Finding Your Father's War: A Practical Guide to Researching and Understanding Service in the World War II U.S. Army
A History, World War II, Military book. I read this great book while doing research on my Great...
Leading military historian and researcher, Jonathan Gawne, explains and shares the techniques he uses to research archives, libraries, veteran associations and myriad other sources of information to track down the wartime career of an individual. The author describes this as "What I did, and what you can do to find out what 'he' did in the army." The book gives an overview of the Army in World War II, from the basics up. Learn the difference between a corporal and a major, or a squad and a brigade. What can you tell from a serial number? What is the difference between the quartermaster corps and the transportation corps? What was the path most soldiers took from civilian life to trained soldier? What (and where) is the ETO, PTO and ATO? All the basic facts you need to understand Army service in WW2. He goes on to explain how to find information from such sources as discharges, uniforms, paperwork, the National Personnel records center, National Archives, other facilities and what you can expect from veterans organizations (and how to find them). Places to look for information and what you can or cannot get from them. Finally the book helps you to...
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I read this great book while doing research on my Great Uncle who was Kill in Action June 10, 1944 in Normandy. This is a great resource if you're researching family members who served in the Army during WWII. The title is misleading as it only refers to World War II units of the US Army, ignoring the US Navy and Marine Corps. There is some brief descriptions of Army units and awards. The work also discusses some research sources for unit and individual service records. It is a fair starting point on army personnel research. Just don't expect...
