In Memory of….. Ethel Irene Zarnow Byars.
*** Section F Natures Garden Lot 150 W8
~~~~~~~NO MARKER FOUND.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
Ethel Irene Zarnow Byars of Houston born March 19, 1919 and died Jan. 12, 2004 at 85 yrs old.
She was born in Houston to Charles and Minnie Lee Zarnow., and Father, Charles Bert Byars Jr.
Born Sept. 17, 1923 in Harris Co,Tx.and died Aug. 6, 1999 at 76 yrs old..
Sons, Lance Cpl. Earnest Ray Byars went MIA in Vietnam on July 1967, Donald Wayne Byars born Sept. 16, 1960 in Harris Co,Tx and Three Daughters, Becky Louis Byars Born Nov. 15, 1957 in Harris Co,Tx., Linda Ann Byars born Aug. 21, 1951 in Harris Co,Tx., and Barbara Jean Byars born May 16, 1953 in Harris Co,Tx.
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Lance Cpl. Earnest Ray Byars, has been identified
From a Press Report: June 9, 1993
Ethel Byars of Houston grieved for months when the helicopter carrying her son and three other Marines crashed in Vietnam in July 1967, leaving the foursome's fate in doubt. Now, 26 years later, the heartache has returned with the Pentagon's announcement that the remains of Byars' son, Lance Cpl. Earnest Ray Byars, has been identified.
The Marine, who died three months before his 19th birthday, will be buried at Arlington Natioal Cemetery beside his fellow Marines killed in the crash. While his brother and three sisters are planning to attend, Ethel Byars said her heart ''couldn't stand it'' to go.
"It tore me up real bad when he first got killed and they had a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Cemetery," said Byars, 74. "I felt like I give him up then."
According to the Pentagon, Byars' remains were found last July during a joint field search by US and Vietnamese search teams. The other Marines have been identified as Captain David Frederick, 23, of Columbus, Ohio; First Lieutenant Craig Waterman, 24, of Reheboth, Massachusetts, and Lance Corporal Robert Biscailuz, 21, of Midway City, California.
The Marines were flying over the Quang Tri province when the helicopter apparently was hit by ground fire and crashed. A villager had taken the remains of the Marines and buried them in a Russian feed sack about 50 kilometers from the crash site, said the Marine's brother, Donald Byars, who obtained previously classified military documents about the crash.
"They (Pentagon) informed me they had gone back and excavated the crash site for several aircraft known to go down in that area," said Byars, 32, who led his family's attempts to find their relative, whose name is inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The news they received three weeks ago brought mixed emotions, Donald Byars said. "It was a big shock. "I was stunned," he said. "The first thing I thought was, 'Oh, my God, they've found him. He's alive.' But now I'm relieved to a point. I always thought he could be in one of those (prison) camps."
The recently declassified military reports include photographs of the terrain and details about the excavation done at the site.
Earnest Byars' remains were identified through bone and dental remains.
Donald Byars, a resident of Humble, said he refused to give up trying to find his brother, an All-Star shortstop in high school before joining the Marine Corps at age 18. "I was pursuing it for a year and a half, calling the military all the time, but I had run into a dead end," Byars said. "I wasn't going to to stop. I wanted to find out what was going on. I wanted to know the truth."
While poignant, the Byarses' case is not unusual, said Joe Jordan, executive director of the Houston-based National Vietnam POW Strike Force. The strike force estimates there are 144 Texans listed as missing in action in Southeast Asia, and 2,267 MIAs nationwide. The organization also claims that Americans taken prisoner during the war are still alive, although that claim has not been substantiated by numerous inquiries made by US officials.
"We know Hanoi is holding 853 live prisoners," Jordan claimed. "We can tell from satellite photos how many there are in the camps. There's 20 camps spread throughout Indochina, and the Vietnam-controlled areas of Laos."
Families suffer the most, Jordan said, when they believe their loved ones are still alive and possibly being tortured in prison camps. Jordan said his organization has information about 130 Houston-area military personnel believed to be alive. "And our government has done very little," he said. "They resolve, let's say, 5 to 20 cases a year. But there's too much focus on bones, and not enough on live prisoners who are known to exist."
Donald Byers was 7 years old when his brother, Lance Corporal Ernest Byars of Houston, was declared missing in action in Vietnam in 1967. Byers keeps a photo of his brother, along with medals the Marine was awarded.
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Ethel I Zarnow in household of Otto C Zarnow,
"United States Census, 1940"
Name: Ethel Irene Zarnow
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Tract 13, Houston, Justice Precinct 1, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Texas
Birth Year: 1919
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Otto Charles Zarnow M 56 Texas
Wife Minnie L Zarnow F 56 Texas
Son Arnold O Zarnow M 34 Texas
Daughter Ethel I Zarnow F 21 Texas
Daughter Mary A Zarnow F 16 Texas
Son-in-law Earl Hoke M 36 Texas
Daughter Violet Hoke F 24 Texas
Granddaughter Patricia L Hoke F 1 Texas
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*** Section F Natures Garden Lot 150 W8
~~~~~~~NO MARKER FOUND.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
Ethel Irene Zarnow Byars of Houston born March 19, 1919 and died Jan. 12, 2004 at 85 yrs old.
She was born in Houston to Charles and Minnie Lee Zarnow., and Father, Charles Bert Byars Jr.
Born Sept. 17, 1923 in Harris Co,Tx.and died Aug. 6, 1999 at 76 yrs old..
Sons, Lance Cpl. Earnest Ray Byars went MIA in Vietnam on July 1967, Donald Wayne Byars born Sept. 16, 1960 in Harris Co,Tx and Three Daughters, Becky Louis Byars Born Nov. 15, 1957 in Harris Co,Tx., Linda Ann Byars born Aug. 21, 1951 in Harris Co,Tx., and Barbara Jean Byars born May 16, 1953 in Harris Co,Tx.
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Lance Cpl. Earnest Ray Byars, has been identified
From a Press Report: June 9, 1993
Ethel Byars of Houston grieved for months when the helicopter carrying her son and three other Marines crashed in Vietnam in July 1967, leaving the foursome's fate in doubt. Now, 26 years later, the heartache has returned with the Pentagon's announcement that the remains of Byars' son, Lance Cpl. Earnest Ray Byars, has been identified.
The Marine, who died three months before his 19th birthday, will be buried at Arlington Natioal Cemetery beside his fellow Marines killed in the crash. While his brother and three sisters are planning to attend, Ethel Byars said her heart ''couldn't stand it'' to go.
"It tore me up real bad when he first got killed and they had a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Cemetery," said Byars, 74. "I felt like I give him up then."
According to the Pentagon, Byars' remains were found last July during a joint field search by US and Vietnamese search teams. The other Marines have been identified as Captain David Frederick, 23, of Columbus, Ohio; First Lieutenant Craig Waterman, 24, of Reheboth, Massachusetts, and Lance Corporal Robert Biscailuz, 21, of Midway City, California.
The Marines were flying over the Quang Tri province when the helicopter apparently was hit by ground fire and crashed. A villager had taken the remains of the Marines and buried them in a Russian feed sack about 50 kilometers from the crash site, said the Marine's brother, Donald Byars, who obtained previously classified military documents about the crash.
"They (Pentagon) informed me they had gone back and excavated the crash site for several aircraft known to go down in that area," said Byars, 32, who led his family's attempts to find their relative, whose name is inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The news they received three weeks ago brought mixed emotions, Donald Byars said. "It was a big shock. "I was stunned," he said. "The first thing I thought was, 'Oh, my God, they've found him. He's alive.' But now I'm relieved to a point. I always thought he could be in one of those (prison) camps."
The recently declassified military reports include photographs of the terrain and details about the excavation done at the site.
Earnest Byars' remains were identified through bone and dental remains.
Donald Byars, a resident of Humble, said he refused to give up trying to find his brother, an All-Star shortstop in high school before joining the Marine Corps at age 18. "I was pursuing it for a year and a half, calling the military all the time, but I had run into a dead end," Byars said. "I wasn't going to to stop. I wanted to find out what was going on. I wanted to know the truth."
While poignant, the Byarses' case is not unusual, said Joe Jordan, executive director of the Houston-based National Vietnam POW Strike Force. The strike force estimates there are 144 Texans listed as missing in action in Southeast Asia, and 2,267 MIAs nationwide. The organization also claims that Americans taken prisoner during the war are still alive, although that claim has not been substantiated by numerous inquiries made by US officials.
"We know Hanoi is holding 853 live prisoners," Jordan claimed. "We can tell from satellite photos how many there are in the camps. There's 20 camps spread throughout Indochina, and the Vietnam-controlled areas of Laos."
Families suffer the most, Jordan said, when they believe their loved ones are still alive and possibly being tortured in prison camps. Jordan said his organization has information about 130 Houston-area military personnel believed to be alive. "And our government has done very little," he said. "They resolve, let's say, 5 to 20 cases a year. But there's too much focus on bones, and not enough on live prisoners who are known to exist."
Donald Byers was 7 years old when his brother, Lance Corporal Ernest Byars of Houston, was declared missing in action in Vietnam in 1967. Byers keeps a photo of his brother, along with medals the Marine was awarded.
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Ethel I Zarnow in household of Otto C Zarnow,
"United States Census, 1940"
Name: Ethel Irene Zarnow
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Tract 13, Houston, Justice Precinct 1, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Texas
Birth Year: 1919
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Otto Charles Zarnow M 56 Texas
Wife Minnie L Zarnow F 56 Texas
Son Arnold O Zarnow M 34 Texas
Daughter Ethel I Zarnow F 21 Texas
Daughter Mary A Zarnow F 16 Texas
Son-in-law Earl Hoke M 36 Texas
Daughter Violet Hoke F 24 Texas
Granddaughter Patricia L Hoke F 1 Texas
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In Memory of….. Ethel Irene Zarnow Byars.
*** Section F Natures Garden Lot 150 W8
~~~~~~~NO MARKER FOUND.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
Ethel Irene Zarnow Byars of Houston born March 19, 1919 and died Jan. 12, 2004 at 85 yrs old.
She was born in Houston to Charles and Minnie Lee Zarnow., and Father, Charles Bert Byars Jr.
Born Sept. 17, 1923 in Harris Co,Tx.and died Aug. 6, 1999 at 76 yrs old..
Sons, Lance Cpl. Earnest Ray Byars went MIA in Vietnam on July 1967, Donald Wayne Byars born Sept. 16, 1960 in Harris Co,Tx and Three Daughters, Becky Louis Byars Born Nov. 15, 1957 in Harris Co,Tx., Linda Ann Byars born Aug. 21, 1951 in Harris Co,Tx., and Barbara Jean Byars born May 16, 1953 in Harris Co,Tx.
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Lance Cpl. Earnest Ray Byars, has been identified
From a Press Report: June 9, 1993
Ethel Byars of Houston grieved for months when the helicopter carrying her son and three other Marines crashed in Vietnam in July 1967, leaving the foursome's fate in doubt. Now, 26 years later, the heartache has returned with the Pentagon's announcement that the remains of Byars' son, Lance Cpl. Earnest Ray Byars, has been identified.
The Marine, who died three months before his 19th birthday, will be buried at Arlington Natioal Cemetery beside his fellow Marines killed in the crash. While his brother and three sisters are planning to attend, Ethel Byars said her heart ''couldn't stand it'' to go.
"It tore me up real bad when he first got killed and they had a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Cemetery," said Byars, 74. "I felt like I give him up then."
According to the Pentagon, Byars' remains were found last July during a joint field search by US and Vietnamese search teams. The other Marines have been identified as Captain David Frederick, 23, of Columbus, Ohio; First Lieutenant Craig Waterman, 24, of Reheboth, Massachusetts, and Lance Corporal Robert Biscailuz, 21, of Midway City, California.
The Marines were flying over the Quang Tri province when the helicopter apparently was hit by ground fire and crashed. A villager had taken the remains of the Marines and buried them in a Russian feed sack about 50 kilometers from the crash site, said the Marine's brother, Donald Byars, who obtained previously classified military documents about the crash.
"They (Pentagon) informed me they had gone back and excavated the crash site for several aircraft known to go down in that area," said Byars, 32, who led his family's attempts to find their relative, whose name is inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The news they received three weeks ago brought mixed emotions, Donald Byars said. "It was a big shock. "I was stunned," he said. "The first thing I thought was, 'Oh, my God, they've found him. He's alive.' But now I'm relieved to a point. I always thought he could be in one of those (prison) camps."
The recently declassified military reports include photographs of the terrain and details about the excavation done at the site.
Earnest Byars' remains were identified through bone and dental remains.
Donald Byars, a resident of Humble, said he refused to give up trying to find his brother, an All-Star shortstop in high school before joining the Marine Corps at age 18. "I was pursuing it for a year and a half, calling the military all the time, but I had run into a dead end," Byars said. "I wasn't going to to stop. I wanted to find out what was going on. I wanted to know the truth."
While poignant, the Byarses' case is not unusual, said Joe Jordan, executive director of the Houston-based National Vietnam POW Strike Force. The strike force estimates there are 144 Texans listed as missing in action in Southeast Asia, and 2,267 MIAs nationwide. The organization also claims that Americans taken prisoner during the war are still alive, although that claim has not been substantiated by numerous inquiries made by US officials.
"We know Hanoi is holding 853 live prisoners," Jordan claimed. "We can tell from satellite photos how many there are in the camps. There's 20 camps spread throughout Indochina, and the Vietnam-controlled areas of Laos."
Families suffer the most, Jordan said, when they believe their loved ones are still alive and possibly being tortured in prison camps. Jordan said his organization has information about 130 Houston-area military personnel believed to be alive. "And our government has done very little," he said. "They resolve, let's say, 5 to 20 cases a year. But there's too much focus on bones, and not enough on live prisoners who are known to exist."
Donald Byers was 7 years old when his brother, Lance Corporal Ernest Byars of Houston, was declared missing in action in Vietnam in 1967. Byers keeps a photo of his brother, along with medals the Marine was awarded.
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Ethel I Zarnow in household of Otto C Zarnow,
"United States Census, 1940"
Name: Ethel Irene Zarnow
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Tract 13, Houston, Justice Precinct 1, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Texas
Birth Year: 1919
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Otto Charles Zarnow M 56 Texas
Wife Minnie L Zarnow F 56 Texas
Son Arnold O Zarnow M 34 Texas
Daughter Ethel I Zarnow F 21 Texas
Daughter Mary A Zarnow F 16 Texas
Son-in-law Earl Hoke M 36 Texas
Daughter Violet Hoke F 24 Texas
Granddaughter Patricia L Hoke F 1 Texas
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*** Section F Natures Garden Lot 150 W8
~~~~~~~NO MARKER FOUND.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
Ethel Irene Zarnow Byars of Houston born March 19, 1919 and died Jan. 12, 2004 at 85 yrs old.
She was born in Houston to Charles and Minnie Lee Zarnow., and Father, Charles Bert Byars Jr.
Born Sept. 17, 1923 in Harris Co,Tx.and died Aug. 6, 1999 at 76 yrs old..
Sons, Lance Cpl. Earnest Ray Byars went MIA in Vietnam on July 1967, Donald Wayne Byars born Sept. 16, 1960 in Harris Co,Tx and Three Daughters, Becky Louis Byars Born Nov. 15, 1957 in Harris Co,Tx., Linda Ann Byars born Aug. 21, 1951 in Harris Co,Tx., and Barbara Jean Byars born May 16, 1953 in Harris Co,Tx.
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Lance Cpl. Earnest Ray Byars, has been identified
From a Press Report: June 9, 1993
Ethel Byars of Houston grieved for months when the helicopter carrying her son and three other Marines crashed in Vietnam in July 1967, leaving the foursome's fate in doubt. Now, 26 years later, the heartache has returned with the Pentagon's announcement that the remains of Byars' son, Lance Cpl. Earnest Ray Byars, has been identified.
The Marine, who died three months before his 19th birthday, will be buried at Arlington Natioal Cemetery beside his fellow Marines killed in the crash. While his brother and three sisters are planning to attend, Ethel Byars said her heart ''couldn't stand it'' to go.
"It tore me up real bad when he first got killed and they had a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Cemetery," said Byars, 74. "I felt like I give him up then."
According to the Pentagon, Byars' remains were found last July during a joint field search by US and Vietnamese search teams. The other Marines have been identified as Captain David Frederick, 23, of Columbus, Ohio; First Lieutenant Craig Waterman, 24, of Reheboth, Massachusetts, and Lance Corporal Robert Biscailuz, 21, of Midway City, California.
The Marines were flying over the Quang Tri province when the helicopter apparently was hit by ground fire and crashed. A villager had taken the remains of the Marines and buried them in a Russian feed sack about 50 kilometers from the crash site, said the Marine's brother, Donald Byars, who obtained previously classified military documents about the crash.
"They (Pentagon) informed me they had gone back and excavated the crash site for several aircraft known to go down in that area," said Byars, 32, who led his family's attempts to find their relative, whose name is inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The news they received three weeks ago brought mixed emotions, Donald Byars said. "It was a big shock. "I was stunned," he said. "The first thing I thought was, 'Oh, my God, they've found him. He's alive.' But now I'm relieved to a point. I always thought he could be in one of those (prison) camps."
The recently declassified military reports include photographs of the terrain and details about the excavation done at the site.
Earnest Byars' remains were identified through bone and dental remains.
Donald Byars, a resident of Humble, said he refused to give up trying to find his brother, an All-Star shortstop in high school before joining the Marine Corps at age 18. "I was pursuing it for a year and a half, calling the military all the time, but I had run into a dead end," Byars said. "I wasn't going to to stop. I wanted to find out what was going on. I wanted to know the truth."
While poignant, the Byarses' case is not unusual, said Joe Jordan, executive director of the Houston-based National Vietnam POW Strike Force. The strike force estimates there are 144 Texans listed as missing in action in Southeast Asia, and 2,267 MIAs nationwide. The organization also claims that Americans taken prisoner during the war are still alive, although that claim has not been substantiated by numerous inquiries made by US officials.
"We know Hanoi is holding 853 live prisoners," Jordan claimed. "We can tell from satellite photos how many there are in the camps. There's 20 camps spread throughout Indochina, and the Vietnam-controlled areas of Laos."
Families suffer the most, Jordan said, when they believe their loved ones are still alive and possibly being tortured in prison camps. Jordan said his organization has information about 130 Houston-area military personnel believed to be alive. "And our government has done very little," he said. "They resolve, let's say, 5 to 20 cases a year. But there's too much focus on bones, and not enough on live prisoners who are known to exist."
Donald Byers was 7 years old when his brother, Lance Corporal Ernest Byars of Houston, was declared missing in action in Vietnam in 1967. Byers keeps a photo of his brother, along with medals the Marine was awarded.
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Ethel I Zarnow in household of Otto C Zarnow,
"United States Census, 1940"
Name: Ethel Irene Zarnow
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Tract 13, Houston, Justice Precinct 1, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Texas
Birth Year: 1919
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Otto Charles Zarnow M 56 Texas
Wife Minnie L Zarnow F 56 Texas
Son Arnold O Zarnow M 34 Texas
Daughter Ethel I Zarnow F 21 Texas
Daughter Mary A Zarnow F 16 Texas
Son-in-law Earl Hoke M 36 Texas
Daughter Violet Hoke F 24 Texas
Granddaughter Patricia L Hoke F 1 Texas
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