Hi Denise,
Thanks for the email. In fact, that's exactly what I did - I wrote to the
library. They were just great - did a couple of lookups in the old
directories and sent me an obit and a death notice for him. That did the
trick and I was recently able to contact his daughter.
Colleen
Colleen:
I don't know if anyone responded to this post, but the main branch of the
Indianapolis Public Library on Walnut Street has a business section. In
that room is housed numerous business and city directories. I would be
that they have the actual city directories in that room and, depending
upon
their time, might be able to do a lookup for you. Or, if someone on the
list lives in the Indianapolis community and frequents that library, they
may offer to do a lookup for you. I used to live just about 10 blocks
from
that library and spent quite a bit of time there. It is a very large
building and contains much information.
Denise
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 6:36 PM, <colleen(a)identifinders.com> wrote:
> Hi Listers,
>
> I have posted to the list before regarding my search for the identity of
> the amnesiac Benjaman Kyle. That is still ongoing.
>
> I would very much like help from the list with something else.
>
> I am doing consulting for the US Army Casualty Office in Fort Knox, KY.
> We are trying to update files of KIAs and MIAs from past conflicts. One
> of the cases I have been assigned is that of PFC Gene Lewis Wagner, who
> was killed while being held captive in N. Korea in October 1950.
>
> The last contact the military had with the family was in 1954. At that
> time, his father Charles Lewis Wagner and his sister Lois M. Wagner,
> were
> living at 1650 College Ave., Indianapolis, IN.
>
> That is all the info I have on them. Could someone suggest where I can
> look for further info on this family? I have been searching Ancestry
> for
> a while - so I have all the info from there.
>
> Does anyone have access to the city directories from the 1950s or obits
> that might give more info on Charles and Lois?
>
> I'd like to find PFC Wagner's next of kin, and also the appropriate
> relatives to donate DNA samples to keep in his file. The world is
> changing, and if we are ever able to get back into N. Korea and recover
> remains, the military would like to be ready to start the identification
> process.
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
> Colleen Fitzpatrick PhD
> Identifinders International
>
www.identifinders.com
> colleen(a)identifinders.com
> 714-296-3065
>
>
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