Hi Barbara, Sorry to say but almost all of the records for veterans of WW1 were burnt up in a fire in 1973! [Two previous "Genealogy Notes," Michael Knapp's "World War I Service Records" (Fall 1990) and, with Constance Potter, "Here Rests in Honored Glory: World War I Graves Registration" (Summer 1991), described the complications of searching for personnel files in the custody of the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) because of the devastating fire there in 1973. They presented ideas on how to utilize a few of the valuable sources in the National Archives, such as the burial files and the troop ship manifests, as alternatives to the lost service records. The 1973 fire destroyed U.S. Army personnel records created from 1912 to 1963, but it did not damage U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps personnel files. While the fire left a tremendous gap in locating personnel information, the gap may be partially filled in through other extant records. This issue of "Genealogy Notes" goes beyond the scope of the previous articles by exploring a selection of the vast number of additional World War I records in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). These records often provide clues to personnel serving in a variety of capacities in the U.S. Army during World War I. Conducting research in the records described in this article is sometimes a very labor-intensive and time-consuming procedure but, in the opinion of this author, is a task that has the potential for rewarding results. (snip) The Marine Corps personnel records are among the holdings of the National Personnel Records Center and were not affected by the 1973 fire.] The above info is from the NARA: http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1998/fall/military-service-in-wo rld-war-one.html#enlisted NOW for the GOOD NEWS -- in 1934 there was a "VETERAN'S COMPENSATION" paid to Veterans of W.W.I! You can get this info from the "Pennsylvania Archives." PA State Archives Web Site http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/overview.htm?secid=31 Here is what I received from a friend who got the information for me & I also received info about a Victory Medal he was awarded: APPLICATION FOR VICTORY MEDAL Enlisted Men Name: FOSS William Army Serial Number: 2388046 Grade & Organization: Cpl Co. I 61 Inf Victory Medal with appropriate clasp for Major operation: Meuse-Argonne Defensive sector service not entitling me to battle clasp: Vosges Date: 15 Jun -15 Jul 1918 Signature of Applicant: Wm FOSS Address: 208 Walnut St., Wilmington, Del. Date: 4 Aug 1920 Stamped: U. S. Army Recruiting Station Address: 831 Market Street, Wilmington. Delaware Date: 4 Aug 1920 Approved for Victory Medal with battle clasp: Meuse-Argonne 147214 With clasp -- for service not entitling to battle clasp: Defensive Sector Signature of Approving Officer: Herbert A. RUSSELL, 1st Lt O.W.S Ass’t. R. O. Ref: Info from Jerry at the Pennsylvania Archives 25 May 2006 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Delaware VETERAN'S COMPENSATION APPLICATION #72756 William FOSS Served: 16 Oct 1917 to 29 Jun 1920 Serial Number: R2388046 Race: White Legal residence at entry into service: Darien St., Phila., Phila. Co., PA Present residence: Bethel Road, Boothwyn, Delaware Co., PA Enlisted, commissioned, or inducted in RA at: Philadelphia, PA On: 16 Oct 1917 Place & date of birth: Pittsburgh, PA 2 Oct 1883 Name & addresses of dependents: Wife Mary Elizabeth FOSS nee Kauffman Minor children: none Mother: Hannah FOSS nee Hansen Father: Harry FOSS Dates of appointments or promotions: Corporal 1 Dec 1918 Engagements: Vosges, Meuse - Argonne Severed overseas: 29 Apr 1918 to Dec 1919 Honorably discharged on: 29 Jun 1920 at Camp Gordon, Georgia Sworn before me: 10 Feb 1934 Signed: Robert J. CLEMENTS, J.P. Signed: William FOSS 20 Months at $10.00 per month: Total $200.00 Computed by: P. J. LISTER? Reviewed by Charles B. RUCH? Checked & approved by: M. (can’t read surname) APPLICATION #72756 APPROVED Name: FOSS, William Army Serial Number: 2,388,046 Race: White Residence: 1011 Oakdale St., Philadelphia, Phila. Co., PA Enlisted in: R.A. at Gettysburg, PA 16 Oct 1917 Born in: Pittsburgh, PA 35 years Organizations: Co. I 61 Inf to disch. Grades: Corp 1 Dec 1918 Served overseas: 16 Apr 1918 to 20 Jul 1919 Ho. Disch.: 29 Jun 191 for re-enlistment Stamped: Aud. Gen. 27 Mar 1934 G. A. NALLY Just prior to WW I Ref: Info from Jerry -- Pennsylvania Archives 25 May 2006 In a message dated 6/7/06 4:59:44 PM, bobaker@zoominternet.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE CITE STYLE="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0p> Where do I look to find information about my grandfather's military service > in WWI? > > I have a photograph of him with 6 other men from October 1918.  The > "caption" says "Rolanfont France Oct 1918. Firing Squad." > > The names in the photograph are: > Savage > Boolavich > Stewart > Alford > Hays > Frye > Foil > > I have tried to find Rolanfont on a French map and can't find anything even > close.  I thought if I could find his Company, etc. and I could find where > they were stationed.  I have also tried to find information about American > firing squads and can't find anything. > > My grandfather's name is Carl T. FRYE and he was from Laughlintown, > Westmoreland County, PA. > > Thank you in advance for your help. > > Barbara Vogele Obaker > Allegheny County, PA > Researching: > PA: > Vogele-Frye-Berkey-Seger-Claycomb-Buell-Penrod-Shaffer-Oats-Bittner-Bishop-Di > bert-Berkebile-Zimmerman-Ripple-Clark-Obaker-Coughenour-Bennett-Lang-Beatty-W > oodward-Klites-Bruck-Whipkey > MD:  Obaker-Goodwin-Knapp-Stegemuller > VA:  Hankins-Flippin-DeJarnette-Staples-Sudberry-Mumford > > >