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Webinar—Death and Burial Practices in World War I and WW II
January 19, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Much of the webinar will focus on the process of collecting, identifying, and burying the dead and the records created including their genealogical significance. In World War I (1917–1918) there were 53,402 battle deaths. While in World War II (1941–1945) battle deaths rose 291,557. There are 124,905 American war dead interred overseas. This webinar is also about how the United States honors and memorializes those killed in battle. The story includes the role of the American Battlement Monument Commission, the GOLD Star mothers program, and the operation of the Army’s Grave Registration Service.
Presenter: Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA
Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA, is a long-time researcher and instructor in genealogical topics. Rick is also a retired colonel having served 31 years in the U.S. Army. Rick and his wife Pam coordinate the Advanced Land course and Researching in Washington, D.C., without Leaving Home offered by the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) and the Advanced Land course at Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP). Rick co-coordinates with Judy Russell, JD, CG, CGL, the Law School for Genealogists at GRIP and the FHL Law Library course at SLIG. He also coordinates the Using Maps in Genealogy course at SLIG. Rick also instructs in the Advanced Methodology course offered by SLIG. He also lectures at national conferences and presents nationwide seminars. His areas of expertise encompass records of the National Archives, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Daughters of the American Revolution, including military records, land records, using maps in genealogy, urban research, and government documents. Rick is experienced in the localities of western Pennsylvania and Ohio. Rick is also a trustee of the Board for Certification of Genealogists. He is also the immediate past president of BCG.