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Re: Looking for someone who will help to copy files.
Ann Abney Apr 8, 2016 7:43 AM (in response to René Bosma)6 people found this helpfulHi Rene -
NARA provides a list of independent researchers for hire. You can find them here: Independent Researchers for Hire. These are not National Archives staff members, but researchers who complete requests like yours for a fee.
Conversely, if you are able to narrow down what you want through the Catalog and emails with the reference staff at the National Archives in College Park (archives2reference@nara.gov), you may be able to put in a reproduction order to receive copies of the materials.
I would suggest, regardless of which route you take, to email our reference staff at College Park to help you narrow down where exactly would be best to look.
Best of luck in the hunt - your topic sounds interesting and very important as an aspect of Dutch history.
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Re: Looking for someone who will help to copy files.
Jason AtkinsonMay 3, 2016 2:45 PM (in response to René Bosma)
1 person found this helpfulYou might also be interested in this information related to Dutch citizens that helped downed Allied pilots.
https://wwii-netherlands-escape-lines.com/helpers-of-allied-airmen/dutch-helper-list/u-s-national-archives-list-of-dutch… -
Re: Looking for someone who will help to copy files.
Rebecca CollierMay 3, 2016 3:05 PM (in response to René Bosma)
3 people found this helpfulFor information on the downed aircrews, you may want to check the Missing Aircrew Reports MACRs. The Air Force has an online database at http://www.armyairforces.com/Data/MACR.aspx that is searchable by date and broad location. Once you have the MACR number, the MACRs have been digitized and are available via fold3 at https://www.fold3.com/documents/28597484/missing-air-crew-reports-wwii/. There may be a fee for using the images. For the crewmen that survived and were not captured, there may be an Escape & Evasion Report (NAID 305270 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/305270) available in the National Archives Catalog. Many of the reports have been scanned so you do not need to come here in person. In the middle of the description (see link above), there is a button "Search within this series". Click on it and provide the name of the person. If the crewman died, the information about him may be contained in his Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF). IDPFs dated after 1939 are in the legal custody of the Army. For the exact location of these files, please contact John Hall, Army Records Officer, Army Records Management Division, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315. The telephone number is 703-428-6437 and email address is john.a.hall26.civ@mail.mil. Please request the name of the facility, transfer numbers, and box numbers. Hope this helps! Thank you for using the History Hub!