I found my grandfather's military records but he didn't like to talk about the war. Is there any place (preferrably free) that I can find more info on what action he saw or some one who might have been with him? His name is William Abraham Shipley from Knoxville TN.
2007-02-22 00:54:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
They're only free if you travel to St Louis to copy them yourself. Otherwise, you have to pay normal copy fees and that National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Military Service Center in St Louis can provide you with all of the information. BTW, if you don't need physical copies and just want the basics, ask any funeral director in your area to get a printout of his service record for you. If you know the funeral home where he was shown, they should already have a copy in his file and can fax it to you. But that will just be the basics. If you want the entire blow-by-blow of where he was assigned, battles that he saw, his enlistment and discharge papers, etc, then you still need to write to NARA.
2007-02-22 01:30:57 · answer #1 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 05:55:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genevive has a good answer, that's exactly what I was going to say as well. Also if you send a copy of his discharge papers in to them and request replacement medals they will give them to you for free (but it will take a year to get them) They can offer you more info as well, but you have to get forms and sometimes you have to pay for information. My grandfather didn't want to talk about the war either. It was horrible for them, they would drag dead or dying soldiers bodies behind them for hours, and they'd see their buddies get shot up or blown up, It was horrible.
2007-02-25 01:36:38 · answer #3 · answered by JBWPLGCSE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cautionary note - his service records may not tell you everything. I'd be willing to bet that on D-Day at least one member of the 101st Parachute Infantry stayed at home with a broken ankle, and picked up his combat infantry badge later. Knowing what unit your grandfather served in and where they fought doesn't mean he was in on every battle.
If your grandfather belonged to a club, church, VFW post etc., you might see if anyone remembers him, and if he told them about what he did.
2007-02-22 04:43:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know I"m not really answering your question. But, be careful when researching him, if he finds out, it can cause a huge rift in your family.
2007-02-25 12:18:00 · answer #5 · answered by Violet 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋