I have his army Serial number #38297460.I looked it up but only gave me basic info can anyone help with better info?I know hw got a few medals like the bronze star and such but want to find out more.
2007-12-06 07:56:44 · 5 answers · asked by mark d 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
When a soldier receives a medal, it is usually accompanied by a citation. These citations allude to the actions in which your grandfather was was involved and what he did in those actions that earned him the medal. Sometimes there is a picture of the presentation.
If you can get a copy of his DD-214... kind of a summary of his service... it will tell you the medals he earned. But there is no detail as to when and why he earned them.
Without the citations, I'm sorry, but you might be out of luck.
How do you get a copy of his DD-214? You can go to http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/index.html. For veterans, the service is free. However, there might be a fee since you are not the veteran. You can find out what generally why medals and ribbons were awarded or how they were earned from this site. http://www.usamilitarymedals.com/
You might also try the official military Web site for your grandfather's branch: http://www.navy.mil, or http://www.army.mil. You might call them and tell them who you are and that you're trying to learn about your grandfather's service in (whatever service). They might be able to assist you. Might I suggest yo contact both the personnel office of the branch in which your grandfather served and the public affairs branch. If anybody can get copies of the citations... if they still exist... one of these offices should be able to do so.
Good luck. I might even try to find out about my grandfather's service.
2007-12-06 08:32:15 · answer #1 · answered by gugliamo00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First I think it is great you are finding information! Good Job and cheers to you. Below are two resources.
http://www.archives.gov/research/ww2/ww2-participation.pdf
http://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-portal.html
The other way is find what unit or ship he was with and then start looking for that. Almost every ship and unit has an individual account on the Internet.
Good Luck
2007-12-06 08:05:04 · answer #2 · answered by Linus J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to get into the National Archives for the US. How, i dunno, but thats the only place to get such info unless he was in a massivly historic unit, such as the 82nd or the 101st...
2007-12-06 08:01:24 · answer #3 · answered by cheechalini 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just type in WWII on Google and you will pull up a lot of great websites.
2007-12-06 08:01:28 · answer #4 · answered by bOwGiRl_594480 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to http://www.archives.gov/
2007-12-06 09:48:44 · answer #5 · answered by oscarsix5 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋