Tag Archives: Magid

How’d B-17 crews go to the bathroom?

Posted on January 25, 2014 by gsghert01

Malcolm Magid was a B-17 co-pilot flying out of England in 1944-1945. The planes flew at such high altitudes, most of the mission was at freezing temperatures. See link.

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Military Service WWII – Malcolm James Magid

Posted on January 19, 2014 by gsghert01

Malcolm James Magid (1923-2012) Malcolm was born in Florida. His oldest sibling, Mitchell (1916-1989) had been born in Massachusetts and his elder sister, Janice (1920-2011) had been born in Providence, R.I. Malcolm was a B-17 pilot [and co-pilot with the … Continue reading →

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Military service Ghertner, Gruber, Magid, Laslavic …

Posted on January 19, 2014 by gsghert01

Military Service World War II  – Leonard C. Ghertner Military Service World War II  – Gerald H. Ghertner Military Service World War II – Leslie Gruber Military Service World War II  – Malcolm J. Magid Military Service World War II … Continue reading →

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Newly discovered military service info

Posted on January 17, 2014 by gsghert01

I’ve recently posted pages of military service for two ancestors, Malcolm Magid & ‘MJ” Block. Both flew in the European Theater in World War II with the United States Army Air Corps and both were highly decorated. Mark Block’s information … Continue reading →

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Magid’s from Russia

Posted on January 12, 2014 by gsghert01

Michael Magid (1850-1915) married Anna Lipshitz (1850-?) Lena R Magid (1877-?) Samuel  Michel Magid (1881-1964) married Rose Breier (1895-1986) Irving I. Magid (1915-2004) Dorothy A. Magid (1918-?) married Henry Joseph Seib (?-?) Mirriam Magid (1924-?) Annie H. Magid (1887-?) Harry … Continue reading →

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Where did our names come from?

Posted on January 9, 2014 by gsghert01

In my post Who put the ‘h’ in Ghertner, I discussed the origin of that name, from ‘gardener’. I’ve just tackled some of the surnames of some of your Jewish ancestors. The fact they had Jewish names is a clue … Continue reading →

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First hand memories of 7 December 1941

Posted on December 7, 2012 by gsghert01

We all recall where we were on 11 September 2001 but the generation of my parents and grandparents vividly recall where they were when they heard the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in the early morning hours … Continue reading →

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Ghertner

Posted on February 3, 2011 by gsghert01

See 4 generations of Ghertner’s Recently found notes from Alven Ghertner trace these Ghertner siblings to their grandfather Shor Hezkel. Their father was Shor Abraham and it’s not known how this was changed to Abraham Ghertner.See this for origin of … Continue reading →

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