Staff Sergeant Eric J. Lindstrom was killed on July 12, 2009, when his patrol from the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry, came under attack from...
Hello all! I have just returned from a long vacation in Arizona. While there I talked to a lot of veterans who are friends with my grandfather (a...
Hello all! I have just discovered, while perusing some old family histories made by my great aunt, that I am descended from the namesake of the...
Thanks for all the info. I'll try to get in touch with the Essex County Courthouse on Monday.
Thanks! Since he enlisted so early, I'll take a leap and suggest he wasn't with the 1st Infantry, as if he were he would've been involved in the...
Theodore C. Scheick Essex County, New Jersey Thanks SirJahan and Tommy, I'll check in with the Essex County courthouse when I get the chance.
I have a problem. My Uncle Teddy (great uncle) was in the Army in WWII and participated in D-Day. He was shot in the leg (unknown if it was on...
I am no doubt one of the youngest members of this forum. However, I have understood that war is nothing to be glorified from a very early age. My...
Thanks JW! TD-Tommy, that link you gave me was very informative.
Hey all. Are there any 29th Infantry Division or relatives here on the forum? I would love to here some stories. One of my relatives, Benedict...
Here's the link http://www.ww2f.com/topic/13562-requesting-copies-of-military-personnel-records/page-2
It's a long shot trying to contact his family, but if you really want to know more about his war record, you could pay the $70 to NARA and get...
I just got back from lunch, thank you guys so much for your timely responses. Very informative.
Hey everyone. My great grandfather's service in the war is a bit of a mystery in my family. His name is Thomas Furse, and he was a Tech 4 in the...
Transcribed here is the final letter of Lt. Col. Robert H. Sanders, commander of 1/291st Infantry, 75th Infantry Division. He is the father of my...
Hello everyone. As some of you know, Earthican used to make beautiful veterans tributes to put in your signature. I saw some of them the first...
Kent, your father seems to have been a very noble and deserving man. I pray to God that you get all of this medal business sorted out. My Uncle...
I now realize that I should credit Earthican for giving me the idea for the tributes. His tributes, although he's not making them anymore, are...
Hey guys, my name's Jack and I'm from Houston, TX. I've had an interest in the military for a long time, as my mother's family holds very deep...
