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Need info on my Grandfathers WWII service

Discussion in 'Military Service Records & Genealogical Research' started by butterman75, Mar 31, 2010.

  1. butterman75

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    Im new to this forum. My Grandfather never spoke of his service in WWII. My Mother once told me that he fought in Italy but that was all she said. How do I go about finding more info? I found a sight that gave me his Army serial number: 34910596. I would appreciate a link or any other info that can help me. Thanks.
     
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  3. Steve Petersen

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    Here you go. Info from the National Archive. Enlistment record.

    His service number indicate that he was drafted. The first digit is the clue. A 1 means enlisted, a 3 means drafted.
     
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    Thanks for the info!
     
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  6. Biak

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    Is this him? found at NARA

    ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 34910596 34910596 NAME WILLIAMS#FRED#A######### WILLIAMS#FRED#A######### RESIDENCE: STATE 42 FLORIDA RESIDENCE: COUNTY 095 ORANGE PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 4213 CP BLANDING FLORIDA DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 13 13 DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 01 01 DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 44 44 GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private GRADE: CODE 8 Private BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION NO# No branch assignment BRANCH: CODE 02 No branch assignment FIELD USE AS DESIRED # # TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law LONGEVITY ### ### SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life NATIVITY 42 FLORIDA YEAR OF BIRTH 15 15 RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen EDUCATION 3 3 years of high school CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 558 Skilled meatcutters, except in slaughtering and packing houses MARITAL STATUS 2 Married COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men) CARD NUMBER # # BOX NUMBER 0866 0866 FILM REEL NUMBER 3.288


    http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-...=0&nfo_24994=V,8,1900&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=5284435
    here's the link : 3.288
     
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    You can apply for his Army Service Record which will give you his exact postings and dates. From there you can trace the action he faced using war diaries: you see how from a blog at uxbmalta blogspot dated 19 March. My own research resulted in a book. Good hunting.
     
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