I will see if his draft card is in Ancestry.com. Good thinking. My dad and one brother volunteered,but their older brother was in the lumber industry and didn't have to go because they needed lumber for the war. Barbara On Jan 19, 2008 9:35 AM, Darlene <[email protected]> wrote: > Barbara is probably right as He is not on Harlan Co Births for Ky > either......... and most places if they look for Birth Cert and can't > find > one will keep your $10.00 even though you didn't get one ... so at least > his Death Cert is needed... > > Didn't all men have to apply for the draft in 1938 thru 1946 My Brother > was > b- 1925 and had to apply .. I was Young but remember he thought he would > join the Navy at 17 so he could pick which service he wanted.....He served > his time there and got out and the darned army drafted him back in anyway > until end of war .. maybe Eugene married early and had dependents....... > if > so they were not made to go .... > Darlene > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 12:08 PM > Subject: [KYHARLAN] Eugen Tipton > > > > In a message dated 1/18/08 2:16:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > > Debbie, If they don't have his birth record in Ancestry.com<http://ancestry.com/>he might not > > > have been recorded. He must have used something to get into the > service > > > though. What happened to his papers when he died? > > > Barbara > > > > Barb my father was not int he service, his father was..but not him > himself. > > As for papers... you all would have to know my Mom to appreciate no > having > any > > clutter!!!! LOL.. she hangs on to nothing, never did.. she says she > never > got > > a death certif after his death, i will get one on him. I have not done > that > > yet. > > Debbie > > > > > > > > > > > > ************** > > Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > > > > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >