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From: Bob Niesse <>
Subject: Re: INRUSH-D Digest V06 #14
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:55:28 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <200602180100.k1I10I7r017756@lists2.rootsweb.com>

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to
another with no loss of enthusiasm." - - Sir Winston
Churchill

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> INRUSH-D DigestVolume 06 : Issue 14
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> Today's Topics:
> #1 Wayne A Stevens of Carthage Indian
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> ______________________________> Date: 16 Feb 2006
22:51:15 -0700
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> Subject: Wayne A Stevens of Carthage Indiana killed
> World War II
>
> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to
> this mailing list.
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> Surnames: Stevens
> Classification: Query
>
> Message Board URL:
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http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5h.2ADI/2193
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> Message Board Post:
>
> Wayne A. Stevens of the Knightstown/Carthage,
> Indiana area was killed July 30, 1945, while serving
> in the South Pacific during World War II. He was on
> the USS Indianapolis when it was sunk by the
> Japanese just prior to the end of World War II.
>
> He is officially listed as missing or buried at sea
> and his name appears on the “Tablets of the
> Missing” at the Manila American Cemetery in the
> Philippines. We are seeking information regarding
> his military and civilian life and especially locate
> any family members still living so we can send them
> the free photographs of his grave site and the
> beautiful memorial in the Philippines.
>
> We have found the following reference at the Indiana
> State Library website; World War II database. We do
> not have the information because we do not have
> access to the microfilms here in the Philippines but
> we are hoping for some help from our posting. Our
> goal is to find the families of Indiana servicemen
> and present them with free photographs of their
> loved one’s grave sites or their names as they
> appear on the “Tablets”. This information will
> increase our chances of finding the families. Please
> help us!
>
> Reference:
> Indianapolis Star
> August 13, 1942
> Missing in Action
> Page 3, Column 4
>
> Hello, I am a retired American veteran residing in
> the Philippines with my Filipino wife. A year ago we
> visited the memorial as visitors but came home with
> a mission in our hearts. As we gazed over the
> beautifully manicured acres and the 17,202 American
> graves, it was obvious only a few families had ever
> visited their graves.
>
> I stepped into the soft grass and focused my camera
> on one of the white crosses, a grave of an Ohio
> soldier. A strange calmness was in the air as I
> walked a few more steps and a cross of an Indiana
> soldier lay square in my path. The letters of the
> inscription on the marker was bolder than ever, here
> lay a soldier from my home state.
>
> At that moment a quiet brainstorm aroused my humble
> thoughts. I wondered if I could locate any of the
> families of these men. My stride became more defined
> and within a few moments I had located and
> photographed eight more graves.
>
> Since those gut-wrenching but touching moments we
> have energized our efforts in finding the families
> of these American men from Indiana. We have located
> well over 100 and have delivered the FREE
> photographs to them via email.
>
> Please visit our website and see the men we have
> honored and the families we have assisted in finding
> a more genuine closure of a horrible tragedy.
>
> http://fizkid.tripod.com/
>
>
> Our success in finding the families was the result
> of journalists, amateur genealogists, historians,
> historical societies, librarians and lots of
> wonderful Hoosiers and those with Indiana ties
> across America.
>
> During our search we have also reached families from
> other states as well and have filled special
> requests for photos from the Manila American
> Cemetery. We presently have photographed only the
> graves of the Indiana soldiers, sailors, marines and
> airmen; however we have photographed all of the
> names that are engraved on the "Tablets of the
> Missing". We offer them free of charge to anyone who
> asks.
>
> We ask for your help in finding their families. We
> understand this is a genealogy board but we do not
> need immediate genealogy in that form, we need leads
> to find the families. Please become one of our
> special volunteers today and find the family of an
> Indiana serviceman from near your home. A list of
> the men from your Indiana county is available, free
> and all you must do is request it.
>
> Wayne A. Stevens
> Machinist’s Mate Second Class
> United States Navy Reserve
> USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
> Service Number 6267370
> Carthage – Rush County – Indiana
> Maybe from Knightstown
> DOD – July 30, 1945
> He is missing or buried at sea
> His name is honored on the “Tablets of the
> Missing” at
> Manila American Cemetery - Philippines
>
>
> Dave and Apple Dwiggins
> San Pablo City, Philippines
>
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Dave and Apple Dwiggins
> San Pablo City, Philippines
>

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