Where can i find information on my grandfather who served his country in WWII?
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Find out his branch, unit, theater of operations, and years served.  Then research his unit and try to find it on the web.  I am in the process of doing the same thing.  If you need help contact me via e-mail I may be able to help a little more if I know the specifics.  monkeyshine39@yahoo.com
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The best place to start is by asking his parents/family.  Another place to look is Yahoo People Search.  You can try https://www.us.army.mil/suite/login/welcome.html, but I don't know if you will be able to log on.
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Try your local VFW or American Legion. Ask for the service officer and they can help you get the information that you are looking for.
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http://www.familysearch.org/
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http://www.genealogical.com/
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I searched for records for my grandfather's WW2 records because he had earned several medals but wanted to get home so bad when he was done - he didn't wait for them and then never followed up. BUT, during the Vietnam war protests there were several protests and one in particular that many of the records were destroyed by fire.  If you have even one piece of paper that has any of his info, that is the starting point. There are certian medals that he would have gotten just for being enlisted. Then there are other medals that he would have gotten based on his job and length of service. THEN there are speciality medals for conduct, promotion, ect. I found that the old guys that work behind the counters at the army surplus stores are a GREAT reference and since most of them have been thru a war or two know who to call where. Good luck. These medals definately become a family heirloom. It took me three years to get all of my grandfathers. And I did it thru surplus stores.
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I googled ...... WW2 evacuees records ...... & theres sites from various counties, so could I suggest you do same & find the county your Dad came from\n\nHope this was of some help
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Try http://www.ancestry.com which will walk you through everything.
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go on yahoo.com and type in search ((PLANES USED IN WORLD WAR 2))
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Try wikipedia.org and search WWII they usually have some good maps.
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Go to Military.com   It has alot of information.
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The links below can help you.  One of the most important bits of info you will need is his social security number also sometimes the same as his "service number".  It could also help to know where he enlisted from- usually a hometown at the time of enlistment. As well as his full legal name.\n\nBut are you trying to find him, or his military records?\nThere may be other easier ways to find the person, since he is certain to have been out of the service for many years.\n\nThere are online phone, address, and background searches if you are trying to locate a living person.  You could start with a free one like www.whitepages.com \n\nIf you know him to be deceased then you could search death records of the states and counties where you think he might have lived.\n\nIf all else fails and you can get his social security number you can send a letter to him via the Social Security Administration. They will forward the letter to him if he is living. If he is not they may tell you, for their policy on this is would be good to call them and ask.
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If he was a British serviceman then you should try to get information from the British Ministry of Defence.
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You can start with \n\nhttp://www.nationalarchives.org\n\nor try\n\nhttp://www.genealogy.com\n\nGood Luck!
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8th air force has records of most of the crews in wwII. There is a web site. Look it upon google or yahoo.
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Search for the war graves commision site or contact the Ministry of defence who will point you in the right direction. They have an archives department.
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Silver Dragon, you need to supply more info.\n\nFrom the sounds of it he was either an aussie or a brit.\n\nOk when/if he came home your grandfather should have got some sort of service records. Is there any documentation that one of your grandparents (if still alive would have?)\n\nMy grandfather was signals with the british during wwii and i know that when he emigrated from the UK to Aus he bough his service records and information with him. My grandmother still has them. My father has my grandfather's medals.\n\nas for replacement medals i dont know. but i do know that there are people out there that know and can help you to restore them if you need help.\n\nIf he was an aussie there would def be records with the australian war memorial as to what medals he was awarded, and his further details.\n\nIf hes a brit im sorry but i wouldnt have a clue.