Free Access to WWII records from Footnote
In honor of Pearl Harbor Day, Footnote is offering free access to World War II records during the month of December.
The site offers basic service record information, plus images and military studies.
For example, a number of my uncles enlisted for WWII, so I did a search on my uncles Wiley and Marvin. I was able to find their service record by a mouse click on their name. Typical example gives enlistment information, such as year of birth, branch of service, date of enlistment and location. What I liked most was the serial number and source information (microfilm reel number and box number of the Army Enlistment records).
However, having spent some time on genealogy, I already had most of that information for my uncles, if not more. Footnote does have an option to enable you to add notes and images to their records. Using this feature, I was able to add some notes on Wiley's death in 1944.
What I was really interested in was tracking his Company information. I know that in August, 1941, Wiley was stationed in Iceland and part of Company C, 10th Infantry. I thought it might be interesting to try to follow his troop movements during WWII.
So, I started browsing Footnote's "WWII Allied Military Conference" to see if I could get an idea of his whereabouts after D-Day.
I suppose I should mention that the most annoying feature of the site is it's Java interface, which makes browsing very slow going for dial-up users.
Other than that, perhaps it might help you find some WWII information on your ancestors this holiday season.
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