My understanding of the organization of WW2 US Army infantry structures is as follows: Division lead by major general, consisted of about 10 battalions Brigade lead by brigadier general, consisted of ...
I've been doing a bit of research regarding B-24 operations over Europe and have come across the rank of 'Flight Officer' in the US Army Air Forces. The two Flight Officers about whom I've read were ...
I need to find a picture of my dad who served in the Army but was in the Korean War his name is Enrique Gonzalez or (Henry Gonzalez). He is 81 years old. If you can please e-mail me any information ...
For those of you trying to find your fathers army records and are not having luck, try the recorders office of the courthouse in the county where he lived when he returned from duty. It was common ...
I need to find a picture of my father Virgil Peters who served in the Army during WW2 as Private First Class in the 463rd Anti Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. His separation center ...
Can anyone tell me what happened to the German army after WWII? I am under the impression that the German Army was completely disbanded after WWI...and the Allies decided not to make the same mistake ...
Why was the Army Air Forces rank of flight officer in World War II created and who created it -- by Congress to limit the number of commissioned officers graduating form the cadet program or by the ...
Does anyone have reliable info on the numbers of German Army divisions active in WW2 Yugoslavia. Highest numbers of divisions deployed at any one time would be especially helpful. For instance, in ...
I want to find my Dad's army service records to see what medals he received so that, if possible I can get copies as they were stolen many years ago. My Dad served in WW2.
My father was in Patton's 3rd army during wwII and he had a panther patch on his sleeve. I'm trying to find out some information about his service details. I know he was aal over europe. His name ...
Hello, Last week I went to a yard sale and bought a 71 volume 'U.S. Army in World War II' By the Office of the Chief of Military History Dept. of The Army. They were published in the 50's and ...
Recently I had much pleasure to watch again that funny British comedy series, Dad's Army. Although I found the plots quiet amusing, I would have imagined that the script writers had to have drawn ...
Considering wars today and in the past and armies all over the world. Which armies would be best, those who gets drafted in a compulsory enlistment or a professional armies?
TRYING TO FIND DADS ARMY RECORD. J H CUSHING. HE WAS BAT MAN TO COL. R.G. PARKER DSO AND WAS AT PEGASUS BRIDGE ON D DAY HE WAS A SERGEANT HE WAS BORN 1/1/14 HE WAS IN A GLIDER. 16TH AIRBORNE.
I am searching for a U.S. Army of the WWII who came in the Philippines particularly in Leyte during 1945-46. His name is Russell Woolfolk Jr, he was born in the year 1922. He's black(mestizo).Hope ...
My father was in the 6th British airborne division in ww2,I have his army number,how He was at Pegasus bridge,he was in one of the gliders that landed close by the bridge, Sadly he died at the age of ...
Why were some Army Air Force pilots, navigators and bombadiers in WW2 given Flight Officer wings and others (from the same graduating classes as above) given 2nd Lt. wings? By the way, the wings ...
I found my father's name listed as buried at Normandy France cem., died 22 July 1944, combat organization as 121st Infantry, 8th Division. Where can I find anything, internet, books, etc, about this ...
Was there a Third US Army, 3rd Cavalry Group (Mechanized)? My father never really spoke enough about the war to clarify things. Then he had dementia before he (recently) died.
I have to admit that my global denial that the US Army enlisted felons may have gone too far, but... ... I'll stick to denying the original assertion that prisoners were let out of prison in order to
I'm looking for info on how my uncle John Kingore died. He joined the army in August10th 1943. My dad said his whole unit was wiped out at once. He said he was part of the black panther division. But ...
how to find my father ww2 records his army number is 7341854 bdr Harold r mickleburgh.royal arttilery.served in north Africa,italy.germany .on Dunkirk beaches for 5 days ,the last to inleave.never ...
I was looking info on my fathers army records. Name: Raymond W. McPherson DOB: June 21,1922 I think he was born in the state of New Jersey. Married: December 12,1942 To: Stella B. Adams from New ...