Thank you for posting, it was very interesting.
Russo, Very cool posts! I enjoyed them, thanks for the info. Finally got around to reading them. Found out some more info about my Grandpa...
Good stuff ecaps, keep us posted!
Not sure if this will help, there are a lot of Thomas, Price on this link. Hope this helps..... If you can find him in this database it will give...
Lou, I looked but couldnt find your post about your fathers battle history. Would love to look it over, do you have a link?
I really wish I could find my Grandpas "Separation Qualification" paperwork. Maybe it will come with his information we requested from the NARA....
That is really cool Lou. Seems like there is a lot of variance on discharge paperwork even among WWII vets. I know when I was in My DD214 looks...
Great question former jughead......I have wondered that same thing just have not asked about it. What does that mean?
As I said earlier I would post pictures of my Grandfathers WWII Second Infantry Division Book. The Front Cover...... [IMG] Inside the front...
Sorry, I know this thread is really old, and you may have tried this, but I just wanted to add something that you may want to try. My...
Well, my aunt told me that Grandpa told her that (I am guessing his squad) was down to so few men that it had to be combined with another squad,...
Ya looks like he was probably on a "light machine gun" squad according to this website. Look at the last paragraph, talks about the MOS 504 (they...
Formerjughead, I did some research on Ammo Carrier. I guess a Machine Gun squad consisted of 4 to 5 men. From what I could find the soldiers...
My Grandfathers birthdate was off by one day as well. He was born 22 February, but on his discharge paperwork it said 23 February. I have no...
Sorry, rather new to the board. And from boards I have been on in the past this one is set up much differently. Thank you for the "alert". At...
I have noticed the same thing. From what my Dad, and Aunt tell me, there was never any mention of my Grandpa being a "ammo carrier". They said...
Glad you found your answer, and thank you for sharing those pictures with us.
Anybody have anything else about my Grandpas discharge paper work that is interesting or stands out? Just curious, want to make sure I dont miss...
As Karen said hang in there. I was lucky and it turned out my Aunt had a majority of my Grandfathers paperwork, but when I received it I felt...
formerjughead wrote: "The '143' & '144' are the War Department Pamphlets wich denote the action for which the award was given. It is most often...
