The Fallen—Part I
“Names of the Fallen” #403 “Samuel Ebner” Travel Tuesday Many of us family history buffs have relatives/ancestors who fought in World War I and/or II, and if they died in those wars, it’s likely...
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Travel Tuesday “Names of the Fallen”Samuel Ebner-2nd from top Father and Son, both Samuel Ebner ~ 1902-05. My grandmother, Lisi’s,brother and father. In the first post in this three-part series about...
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Travel Tuesday – Monument to the dead Sam Ebner, Lisi’s brother, died in the Battle of Galicia, one of the earliest battles in WWI. (See previous two posts: The Fallen-Part I and The Fallen-Part II)....
View ArticleDivorce, Citizenship, Birth, and Death – 1914
John Koroschetz, date uncertain John Koroschetz, my mom’s father, received his Certificate of Naturalization on November 6, 1914 (below). John had divorced his Austrian wife, named as Carolina, four...
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Lt. Frank Ebner Gartz DOB 1924 This Memorial Day, I’m remembering two relatives who each served in one of the two world wars. World War II My dad’s younger brother, Frank Ebner Gartz, was a navigator...
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Lt. Frank Ebner Gartz DOB 1924 This Veteran’s Day, I’m remembering two relatives who each served in one of the two world wars. World War II My dad’s younger brother, Frank Ebner Gartz, was a navigator...
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In honor of Veterans Day I posted yesterday an essay about my uncle Frank Ebner Gartz, a World War II navigator. Today I'd like to post about a tribute to a family member who lost his life in World...
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This Memorial Day, I'm remembering two relatives who each served in one of the 20th century's two world wars. The post A Memorial Day Tribute – Infantry and Air appeared first on Linda Gartz.
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