Post #1236983

2026-04-16 18:34 UTC

Fediverse, can you please help me? In family matters, I&#39;m searching for Edward J. Garth. Most likely US soldier stationed in Germany at the end of / after WWII. Picture taken by a Wiesbaden photo studio, unknown date. Signature: &quot;Will You Remember Edward J Garth&quot;. Does anyone know this man? His heritage? His relatives? Any hint, any boost (esp. to US), any forwarding to helpful people is highly appreciated. DM me anytime! Thank you folks ❤️ #genealogy #helpneeded #fedipower

Replies (11)

@azett@mastodon.online 2026-04-17 18:26

Thank you SO much for the overwhelming support. Gotta love the fediverse ❤️ Some more context (1/x): German Father-in-law's biological mother gave him up for adoption. Decades later, he found her family, she already had passed. No one knew his father, but she left behind pictures - showing her with this man. And from the same pictures series, portaits with his signature on it. First one reads "Will You Remember Edward J. Garth", second one "I no speak [unreadable] - Edward J. Garth".

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@ScotchTape@fuckaas.space 2026-04-17 03:05

@azett@mastodon.online have you tried using a skip tracer to find him?

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@Astronomy_A2Z@mstdn.social 2026-04-17 03:42

@azett@mastodon.online You can also do some research at: https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/about-service-records

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@FeloniousPunk@beige.party 2026-04-17 03:57

@azett@mastodon.online I have no idea but this image looks freakishly like a good friend of mine who was adopted.

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@eniatitova@sfba.social 2026-04-17 04:03

@azett@mastodon.online @spiegelmama@infosec.exchange here’s a draft card that matches

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@stacey_campbell@aus.social 2026-04-17 05:19

@azett@mastodon.online There's a New Zealand record on Ancestry for a Edward James Garth, he appears on a WWII Ballot list. I can't find anything else at Ancestry for this person. [Edit: actually WWII]

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@angelfeast@blorbo.social 2026-04-17 12:23

@azett@mastodon.online I don't see any matches in the national archives' database of army enlistments: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?s=3360&dt=929&tf=F&bc=%2Csl%2Cfd&q=garth&btnSearch=Search&as_alq=&as_anq=&as_epq=&as_woq== the us air force wasn't separate until after wwii, so this suggests your man was either in the usa navy/marines or not an american soldier. (possibly british or canadian?) what information do you have that suggests he was from the usa?

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@FaithinBones@mastodon.social 2026-04-17 12:25

@azett@mastodon.online it's possible his last name is Barth

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@donray@mastodon.online 2026-04-17 12:52

@azett@mastodon.online Going with the idea that his surname is actually Barth… This man was in the army in WWII https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89490410/edward_j-barth

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@TheGreatLlama@kolektiva.social 2026-04-17 18:18

@azett@mastodon.online I don't have any useful input, but I love that we're TRYING to remember Edward J. Garth (or maybe Barth).

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@Beachbum@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-04-18 05:59

@azett@mastodon.online No, sorry but good luck.

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