18
July 1945
Col. Lindquist responds to the family's request for information
regarding John's death |
20
February 1946
the Quartermaster General advises Mrs. Daum of John's grave site in
the Ste. Mere Eglise #1 temporary cemetery |
20
May 1949
notice is given of John's final resting site in the Ste. Laurent
cemetery |
Daum's Grave Marker
in the Ste. Laurent cemetery |
Britain's
Homage To 28,000 American Dead
with Pvt Daum's name embossed in gold on it's cover.
The book was produced by The London Times in 1952 and a copy was
apparently sent to every lost serviceman's family. This is the
first example that we have seen |
October
1953 enclosed letter from John Astor, Chairman (of the Times?) is
addressed to Mrs. Daum |
Winston
Churchill's Message appeared on a page
within the book |
Recollections of John Daum
a brief biography by
his nephew, Thomas Stumpner |