| I
was just kind of idly surfing the web, and I did a web search on "Buzz
Wagner," the WWII air force hero. I've always been interested in
him, because my understanding is that he at one time lived on Irene Street
in the Eighth Ward section of Johnstown, near where I was born and raised,
and that his family continued to live there for some time after the war.
At least that is the story I remember hearing in my childhood during the
1950's.Anyway, I came upon your "Buzz Wagner, Nanty Glo's World War II
Air Force hero" page by Frank Charney and found it interesting. I
hadn't realized there was a Nanty Glo connection. However, I also
found a puzzling discrepancy. On Frank's page, the statement is made
that Wagner is buried "at Forest Lawn Cemetery, located on the Frankstown
Road above Johnstown, on the road to South Fork." But, if you look
at http://www.findagrave.com/pictures/3680.html,
it states that he is buried in Grandview Cemetery in Johnstown, and even
provides a photo of his grave and marker. This ties in with the Johnstown
Eighth Ward neighborhood I mentioned, since Grandview is only a stone's
throw away.By the way, I found browsing through your Nanty Glo web site
fascinating. It's extremely well done.
Webmaster's note:
Frank Charney pointed up the discrepancy about the site of burial after
his article on Wagner was published here. I published his letter but failed
to change the original article. My apologies. —jk |
