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From: "Scott Jones" <>
Subject: RE: [PA-QUAKERS] RE: WWII US Army enlistment records
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:27:16 -0400


The below story is correct. It happened in St. Louis. Some years later
though some 140,000 records were discovered unharmed.

Scott


>From: "Susan Bryant" <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: RE: [PA-QUAKERS] RE: WWII US Army enlistment records
>Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 22:26:59 -0500
>
>The real deal is that back in the 70's or 80's and there was a fire I
>believe in KC, MO or St Louis, MO for the military records, and a lot of
>the
>records were destroyed. So that maybe the story. Susan Bryant
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [mailto:]
>Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 5:18 PM
>To:
>Subject: [PA-QUAKERS] RE: WWII US Army enlistment records
>
>Dear Marj (and others whose searches of this interesting database may have
>failed),
>
>Like you, Marj, I knew all of the information needed to fill all of the
>blanks on the search form when I decided to search for my father -- just as
>you did
>when you did your search. When I put it all in and conducted my search,
>like
>you, I came up with nothing.
>
>So, I tried eliminating information. When I finally got down to last name,
>state of residence, and county of residence, I found my dad, my uncle and
>two
>of their cousins.
>
>In this case, apparently, less information actually is better.
>Karen
>
>In a message dated 6/27/2004 3:51:12 PM Central Standard Time,
>
>
>writes:
>
> > Subj: [PA-QUAKERS] RE: WWII US Army enlistment records
> > Date: 6/27/2004 3:51:12 PM Central Standard Time
> > From:
> > To:
> > Sent from the Internet
> >
> > This should be an excellent resource, but my first try produced nothing.
> > My husband served almost 4 years 1942-1945, rising from Private to
> > Master Sgt./Sgt. Major of an Artillery Battalion. He was discharged
> > December 24, 1945, and at the end of that time enlisted in the Reserve
> > until he was discharged in 1951. I was able to fill in ALL of the
> > blanks in the form. The AAD comes up with "no records." There
> > certainly are records: we have copies of his entire file. Has anyone
> > else been thus disappointed? Marj Winter
> >
> > >----------
> > >From: Scott Jones[SMTP:]
> > >Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 1:17 PM
> > >To:
> > >Subject: FW: WWII US Army enlistment records
> > >
> > >>From: "Betty Lowe Hatter" <>
> > >>To: <>
> > >>Subject: WWII US Army enlistment records
> > >>Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 20:57:21 -0500
> > >>
> > >>Pie ChartsSome of you may have already received an email about
> > >this...
> > >>
> > >>The NARA has put more than 9 million WWII US Army enlistment records
> > >into
> > >>their digital archives.
> > >>
> > >>Go here: http://www.archives.gov/aad/
> > >>
> > >> On the left side you will see "What's New in AAD" Click that and
> > >the
> > >>first
> > >>item will be the WWII database. Click on the underlined name of the
> > >file
> > >>and it will take you to the next page, click select. On the next
> > >page
> > >>click
> > >>one of the select buttons again (if that page comes up). Scroll down
> > >to
> > >>the
> > >>search boxes and enter your names.
> > >>
> > >>AAD can be really tricky!
> > >>One of the biggest advantages to this is you can get serial numbers
> > >which
> > >>will help with records requests (for those records that didn't burn),
> > >but
> > >>you also can use it a the various sites that have records about WWII
> > >>service
> > >>personnel. You can often track your WWII vet through those alternate
> > >sites
> > >>even if their records burned.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Here is the link for you to register/honor your family member that
> > >served
> > >>his/her country in WWII. I did see a person's name submitted more
> > >than
> > >>one time. Their name is not instantly added to the register and can
> > >be
> > >>viewed at a later date.
> > >>
> > >>http://www.wwiimemorial.com/default.asp?page=registry.asp&subpage=sea
> > >rch&dra
> > >>wtable=YES
> > >>
> > >>Don't forget to list the state where the person enlisted or was
> > >drafted
> > >>from, not the state where they relocated to later.
> > >>
> > >>I have registered two family members. I thought you might want to
> > >see if
> > >>your family member has been honored.
> > >>
> > >>I submitted the names of Walter Sherman Lowe and Charles Clinton
> > >Hatter -
> > >>both served in the US Army (KY). This is not just for the "Army" but
> > >>includes the other branches of the service.
> > >>
> > >>...BLH...
>
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