The saddest part of doing family research is looking for those members who have died for our country. My great aunt lost her first husband, Capt Frank C. Shipman, during WWII. He was killed in action during the Salerno Landing and the battle for Monte Cassino, ranked as one of the finest feats of arms carried out by any soldiers during the war. In return they sustained losses of about 80%. Frank was among the losses and is buried there in Italy. I hope to someday learn which cemetery he is buried in. Shortly after they were married he shipped out. Her first husband's bother, PFC Delbert Eugene Shipman, also died during WWII. The Shipman family lost two sons. I have just begun to search for information on Frank and I am coming accross information on Delbert at the same time. My heart breaks for my great aunt. While they are not directly related to me I feel a strong urge to tell their story as I uncover it. I don't wish for them to be forgotten in time. I want to be the storyteller for them too. The first step was to build a memorial for the both of them on Find A Grave and add them to my tree on Ancestry.com. They will continue to grow as I find more information along my journey to tell the story of those that have preceeded us. Love and Hugs to my great aunt who is still with us.
Frank: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77115437
Delbert: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=223392&GRid=77116277&
These are still a work in progress.
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