Hi, my mothers father was in the navy at the time of pearl harbor and my fathers father when to gemany arround pearl harbors time and i know that my uncle died in that war so. how can i find out who was on each boat at pearl harbor? and how can i find out the names of the people who were all in that war? i know it's a lot to ask but i never knew my dads father and my mothers father died in 2003 and i want to know more about him . is there any one who can help me ? i would realy appreciate any help i could get Thank you! and God Bless! and have a Merry Christmas!
2006-12-22 17:41:30 · 3 answers · asked by Heather F 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
First was your mothers father "at Pearl Harbor " on 7 Dec if you don't know go to the VA and request a copy of his service record from them. If you know the he was at Pearl then you contact the Pearl Harbor Survivor's Assoc. they can get you information on the Pearl Harbor Question.
Also finding out about everybody in the navy on every ship in the Navy I think is impossible for one person to do quickly. Some of that information is still Classified and you don't know if this person was on board a ship or had a shore assignment.
Contact the VA get the service records if they survive and start from there then you target the ship or ships or Stations that he served upon. That is the best way to do it.
2006-12-24 10:20:52 · answer #1 · answered by redgriffin728 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family as well.
You may first try and look up Pearl Harbor on the site www.history.com
Then search and scroll to find all the names of the Ships in Harbor at the time. There should be a crew member list that were on the ship. At Pearl Harbor in Oahu Hawaii, there is a monument and the names are all there as well. Then there is a museum at Fort Derussey in Oahu as well. You can go to the site, www.usgovernment.gov and search catagorically the info you are looking for, through the records in Washington DC.
2006-12-23 04:07:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can contact the Department of Defense, that is the main office of the military and obtain records.If you can contact a family member first to get info prior to your search.
2006-12-23 04:10:16 · answer #3 · answered by AJ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋