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Flag of the Day: Friendship Cemetery, Paragon, Indiana

This entry was posted by Wes Alexander in Flag of the Day on May 14, 2012 at 3:23 PM. It has received 198 views and 7 Comments. Print this entry.

Memorial day is just around the corner and to help kick it off, we thought we'd show some great flag displays set up for Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and other holidays. This is at the Friendship Cemetery in Paragon, Indiana. Hundreds of flags were set into the ground around a nice flagpole. Though there was a gate between the road and the flags, it was hard not to see the display and stop. Definitely worth seeing.

This entry was posted by Wes Alexander in Flag of the Day on May 14, 2012 at 3:23 PM. It has received 198 views and 7 Comments. Print this entry.

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#1 by Rob Debey on 5/27/12 - 12:39 PM

Dear All,
Recently my family adopted the unknown grave of William E. Dow, missing in action (Germany) by April 1945. We now like to put effort in locating his family and let them know we too honor his remembrance. According to Air Force files (Historical Research Agency), William last address in the US was: Rural Route 1, Paragon, Indiana. His father: Mr. Melvin Dow. " Rural Route" might not be quite accurate. The copy of that old Air Force document faded somewhat.
Brief background info:
1LT William Dow was captain of a twin engine bomber and was shot down over Wittenberg near Berlin on April 16Th 1945. Only one of his six crew members managed to bail out successfully. Graves of LT Dow and his aircrew are yet unknown. Their names are written on " The Walls of the Missing at the Margraten American Cemetery , the Netherlands. All 8.300 graves and many names at the walls have been adopted by Dutch people to show their deep respect and gratitude to these boys and girls as to their families.

Would be wonderful if you could be of any help in tracing Williams family !

With kind regards,

Rob Debey
#2 by Wes on 6/6/12 - 1:27 PM

Rob,

This is an amazing story! I will forward this to the City of Paragon and hopefully we can reach the family together.

Cheers,

Wes
#3 by Ellen Wilson-Pruitt on 6/8/12 - 3:29 PM

My mother is a first cousin of "Willie" and I filed the paperwork with the government to have the military marker installed. We have just received some word that there is a possibility that his remains have been found. His closest remaining relatives are 2 nephews. One living in the Paragon area the other living out of state.
#4 by Glenda DeFord on 10/2/12 - 3:13 PM

I am a first cousin, once removed, of William Edward Dow. My mother was Rose Ellen Deem Truesdel, neice of Bertha Butler Dow, granddaughter of Katheryn Butler Deem. I have been contacted twice by the genealogy companies that help the military identify family members and am being sent DNA sampling materials as of 10/2/2012. I hope to be able to help identify him. :) Glenda Kay Truesdel DeFord, 114 The Woods, Bedford, IN 47421 812-583-1907
#5 by Wes on 12/12/12 - 10:55 AM

Thanks for reading. I hope you found this helpful. We have moved to www.flagrunners.com for flag stories and we are starting a new site for better flag information called, www.flagq.com.

Keep flying and if you have any questions, send them to support@flagdesk.com
#6 by Glenda DeFord on 3/15/13 - 1:47 PM

Would the relative of William E. Dow who contacted me, please call again? We are cousins and I have lost your phone number. I have sent my samples in and will receive a copy of the results sometime.

812-583-1907
#7 by Ellen Wilson-Pruitt on 4/8/13 - 1:59 PM

My name is Ellen Wilson-Pruitt and I am cousin on William Dow's father's side. I know they were trying to find a descendent on Bertha's side of the family for a DNA comparison to identify remains that have been found. My E-mail is ewilsonpruit@yahoo.com and phone number is 317-341-4667.