Comments on: U.S. Serviceman Identified as Private Robert D. McCULLOUGH – from Fairfax Virginia

By: gary

gary — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:46:23 +0000

Hello Paul, I think that you are absolutely correct !!! I have written to the author of this report and hopefully she will respond. Utterly tragic that this may have happened to him. Well done and thank you very much for your information!!!!! Yours gratefully, Gary Traynor (Administrator)

By: Paul Kelcher

Paul Kelcher — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:41:07 +0000

Hi
This link could be the man you’re after… the dates seem to add up at least.The area he served in also seems to be fairly accurate.
http://iowacoldcases.org/tag/iowa-city/

By: gary

gary — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:56:14 +0000

Hello there Rick. Well done !!!! I think that you may have cracked this mystery wide open. It certainly looks promising. I note that Robert McCULLOUGH in this obituary is survived by a number of children, so it is DEFINATELY worth pursuing. Do you have any ideas on how we can follow this up? I certainly appreciate your help and thank you for bringing the obituary to my notice. Just a pity that the poor old soldier is not still alive to know about this dog tag being found. Thank you again. Yours gratefully. Gary Traynor (Administrator – Medals Gone Missing)

By: Rick Christopher

Rick Christopher — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:33:08 +0000

Gary,

I have favourited your site and visit from time to time, if only just to read the nice article about my great uncle.

The article on the dog tags belonging to Robert McCullough piqued my interest and I did a little armchair sleuthing. I found a man by that name who passed away in 2009, served in the US Army, received a purple heart, Silver Star and Bronze Star. he lived in the general area of Fairfax and has a duaghter who lives in Fairfax VA. Might be worth looking into.

I have attached the link to his obituary.

Rick

http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/obituaries/article_dcff8aa0-0d67-592f-8209-7fb6e7f828ed.html