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Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:24:07 +0100
From: Francis Herbert <[log in to unmask]>
To: 'Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum' <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: RE: Reming, France (fwd)

Dear Peter Linberger:

Having waited for US colleagues to respond, it might be as well for a
European to throw something into the ring!

As usual with these (and genealogical) inquiries the phrase "somewhere near"
sends out a warning note to some of us accustomed to dealing with such
vaguely expressed questions.  Bearing in mind that Nancy was/is a large city
within 'Free France' (NB), are we talking 5 miles or 50?  In an airman's
circumstances (flying hundreds of miles in one sortie) 50 miles might not
unreasonably be considered "somewhere near" a place like Nancy.  And in
which direction from Nancy?   We are not informed.  I make a point of asking
this, because toponyms ending in Germanic 'ing' are found to the east and
northeast of Nancy.  Which begs the question: what rules out Rening [with
acute over the 'e'] located at 48 57N/06 51E (about 35 miles ENE of Nancy as
the crow might have flown)?

PS: The Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, north London
[http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk] is well accustomed to tracing such events and
locations, should your airman wish to try a two-pronged (US and British)
approach.  Mr Peter J.V. Elliott is Senior Keeper, Dept of Research &
Information Services

Yours sincerely
Francis Herbert (Curator of Maps, RGS-IBG)
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http://www.rgs.org

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnnie Sutherland [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 16 August 2001 13:23
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Reming, France (fwd)
>
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> Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 16:36:39 -0700 (PDT)
> From: David Lundquist <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Johnnie Sutherland <[log in to unmask]>
> Cc: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Reming, France (fwd)
>
>
> Negative evidence only but maybe some possibilities.  Try a search in
> GNIS GEONAMES database (http://gnpswww.nima.mil/geonames/GNS/index.jsp)
> and do a search for 'rem' limiting it to France.  There is no Reming but
> there are some names that might sound like it to the young untrained ear
> (i.e. non-French speaking, assuming he was/is not), e.g. Remy, Reminiac,
> Remigny, Remering, Remeling, etc.  We're looking at a 55-60 year memory
> of someone who was wounded and there was probably a lot of noise at the
> time (Wars are like that) and he might not have seen it spelled out but
> heard it.  Hard to say.  I didn't check to see if the sites were in the
> area he describes but this might be worth a try.  Good luck.
>
> David Lundquist
> Map Librarian
> Shields Library
> Univ. of Calif., Davis
>
> On Wed, 15 Aug 2001, Johnnie Sutherland wrote:
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 14:17:08 -0400
> > From: Peter Linberger <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Reming, France
> >
> > I have a WWII U.S. Air Force pilot who is trying to locate a town in
> > France where he was wounded in October 1944.  The name of the town is
> > "Reming" and he says is located in eastern France, somewhere near
> > Nancy.  I've looked in the Columbia Gaz., and numerous European maps and
> > atlases and can find no trace of any such town.  Anyone have any ideas?
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Peter Linberger
> > Geography & Urban Studies Bibliographer
> > Bierce Library, Univ. of Akron
> >