Record. […]
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David Myers
Telegram dated September 29. 1942
These documents are from Cecile Myers (David’s sister in law) and Shirley Gregory (David’s niece). Thank you for sharing your memories with us.
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WWII sub find brings closure on lost brother
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/12957358p-13610979c.html
By JEFF JARDINE
Last Updated: October 31, 2006, 06:22:32 AM PST
Carol Day remembers the moment so clearly. As she sat in a summer class at Santa Monica City College in 1942, a messenger pulled her out of class and told her she needed to go home.
“When I got […]
Status Report October 16, 2006
Bruce:
Thanks to the efforts of Vickie Rodgers, Rhonda Raye, Laura Conley and Mary Bentz we now have located relatives for 88 % of the crew. We have only eight to go. I have had the opportunity to observe the process that these women use and it is truly incredible. They leave […]