This note to me might be of interest to others: ---------- >> Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 17:01:07 +0100 > To: "Carol Abernathy" <joencarol@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: WWI > > Dear Mrs Abernathy > > Thank you for your recent e-mail. > > I am afraid that I am unable to assist you directly with your enquiry > regarding an American casualty of the 1st World War, however, I list below > details of the American Battle Monuments Commission and the American > National Archive who may be able to advise you further. > > AMERICAN WAR DEAD > > > AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION > > They are responsible for commemorating the services and achievements of > United States Armed Forces where they have served since April 6 1917 > through > the erection of memorials and cemeteries. They can provide details of > casualties > buried or commemorated within their cemeteries, as well as travel and > accommodation information and photographs, floral arrangements etc. > > U.S.A. OFFICE: > American Battle Monuments Commission > 2300 Clarendon Boulevard > Arlington > Virginia 22201 > U.S.A. > > Tel: (001 703) 696 6896 / 6879 Fax: (001 703) 696 6666 > > EUROPEAN OFFICE: > American Battle Monuments Commission > American Embassy > 68 Rue du 19 Janvier > 92380-Garches > FRANCE > > Tel: (00 33 1) 47 01 1976 Fax: (00 33 1) 47 41 1979 > > MEDITERRANEAN OFFICE: > American Battle Monuments Commission > American Embassy > Via Cavour 275 > 00184 Rome > ITALY > > Tel: (00 39 6) 482 4157 > Fax: (00 39 6) 486 1624 > > > U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES > > The National Archives contains the permanently valuable records of the > Federal > government from 1774 to approximately the 1950's. In general, records > after the > 1960's are still in the custody of the agency that created the records. > > They accept enquiries by phone, mail and in person. > > For general enquiries and military enquiries up to 1941: > > National Archives and Records Administration (NWCTM) > National Archives Building > Washington, DC 20508 > U.S.A. > > Tel: (001 202) 501 5385 Fax: (001 202) 501 5759 > > I hope that this information may be of some use to you. > > Margaret Biskup(Mrs) > Enquiries Section > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carol Abernathy" <joencarol@earthlink.net> > To: <casualty.enq@cwgc.org> > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 11:45 PM > Subject: WWI > > >> Is there any site where I can find out where in France my father-in-law > was >> killed in WWI? He was from US. >> >> carol