A group of Santa Barbara, California volunteers are searching through census records and old directories in an attempt to identify a WWI soldier's remains found last year in Belgium. A wallet found on the body with the inscription "Central Bank Santa Barbara, Cal" is their motivation.
The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society (SBCGS) and volunteers are hoping that getting the information out will jog someone’s memory and allow them to finally identify this person who they believe paid the ultimate sacrifice.
If you know of any soldiers from Santa Barbara that died in Belgium during World War I whose body was not recovered, please contact the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society at sbcgs@msn.com.
