I also have children stationed in Hawaii at the army base there ;we visited last year and loved it but we could leave, hopefully they will be home in Nov of this year, Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Jones" <jonesr007@hawaii.rr.com> To: <ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 1:47 PM Subject: RE: [RC-ROOTS] World War One > To get Military Service Records from the Federal Government you have to > follow the dirctions on this page: > http://www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/veterans_service_records > .html > > This twll where the official records are kept and how to get them -- what > forms you have to fill out and such. State governments may hsave some > information, but that will vary from state to state. > > Aloha > Wayne, NH6K > > -----Original Message----- > From: Herman Smith [mailto:smileydog@hargray.com] > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 1:34 AM > To: ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RC-ROOTS] World War One > > > I too have tried to obtain records on my Great uncle who died in WW1 and > have been unsuccessful I did receive a PIECE of paper on my uncle from WW2 > and it contained the information I sent them and it took a year for that to > come does anyone know if Geirgia has a free site for WW1 Dorothy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Helen Ware" <helenware@attbi.com> > To: <ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 11:22 PM > Subject: Re: [RC-ROOTS] World War One > > > > Would this apply to WW2 vets also? My uncle was killed in action in WW2 > and > > I have waited for records and after a year got a note from someone they > > are so behind it will be months longer, but he was a former Police chief > > from Cook Co so maybe they have records. > > Helen > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <RTooey@aol.com> > > To: <ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 9:50 PM > > Subject: Re: [RC-ROOTS] World War One > > > > > > > What state ;did your father reside in when he served in World !.? I > live > > in > > > Missouri and all my father's records are free for the asking in the > > Missouri > > > State Archives and that is true for Illinois as well. These records for > > > Illinois are on line <A > > HREF="http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.htmlYour"> > > > http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.htmlYour</A> > > state must have a similar department > > > > > > .Rosemary > > > > > > > > > ==== ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM DIGEST MODE: > > > please click here and send: > > > mailto:ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ==== ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM LIST MODE: > > please click here and send: > > mailto:ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > To post your SURNAMES ON MESSAGE BOARDS: > http://boards.ancestry.com/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > To post your SURNAMES ON MESSAGE BOARDS: > http://boards.ancestry.com/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >