Isn't Maxine looking for his Army service record as opposed to a 'pension record'? Kelly On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 9:58 AM, marilyn E B <marilyneb@gmail.com> wrote: > Which war and his name and I will check Footnote, but all I can do is see > if he is there. > > Marilyn > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Maxine <genbug@olypen.com> wrote: > > > Thanks Marilyn, > > Since he was killed in action I hoped there would be more information > > regarding his death; exactly where, name of battle he was in, and surely > > there was some sort of medal or award, letter from the President or War > > Department. He left a wife and six year old son. So wouldn't there > > have been a pension? > > I am grasping at straws here. (grin) > > Maxine > > > > On 12/8/2011 4:20 AM, marilyn E B wrote: > > > What records are you wanting. Check Footnote/Fold3 to see if they have > > the > > > records you are wanting. A membership there is usually less expensive > > than > > > ordering from NARA. You do not have to have a relationship to download > > the > > > records there or someone else could check for you if you send the > > details. > > > I would but I do not have a subscription at this time. > > > > > > Marilyn > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ******************** > > > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > "If you don't get outside every day, even for a minute, you have not > appreciated what God has done. It makes you grateful for our surroundings, > and it starts your day differently." > > Johnny Cash > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Often times pension records will include both. Plus other helpful information. Knowing the name, time period and unit would open up more avenues for searching. I was not even sure it was Army. Marilyn On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Kelly <kelly6462@gmail.com> wrote: > Isn't Maxine looking for his Army service record as opposed > to a 'pension record'? > > Kelly > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 9:58 AM, marilyn E B <marilyneb@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Which war and his name and I will check Footnote, but all I can do is see > > if he is there. > > > > Marilyn > > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Maxine <genbug@olypen.com> wrote: > > > > > Thanks Marilyn, > > > Since he was killed in action I hoped there would be more information > > > regarding his death; exactly where, name of battle he was in, and > surely > > > there was some sort of medal or award, letter from the President or War > > > Department. He left a wife and six year old son. So wouldn't there > > > have been a pension? > > > I am grasping at straws here. (grin) > > > Maxine > > > > > > On 12/8/2011 4:20 AM, marilyn E B wrote: > > > > What records are you wanting. Check Footnote/Fold3 to see if they > have > > > the > > > > records you are wanting. A membership there is usually less expensive > > > than > > > > ordering from NARA. You do not have to have a relationship to > download > > > the > > > > records there or someone else could check for you if you send the > > > details. > > > > I would but I do not have a subscription at this time. > > > > > > > > Marilyn > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ******************** > > > > > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "If you don't get outside every day, even for a minute, you have not > > appreciated what God has done. It makes you grateful for our > surroundings, > > and it starts your day differently." > > > > Johnny Cash > > > > ******************** > > > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- "If you don't get outside every day, even for a minute, you have not appreciated what God has done. It makes you grateful for our surroundings, and it starts your day differently." Johnny Cash