Dear Marj (and others whose searches of this interesting database may have failed), Like you, Marj, I knew all of the information needed to fill all of the blanks on the search form when I decided to search for my father -- just as you did when you did your search. When I put it all in and conducted my search, like you, I came up with nothing. So, I tried eliminating information. When I finally got down to last name, state of residence, and county of residence, I found my dad, my uncle and two of their cousins. In this case, apparently, less information actually is better. Karen In a message dated 6/27/2004 3:51:12 PM Central Standard Time, marjw@cox.net writes: > Subj: [PA-QUAKERS] RE: WWII US Army enlistment records > Date: 6/27/2004 3:51:12 PM Central Standard Time > From: marjw@cox.net > To: PA-QUAKERS-L@rootsweb.com > Sent from the Internet > > This should be an excellent resource, but my first try produced nothing. > My husband served almost 4 years 1942-1945, rising from Private to > Master Sgt./Sgt. Major of an Artillery Battalion. He was discharged > December 24, 1945, and at the end of that time enlisted in the Reserve > until he was discharged in 1951. I was able to fill in ALL of the > blanks in the form. The AAD comes up with "no records." There > certainly are records: we have copies of his entire file. Has anyone > else been thus disappointed? Marj Winter > > >---------- > >From: Scott Jones[SMTP:jyrene@hotmail.com] > >Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 1:17 PM > >To: PA-QUAKERS-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: FW: WWII US Army enlistment records > > > >>From: "Betty Lowe Hatter" <bhatter@dcr.net> > >>To: <bhatter@dcr.net> > >>Subject: WWII US Army enlistment records > >>Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 20:57:21 -0500 > >> > >>Pie ChartsSome of you may have already received an email about > >this... > >> > >>The NARA has put more than 9 million WWII US Army enlistment records > >into > >>their digital archives. > >> > >>Go here: http://www.archives.gov/aad/ > >> > >> On the left side you will see "What's New in AAD" Click that and > >the > >>first > >>item will be the WWII database. Click on the underlined name of the > >file > >>and it will take you to the next page, click select. On the next > >page > >>click > >>one of the select buttons again (if that page comes up). Scroll down > >to > >>the > >>search boxes and enter your names. > >> > >>AAD can be really tricky! > >>One of the biggest advantages to this is you can get serial numbers > >which > >>will help with records requests (for those records that didn't burn), > >but > >>you also can use it a the various sites that have records about WWII > >>service > >>personnel. You can often track your WWII vet through those alternate > >sites > >>even if their records burned. > >> > >> > >>Here is the link for you to register/honor your family member that > >served > >>his/her country in WWII. I did see a person's name submitted more > >than > >>one time. Their name is not instantly added to the register and can > >be > >>viewed at a later date. > >> > >>http://www.wwiimemorial.com/default.asp?page=registry.asp&subpage=sea > >rch&dra > >>wtable=YES > >> > >>Don't forget to list the state where the person enlisted or was > >drafted > >>from, not the state where they relocated to later. > >> > >>I have registered two family members. I thought you might want to > >see if > >>your family member has been honored. > >> > >>I submitted the names of Walter Sherman Lowe and Charles Clinton > >Hatter - > >>both served in the US Army (KY). This is not just for the "Army" but > >>includes the other branches of the service. > >> > >>...BLH...