Pat
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Like many of you, my Dad was a WWII vet. He rarely spoke of the war except when other vets came over and typically had a few beers sharing war stories. As a kid, I actually found out more about what he did from my Mom who he met and married in the UK in 1942. But now that's changing with some wonderful resources that are now available. The web-based project, WWII US Army Enlistment Records, originally started out as a experiment to document the research carried out on various WW2 US Army personnel, but soon developed into something much larger than that.
The project is essentially a research tool for historians, genealogists and militaria collectors. It allows the searching of almost 9,000,00 enlistment records from WW2 (including WAC personnel) by various parameters. What is perhaps of most interest to collectors is that the site allows the database to be searched by Laundry Number, as well as Army Serial Number, surname and other fields.
The site is free to use, and users can also register for a free account. With an account, you’re able to log in to the website, store records of interest, add photographs, known units and grades and add your personal (and private) research notes about particular records. The website is available @
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In addition, if you are an immediate family member, you may request the military records of a family member by contacting the National Personnel Records Center at http://vetrecs.archives.gov It took a couple of months but they sent me copies of my Dad's entire military file which revealed amazing things I had no idea he did. He went to Officer Candidate School so the vetrecs information covered his commissioned service as well as his enlisted time.
The project is essentially a research tool for historians, genealogists and militaria collectors. It allows the searching of almost 9,000,00 enlistment records from WW2 (including WAC personnel) by various parameters. What is perhaps of most interest to collectors is that the site allows the database to be searched by Laundry Number, as well as Army Serial Number, surname and other fields.
The site is free to use, and users can also register for a free account. With an account, you’re able to log in to the website, store records of interest, add photographs, known units and grades and add your personal (and private) research notes about particular records. The website is available @
http://www.wwii-enlistment.com]Home | WWII US Army Enlistment Records[/url]
In addition, if you are an immediate family member, you may request the military records of a family member by contacting the National Personnel Records Center at http://vetrecs.archives.gov It took a couple of months but they sent me copies of my Dad's entire military file which revealed amazing things I had no idea he did. He went to Officer Candidate School so the vetrecs information covered his commissioned service as well as his enlisted time.
