Thread Seeking my grandfather's WWII military unit
Seeking my grandfather's WWII military unitI am looking for my grandfather's WWII military unit and records. I have already submitted a request for his DD-214, but I would like to know what area of Europe he was deployed to. What campaigns he participated in? ...
Thread Seeking information about this photograph from WWII
Seeking information about this photograph from WWIIWhere was this photo taken? Of my dad, buddies, officer? He served in the Burma Campaign-Asia Pacific Theater- WWII in a cart with large wheels driven by a local man who is possibly Indian. He served in the 1877...
Thread Seek other Women's Committee Council of Defense registration cards
Seek other Women's Committee Council of Defense registration cardsIs there a place where the Women's Committee Council of Defense registration cards have been catalogued? Back in 2017, we came across a drawer filled with cards while doing WWI research at the Miami County Museum in P...
Thread How was the army enumerated in the 1810 census?
How was the army enumerated in the 1810 census?I'm researching a unit of the US Army on the eve of the War of 1812, and would like to see what I can learn from the 1810 census. Does anyone know how army units and personnel were enumerated? Wer...
Thread Seeking help on locating sources of female codebreakers in WWII
Seeking help on locating sources of female codebreakers in WWIII was wondering where I might locate sources that demonstrate the sexism, leisure, and racial discrimination surrounding female codebreakers in WWII. Specifically for sexism, reports where men were surprised ...
Thread Seeking Civil War (Union) records for Joseph Gomer
Seeking Civil War (Union) records for Joseph GomerI am researching an African-American man named Joseph Gomer (1834-1892), who was a missionary to Africa. Some of his biographers mention that he was in the civil war, and that he returned from the war from New Orleans...
Seeking proper military honors for fatherMy father passed away a month ago and he never received his proper military honors. I’m looking to working on getting him the proper military honors. I’m not sure what went on between the funeral home and ...
Thread Seeking US Colored Troops 33rd Regiment Day Books
Seeking US Colored Troops 33rd Regiment Day BooksHello, I have heard that there are regiment day books at the National Archives detailing what happened day by day for the US Colored Troops. I have found these records, but apparently there are more detailed daily rec...
Thread Seeking 33rd USCT Regimental Special Orders
Seeking 33rd USCT Regimental Special OrdersHello, There are two regimental orders that I am looking to find the text to. I am wondering-- does anyone know if there is a way to find the content of these orders besides the 33rd Inf. regimental records, within th...
Seeking military status of Asbury PalmerAsbury Palmer was my great-great-grandfather and oral history says he served in the US Colored Troops during the Civil War, but I cannot locate any documentation to substantiate this. He was born in Marlboro County, S...
Seeking pension files for Andrew PoteteI am doing genealogical research on Andrew Potete (alias Pertegue/Pertegus). He served in the Civil War USCT 101st, then US Infantry 38th/42nd. He received pensions, apparently as a Civil War veteran and then as an In...
Thread Seeking records of 76th Coastal Artillery Corps (AA) (colored)
Seeking records of 76th Coastal Artillery Corps (AA) (colored)I believe my father William Walter Bennett (DOB 9/15/1917) was in this unit. I remember him telling me his unit was stationed for a short while at the Philadelphia naval yard, shipped out of San Francisco in 1942, and...
Thread Seeking response to WWI Master Index Card Question
Seeking response to WWI Master Index Card QuestionMy question is about how to find death information for my (African-American) grandfather Clarence Arthur Harris. His Service Number is 3963433. He was a Private in the 38 Co 10 TR HN. The right side of the...
Thread Seeking information & photos of Black Americans
Seeking information & photos of Black AmericansThere were hundreds or thousands of Black Americans (both men and women) who served in the US military and were stationed in The Philippines, Guam, Wake Island throughout the 1920s, 1930s, and up to 7 Dec 1941/8 Dec 1...
Seeking information about Tuskegee AirmenHi there! This community has been really helpful in the past, so I'm hoping you can answer another question related to African Americans in the military. I am working on a state historical marker for the Freeman Army ...
Thread How can I obtain a picture of Captain Thurston Eskelin, whose grave I adopted at the American cemetery in Margraten, the Netherlands. I did find his family, but they unfortunately have no pictures and hardly any information about Thurston.
How can I obtain a picture of Captain Thurston Eskelin, whose grave I adopted at the American cemetery in Margraten, the Netherlands. I did find his family, but they unfortunately have no pictures and hardly any information about Thurston.
Thread Seeking letter sent to family of soldier KIA in WWII
Seeking letter sent to family of soldier KIA in WWIIMy uncle was killed in Luzon during the closing days of World War II and my grandmother received an official letter from the government. The original letter has been lost. Is there any possibility a copy of that lette...
