I am trying to find a world war two site. It provides info of soldiers who have died. Eli Arthur Lees?

Question

Eli Arthur Lees died in France July 18th , 1944, Douglas Lees died in Germany april 2 7th 1944. I was in this site before, it even shows you the gravesite where they are buried, now i cannot find the site. Can anyone please help me find this.

Answer 1

Try Veterans Affairs Canada

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

more than 60,000,000 40,000,000 died in the soviet union 4,000,000 died from the us the soviets had already turned the tide on germany in the battle of stalingrad before japan attacked pearl harbor ironic that our history books make you think the democratic governments of the world were the major contributors to victory over germany

Answer 5

http://members.aol.com/dadswar/index.htm#milsites



1. Step 1: Positively identify his unit(s), to as low a level as possible.

* If he came home, the best source is his discharge paper. If you do not find it among his papers, then call the VA (phone: [phone]) if he ever applied for VA benefits.

* If he died in the war

o United States

You can find his branch of service, rank, service number, home county and how he died (KIA = Killed in Action, DOW = Died of Wounds, DNB = Died Non-Battle, etc.) -- but NOT his unit -- by searching for him on the World War II Registry of the National World War II Memorial and looking in the resulting link where the Source is designated "National Archives".

+ If his body is overseas or was never recovered, obtain his unit, as well as the location of his overseas grave or memorial, from the WWII Registry entries with Source "ABMC Cemeteries" or "ABMC Tablets of the Missing" or by using the World War II Honor Roll of the American Battle Monuments Commission or by calling [phone] or writing them at:

American Battle Monuments Commission
Courthouse Plaza II
2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22201

+ If he died overseas in the Army, Navy or other service, regardless of where he is buried, request his Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) from the U. S. Army Human Resources Command. Here is the address to which you should submit your request through Freedom of Information (FOIA) channels:

U. S. Army Human Resources Command
ATTN: AHRC-PAO (FOIA)
200 Stovall Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22332-0400

You can call them at [phone], if you have questions, but not to make requests for IDPFs. They require a letter in order to send the IDPF. Your letter to them should include your signed statement of your willingness to pay the Freedom of Information Act fees for the work involved. If you are requesting your relative's IDPF, they will probably not actually charge you. But they cannot do any work to locate the records without this statement from you.

For determining the history of men who died overseas, the IDPF is an extremely valuable record -- the most important record that exists in most cases. The amount of information in the files can vary dramatically. The IDPF will almost always establish his unit and give the information on his burial. In many cases, it will also give valuable information about where and when he died, possibly even including reports of the action in which he died. For men whose remains were never recovered or identified, extremely valuable records of the testimonies of his buddies are usually included, giving extraordinary information about the action, what happened to him, and when they last saw him. Though the information in one IDPF can vary considerably from the information in another and a few of them can contain disappointingly little information, most of them are very useful. There simply is no more valuable record to obtain than the IDPF for most men who died overseas. In some cases, they will not be able to find the record on the first try, and they will suggest that you write back in 6 months. So write again in 6 months, but this time add to the letter that this is your second request, since they were unable to locate the record 6 months earlier.

CAUTION: When you read these files, you are looking at the stark reality of the horror of war and death. The files usually do contain mortuary and medical records, and these may be painful for you to read. This will definitely impact you psychologically, whether you are aware of it or not. It might even reach the point where you feel the need for professional spiritual or psychological help in dealing with it. This is perfectly normal. Be prepared for it.

o British Commonwealth (Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom)
+ Find his unit on the Debt of Honour Register.
+ Canada
# Find his unit on the Virtual Memorial.
+ Australia
# Find him on the Roll of Honour web page, which will give his unit.

o Germany
+ Find him on Gräbernachweis des Volksbundes.

2. Step 2: Find his outfit's Alumni Association

* United States: Remember that the airmen were in the Army or Navy: there was no Air Force as a separate service branch until after the war. For Army, most Associations are at the Division level. So you need to find out what Division his discharge unit (usually Battalion or Regiment) was in. The best source for doing this is Shelby M. Stanton's book "Order of Battle: U. S. Army World War II" from Presidio Press. Try your local library.

1. U. S. - All Branches - START WITH THIS ONE FOR U. S. UNITS.
This Ben Myers' up-to-date list, posted by Military Network. It has U. S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard -- all branches of service.
Navigation Tip: Once you are at the site, click Association Lists on the menu at the left.

2. Or if the first one does not work, try this one or this one.

3. If you cannot find the unit in the lists above, or if you want more information, try the web pages below.
o Air Units
+ Aviation Links: This has links to many web pages of aviation units for all nations, not just U.S. It is very comprhensive. You will have to sift through it to find the World War II units, but you will find a great deal there for many of them.
+ ArmyAirForces.com: Army Air Corps, 1941-1945: This comprehensive site covers all World War II Army Air Corps units, including searches by squadron and other levels, as well as reunion announcements.
+ VP Navy: An awesome effort to document every Naval patrol squadron -- a MUST for anyone researching Navy patrol squadrons (VP), multi-engine bombing squadrons (VB, later desigated patrol bombing squadrons or VPB).
o U. S. Merchant Marines
+ U. S. Maritime Service Veterans Pages on the Merchant Marine and Maritime Service: Includes Shipmate Search
+ U. S. Maritime Service Veterans Pages on Individual Ships: No reunions or personnel, just ship-related information
o U.S. VA's Online Directory of Veterans Service Organizations: These are broad groupings and usually not unit-specific (e.g. American Ex-Prisoners of War, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Veterans of Foreign Wars, etc.).

* Other Countries
o Aviation Links: This has links to many web pages of aviation units for all nations. It is very comprhensive. You will have to sift through it to find the World War II units, but you will find a great deal there for many of them.
o British WW2 Veterans Reunion and tracing your Military Ancestors Page
o Commonwealth Order of Battle: 1939-1945: This site does NOT have links to veterans' organizations, but it does have the way in which units fit within other units. This is important to know, so that you are looking for all of the possible associations that might exist. Includes: United Kingdom, India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Ireland.

3. Step 3: Use the telephone! The mail is too slow: none of us are getting younger, and more of the vets are having difficulty writing each year. Time is the critical factor here.

For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston - November 11, 2000
Copyright © 2000 by Lynn Johnston; used with her permission.

4. Step 4: Buy my workshop book if you are going to get into this seriously. Depending on your needs, you should also buy these books:
* "Touchstones: A Guide to Records, Rights and Resources for Families of American World War II Casualties" by Ann Bennett Mix (through the American WWII Orphans Network or send e-mather died in the war, this is the book (and the organization) for you.
* "How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Been in the Military" by Lt. Col. Richard S. Johnson and "World War II Military Records: A Family Historian's Guide" by Debra Johnson Knox from MIE Publishing (Phone: [phone]). If you are trying to locate one of your Dad's buddies who is not in their unit's veterans' association, this is an important book for you.

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My Own Web Pages
These are pages that I have created related to finding and telling my own Dad's story, including the workshops that grew out of that work.

* "Dad's War: Workshops on Finding and Telling Your Father's World War II Story"
* "Dad's War" - The Book
* Unofficial 7th Armored Division Association Home Page
* 7th Armored Division Document Repository: transcripts of close to 4,000 pages of WWII documents - mostly 7AD but also other units involved in the same battles
* World War II Troop Ship Crossings: I began this work, which is now being beautifully enhanced and maintained by Shayne Wallesch.
* Unknowns of the European Theater: list of numbers assigned to ETO unknowns, with associated information, including identification if known
* The Battle of the Bulge
* US Non-Airborne Troops in Holland in WWII: an important part of WWII about which very little has been published in English
* "Selected World War II combat Interviews"
* Book: "The Defense of St. Vith, Belgium"
* Book: "Boyer at St. Vith"
* Active overview of all web pages at the Dad's War site

These are other pages that I have created.

* Wesley Johnston home page
* Butson Family Newsletter: the 10 issues I published from 1979-1987, covering Butsons on all continents (yes, that includes Antarctica)

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The rest of the information on this page consists of the following lists of valuable links to other web pages that can help you find and tell your Dad's story. But don't overlook the very important first steps above.
Telling Someone's World War II Story
There are four groups of information here. All are web pages, except for the single group of books.

1. People telling their Dad's (or brother's or uncle's or grandmother's, etc.) story on web pages
2. People telling their Dad's (or brother's or uncle's, etc.) story in books
3. World War II Veterans telling their own story
4. Collections of veterans' and home front stories

For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston - November 11, 1999
Copyright © 1999 by Lynn Johnston; used with her permission.

1. People telling their Dad's (or brother's or uncle's or grandmother's, etc.) World War II story on web pages

Here are sites at which you can register a WWII veteran and tell his or her activities. Some of the sites also allow you to post a photograph.
* World War II Remembered: "Honors are open to anyone who served from 1938 - 1945, in any branch of the service and in any country involved in WWII."
* United States World War II Registry

Here are sitesof people telling their Dad's (or brother's or uncle's or grandmother's, etc.) World War II story.
* Europe and the Mediterranean
o Land
+ U. S. Forces
# "True Heroes, True Friends": Peter Wampers (Belgian and French Resistance; 17th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division in Europe), on pages created by his sons - Sadly, Peter died June 22, 2000, but his son is carrying on his page.
# Walt Cross' page on his Dad Earl Cross' Company "F" of 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (7th Armored Division) in the defense of St. Vith, Belgium in the Battle of the Bulge
# Tom Laemlein's page on his Dad's experiences with the 8th Infantry Division (Europe)
# Larry Belmont's page on his Dad in the 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion (Europe)
# Andy Smith's interview of Genevieve Chasm on her Army experiences (Europe)
# Tara Melish's interview of Catherine Ott on her Army experiences (Europe)
# Don Jones' page on his Dad in the 337th Infantry Regiment of the 85th Infantry Division (Italy)
# Bruce Fredrick's page on his Dad in the 212th Field Artillery Battalion of the 6th Armored Division (Europe)
# Norm Brunette's pages on his Dad Raymond Brunette's experiences in 10th Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division (Europe): This site also includes useful pages on the 4th Armored Division in general.
# Pranger Family's web page on their relative Arthur Pranger in the 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion (Europe)
# Robert Richmond's web page on his Father, Albert M. Richmond, commanding officer of the 242nd General Hospital in France
# "The Colonel's Daughter": Jean Walters Gayle's personal account of post-war occupation of Germany
# Betty Walters' page on her Father, Captain Albert V. Lawson, Jr., Protestant Chaplain for the 241st General Hospital in France
# Steve Dixon's page on his Grandfather Kelley Dixon (270th Engineer Combat Battalion, 70th Infantry Division in Europe): This is part of a very thorough 70th Infantry Division site
# Audie Murphy web site
# Jeff Badger's War Buddies from World War II: a tribute to his grandfather Leo Kavanaugh (978th Engineer Maintenance Company, XIX Corps, Ninth US Army)
# Sandra Craven's page on her grandfather, James Reddin, 45th Infantry Division (Italy, France)
# James Dark Thompson: Cynthia Lee's page on her Dad's experiences with the 100th Infantry Division, 397th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, HQ Company in Europe
# Terry Jane's page on uncle Frank Ream's 702nd Tank Battalion: attached to 80th Infantry Division (Third U. S. Army) in Europe
# Dave Gettman's page "Forever Forward" on his Dad Henry Gettman of 1st Platoon, 99th Reconnaisance Troop, 99th Infantry Division in Europe (See also Dave's page "Battle Babies: The Story of the 99th Infantry Division".)
# Bill Chiodo's page "The War Hero" on his Dad 2LT Godfrey Joseph Savard of Company A, 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division in Italy
# 505th Engineer Light Ponton Company Ira Brown, Jr.'s page on his Dad Sgt. Ira Brown (Europe)
# J. Thomas McClelland's page on his Dad, James McClelland (Company "A", 350th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division in Italy) a page on the Moosburg Online (Stalag VII-A) web site
+ Other Allied Forces
# Robert Cull's web pages on his Dad, Jack Linder Cull (British Army in Africa and Mediterranean)
# Ron Bereznicki's pages on his Dad's war years experiences and combat in the 2nd Polish Corps in Italy
# Robyn Dowsett's pages on her Dad Ronald Tee's experiences in the 57th Reconnaissance Regiment, 78th "Battleaxe" Division of the British 1st and 8th Armies in Africa and Italy
# Sid's War: Martin Spirit's pages on his Grandfather Sid Martindale's experiences in the 1st Battalion, Argyll Sutherland Highlanders in Africa and Italy
# Patrick Donoghue's pages on his Dad Michael John Donoghue's experiences with the 1st Battalion London Irish Rifles, Royal Ulster Rifles in Italy
# Sharon Daniels' page on her Dad Brian Hodgkiss Longfield with the 1st Australian Signals Regiment and the 2/9th Battalion 2nd Australian Infantry in the Middle East in 1941-1942
# Maria Southerland's page on her Dad's experiences with the Dutch Stoottroepen (resistance men formed into combat units after liberation), who fought with the Ninth U. S. Army from October 1944 for the duration
+ German and Other Axis Forces
# Thomas Schwarzer's pages on his grandfather Wilhelm Radkovsky's experiences on the German Eastern Front: These pages are in German.
o Sea
+ Edward Gardner's pages on his Grandfather Milton Briggs aboard the U. S. S. Brooklyn (Mediterranean)
+ Valerie Karvoski's page on her Dad Henry Thomas von Vange's experience as a Navy gunner's mate on the ill-fated U. S. S. Pennmar (Atlantic)
+ Dan