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Looking for relatives and or contacts to John Foreman Mantle VC

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  Posted by MantleofTexas (U14769417) on Monday, 31st January 2011

  As a little ol boy from Texas it has fallen to me to look into the
  Mantles who remained behind in Great Britain. I am a student of history,
  who has gotten into researching my family tree and in trying to help my
  relatives research their fathers service in the USAAF (384th BG - Grafton
  Underwood '44-'45.
  
  Semper Fi
  paul

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  Posted by Nielsen3 (U14417619) on Monday, 31st January 2011

  MantleofTexas,
  
  As to John F Mantle VC you may find an entry on him in wikipedia with references and external links which may tell you more.
  
  A google search gave among much else this quote,
  "The following details are given in the London Gazette of 4th September, 1940:- Leading Seaman Jack Foreman Mantle was in charge of the starboard pom-pom when H.M.S. Foylebank was attacked by enemy aircraft on 4th July, 1940. Early in the action his left leg was shattered by a bomb, but he went on firing his gun, with hand gear only, for the ship's electric power had failed. He suffered several further wounds but his great courage bore him up until the end of the fight, when he fell by the gun he had so valiantly served.
  
  Jack Mantle was the son of Lisle John Foreman Mantle and Jeannie May Mantle, of Southampton and is buried in the Church of England Portion of the Royal Naval Cemetery on Portland. Grave 672."
  
  As to the USAAF 384th BG another google search just gave some 2620 results, which you may do as well at your leisure.
  
  Good luck,
  
  Nielsen.

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  Posted by MB (U177470) on Monday, 31st January 2011

  You will probably find most information about the USAAF part of the story back in the US archives.
  
  For Mantles in the UK, try the Family History board.
  
  There are mailing lists and message boards for most surnames, I would try those first, someone might be able to give you some pointers.
  
  
  
  Also mailing lists and message boards for most parts of the UK, also see ROOTSWEB and also ROOTSCHAT.
  
  

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  Posted by raundsgirl (U2992430) on Friday, 4th February 2011

  Hello Paul, do try asking on the Family History message board
  
  
  
  I live not far from Grafton Underwood, which of course is in Northamptonshire. We had a great many USAAF people in the county during WW2, there were camps and bases all over the place. Now there are a lot of memorials to those who did not return.
  I smiled to see you describe yourself as 'a little ol' boy'! That is very much a Northants expression meaning a very young boy. "Air li'l ol by" means a young grandson. "Air (our) ol' by" can be son, brother, or other closely related youth or young man. If it's used by a child, it means an old man (old as far as the child is concerned, that is) eg. "That there ol' by" = 'that old man'

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  Posted by raundsgirl (U2992430) on Friday, 4th February 2011

  
  Found this by doing an online search for 'USAAF Grafton Underwood:'
  
  
  
  and
  
  

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