My grandfather (a Word War II Veteran) passed away without ever speaking of World War II. Out of respect we didn't ask, but we have always wondered about his experience. When he plassed away he left me his much of his service insignias and ribbons and we have his records, but his records don't say much.

From those records we have learned that he was assigned to Carrier Service Unit number one (CASU 1) in the pacific and also in CASU 33. We can find nothing on these units anywhere on the internet.

My hope is that my grandfather was not the last member of those units to pass on. If anyone can point me in the right direction to find information about these units I would greatly appreciate it. My greatest goal would be to find someone who new my Grandfather. Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

J. Rehling
Grandson of W. J. Smith.

have you tried

Veterans - Military Service Records and Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs, DD Form 214, DD-214, DD214

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The link skunk works provided is a great place to start, the government has a lot of information from WWII.

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