101st Airborne: Henry J. Billings

My grandfather was 101st Airborne and i beleive he was in the 1st division. he was enlisted in Fort Bragg, N.C. My father told me he was a path finder and jumped first into Normandy. He fought it WWII, Korea, and Nam. His name was Henry J. Billings and i am having a very diffucult time researching him. Where can i go find all of his military records?

 

Need help looking for Henry James Billings. I dont know much about him and i have been searching for years looking for his records. He fought in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. if someone has access to military records please do me a favor and look him up and e-mail me at rbillings016@yahoo.com. please if you need additional information please ask.

 

What Unit was he in when he was in Korea? The 101st wasn't in Korea during the Korean War. I assume you have tried the 101st Airborne Division Association? The link is below.


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he was in korea in the 50's thats my problem there is a gap there. untill his death in the 80's he was part of some intelligence program.

 

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thank you im printing out forms and another thing does it matter if im still considered a minor?

 

Not at all, I was able to obtain copies of some of my grandfather's records when I was around 16 or 17.

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