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- Flew in Enola Gay during WWII (Chicago Sun-Times) – Imagine Joyce H. Kress’ surprise when she read about the atomic bomb being dropped on Japan and realized that she had once ridden on the plane that made the historic flight.
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Well I will show my ignorance here but here it goes. My father fought during WWII in the pacific. I wasn’t born till almost 20 years later 1960. Dad died 20 years ago and I never did ask him any of these questions. And he never really spoke too much of his time there. Here is what I do know, He was a medic in the army, he was about 5 years older than most the other guys who where fighting there, he was 23 when he went in, most the others were 18-19 they called him pop. He faught in The Phillippean and New Gueane. My question is, is there anyway I can get more details about him, like what was the number of the (hear where I will show my ignorance) plattoon or battalean or whatever it is or is called, What battles he fought in, what medals he earned if any. My mom says he had medals but she doesn’t know what happened to any of them or to his uniform. Said it just never occured to her to save any of it! By the way I still have my mom, she is 87. She however doesn’t remember
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aka 14 asked:
Hi,
How can i find my grandfathers WWII army records, i only have his first and last name and can i find this for free?
Michael
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abrakadabra asked:
my great grandfather served in the Red Army during WWII and i want to see if i can find his records….preferably english but russian is okay to
GINGER
my great grandfather served in the Red Army during WWII and i want to see if i can find his records….preferably english but russian is okay to
GINGER
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MsG asked:
I am a researcher who has been trying to find information on a civilian army employee in WWII, especially during the Berlin Airlift (1948-1949). He was a welder from the midwest who took apart large equipment so it could be flown oversees, reassembled so bases could be built. I have contacted NARA, the welding associations, the equipment suppliers of that time, ancestry.com and even have a letter into NARA’s civilian personnel records dept (no response yet). All sources that mention him are vague and redundant. We want to find the man or his family for his story. Looking for new ideas…
LYRIC
I am a researcher who has been trying to find information on a civilian army employee in WWII, especially during the Berlin Airlift (1948-1949). He was a welder from the midwest who took apart large equipment so it could be flown oversees, reassembled so bases could be built. I have contacted NARA, the welding associations, the equipment suppliers of that time, ancestry.com and even have a letter into NARA’s civilian personnel records dept (no response yet). All sources that mention him are vague and redundant. We want to find the man or his family for his story. Looking for new ideas…
LYRIC
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connie d asked:
I am looking for free info or where I can go to find out more info on my Grandfather who was in the Army in WWII. All I know is he was Army, one of the first Rangers I have some pics and more then a hand full of medals. I would like to make a family album but don’t want to go by just hear say
I want to have the facts that go a long side his many medals.I would like to know where I can go to retrieve this information
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longing4wdw asked:
I recently ran across a journal written by my grandfather about his experience in WWII. I would love to look him up along with some of his closest friends. He always wanted to do that but he passed away before the computer age. How in the world would I go about this?? I did manage to find an obituary on one such friend. Some of the names are very common. Does the Army have such a site?? He also played ball for one year before the war with the St. Louis Browns. Would there be anything out there on that?? Thanks!!
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whateverkimme asked:
I just learned that my grandfather won a bronze star in WWII. My dad doesn’t know what it was for and most of the family who would know has passed away. Is there somewhere / someone I could write or e-mail to find out this information?
Unfortunatly, Grandma passed away years ago, and apparently did not keep any of his records.
ERNA
I just learned that my grandfather won a bronze star in WWII. My dad doesn’t know what it was for and most of the family who would know has passed away. Is there somewhere / someone I could write or e-mail to find out this information?
Unfortunatly, Grandma passed away years ago, and apparently did not keep any of his records.
ERNA