World War II records will be given to you ONLY if you are this person's wife or widow or you can show he and his wife or widow is dead and you are related to him. Go to http://NARA.gov and they will give you instructions and a site where you can print out a form to obtain these with address, etc. Keep in mind that about 75% of the Army records from WWII were destroyed in a fire. They may be able to reconstruct his records from other sources. Put in the form EVERYTHING you know about him even if there is no space for it. Every little clue will help them. Especially the fact that he may have died in a veteran's home. Good luck. Bette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenn" <jenny1shu@prodigy.net> To: <NY-Military-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 9:16 AM Subject: [NY-Mil] new to the list > I am new to this list and was wondering if anyone could help me. I have a DD > 48 my grandfather filled out for security clearance? Does anyone know what > type of security clearance can be obtained with this form? On it he lists > his dates of service as: > > 4/14/1937 - 4/13/1940 US Army Coats Artillery (Corporal) > > 4/12/1944 - 1/7/1946 US Army Infantry ( Sergeant) > > 10/2/1950 - ? US Army 101 Airborne. > > I am told he won a purple heart, 3 bronze stars and was awarded a > presidential unit citation. His unit is said to be the one that went over > the Elba River meeting with the Russians. > > I guess my question is can I obtain his military records? Can anyone tell me > what it takes to get the above medals and is there any further info on > recipients of purple hearts available? Where is the Elba River? When did > that take Place? > Any help would be Greatly appreciated. > oh yeah his name is Orville Flynn he lists his local draft board as #332 > Rennselear, NY. Also lists that he was at Ft. Totten, NY in 1937 - 1940 > I believe he died at Manhattan Veterans Hospital. > > Thank You, > Jenn > >