NLangione wrote: > > Hi, my grandfather has passed away. He would not reveal his background to > relatives. He may have been slavic, we're not sure. He served in US Army > as Marfian Joseph Zintschuk from 5/25/1918 to 8/19/1919. He was overseas > Sept 14,1918 to Aug 13,1919. War injuries left him wounded for life & was > honorably discharged Camp Devons, MA on 8/19/1919. We traced the name back > to what was referred to as the "white Russian border" but we are unclear > if that border was considered Russian or German due to war. His name was > changed on war records on May 29,1921 to Joseph John Martin. papers signed > by Gen Vahan Vartanian. His VA file number is 1527516. and his address on > papers indicated Wood St, Box 91, Lexington, MA as his then address. Can > you help with our search? Please EMAIL me. thanks. I am a little vague about the details but I recall that an allied force continued fighting in Russia even after the end of World War I. It was supposed to be secret (possibly the reason for a reluctance to discuss it) and it is posssible that your grandfather was a part of this ecpeditionary force. You would have to do a little historical research on this phase of Russian history for more details. I suspect that many contemporary accounts would show a strong bias toward one side or the other. djm in Ann Arbor