All the ones with SS in front are ships. NTS Sampson is Naval Training Station, in NY. 'Amphibious Force Command Ships" (Armed Guard Command) http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/ships-agc.html more on them. USNH = US Navy Hospital, St Albans, Long Island, NY. The Armed Guard is part of the Merchant Marines, he went to Armed Guard School in Norfolk, VA. Hull is a port in England. World War Victory Medal (they had one for WW1, WW2 and the Merchant Marine - it was for members of the cre of ships who served for more than 30 days +during the period Dec 7, 1941 - Sept 3, 1945. Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal =For service in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre for 30 days or receipt of any combat decoration. American Campaign Medal = Service outside the US in the American Theatre for 30 days, or within a continental US (CONUS) for one year. SS = Liberty Ships ( Liberty ships, cargo ships built in the United States during World War II) SS Henry S. Lane Henry S. Lane 2014 standard 27 April 1943 16 May 1943 Scrapped 1964 SS Edward M. House Edward M. House 1209 standard 21 August 1943 23 October 1943 Torpedoed in the English Channel 1944, repaired, sold private, scrapped 1970 SS Charles H. Herty Charles H. Herty 1069 standard 2 October 1943 17 November 1943 Scrapped http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/1914/armship.html RE; Armed Merchant Vessels http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship Sampson New York - http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=1593 ----- Original Message ----- From: "patburns" <cowpatty@usadatanet.net> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 7:45 PM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] information | my brother, WILLIAM G. FULLER, was a seaman 1st class.he was in the navy from 1943 to 1946. what does NTS Sampson, NY rt., Merchant Vessel SS Swiftscourt, Armed Guard Pool Hull England , SS Henry S. Lane, SS Edward M. House, SS Charles H. Herty, AGC Brookly, NY, AGC San Francisco, CA,USNH St. Albans LI, NY, stand for. also, armed guard school, norfolk, ILL. can you also tell me what these medals stand for: World War Victory Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal . where is sampson, new york. thank you. | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | We welcome tributes of your World War II ancestors. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the | areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. | Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx |

my brother, WILLIAM G. FULLER, was a seaman 1st class.he was in the navy from 1943 to 1946. what does NTS Sampson, NY rt., Merchant Vessel SS Swiftscourt, Armed Guard Pool Hull England , SS Henry S. Lane, SS Edward M. House, SS Charles H. Herty, AGC Brookly, NY, AGC San Francisco, CA,USNH St. Albans LI, NY, stand for. also, armed guard school, norfolk, ILL. can you also tell me what these medals stand for: World War Victory Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal . where is sampson, new york. thank you.

I searched on Sampson, NY and came up with it being a Naval Hospital until July 1946. There is info at this website: http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/forts/fortsQ_S/sampsonNavalHospital.htm Hopefully this will start you on your answers. Carol patburns <cowpatty@usadatanet.net> wrote: my brother, WILLIAM G. FULLER, was a seaman 1st class.he was in the navy from 1943 to 1946. what does NTS Sampson, NY rt., Merchant Vessel SS Swiftscourt, Armed Guard Pool Hull England , SS Henry S. Lane, SS Edward M. House, SS Charles H. Herty, AGC Brookly, NY, AGC San Francisco, CA,USNH St. Albans LI, NY, stand for. also, armed guard school, norfolk, ILL. can you also tell me what these medals stand for: World War Victory Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal . where is sampson, new york. thank you. ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== We welcome tributes of your World War II ancestors. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Dear Listers: I am sorry if I am being a pest but I have updated my website about the Victory ship, the United States Victory. I have added additional photographs on the fourth page (What Port is This?). Please, if you or someone you know may be able to identify the northern European ports pictured just after World War II, or if any family members were on Victory ships from the end of 1945 to the beginning of 1946, take a look and see if you recognize any people or places. I would also like to hear stories about Victory ships even if they were not the United States Victory. Thanks. http://www.geocities.com/united_states_victory I double-checked this time and believe there are no typographical errors in the address. Daryl Ann

Hi Gladys, It was about this time that the Wilhelm der Grosse took the west bound Blue Riband. There are a number of books on the matter. If you get no answer to your question, I could suggest that you contact 1. the Bremen Archives at; . information@staatsarchiv.bremen.de 2. Mystic Seaport Museum which does have records of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line 3. The Norddeutscher Lloyd Museum at info@historisches-museum-bremerhaven.de Hope that this helps. David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobbi" <bobbidoll123@gmail.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 4:20 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Ships Logs > Hi, > > I am not sure what you are looking for but have you looked at the Ellis > Island website. > They list passengers and crew. > > Bobbi > > On 7/4/06, gladys white <m2trd@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > I know this is only partially a WWII question, but there are so many > > knowlegeable people here, maybe you can help. > > > > I'm looking for information on whether ships logs--events that happened on > > board during a sailing--were kept for very long. The ship in question was > > of > > the Norddeutscher Lloyd line out of Bremen Germany. With Allied Bombings, > > would records from 1900 have been destroyed? > > > > The ship was the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse which docked in New York on > > Sept > > 26, 1900. The der Grosse was eventually sunk in WWI > > > > > > > > > > > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WORLDWAR2.html > This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >

Hi, I am not sure what you are looking for but have you looked at the Ellis Island website. They list passengers and crew. Bobbi On 7/4/06, gladys white <m2trd@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I know this is only partially a WWII question, but there are so many > knowlegeable people here, maybe you can help. > > I'm looking for information on whether ships logs--events that happened on > board during a sailing--were kept for very long. The ship in question was > of > the Norddeutscher Lloyd line out of Bremen Germany. With Allied Bombings, > would records from 1900 have been destroyed? > > The ship was the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse which docked in New York on > Sept > 26, 1900. The der Grosse was eventually sunk in WWI > > > >

Does any one know if there is a website that has pictures of the North African American Cemetery? Or if there is any way to get pictures? This is where my Uncles Memorial is and I would love to have a picture of it. Thanks, Barbara Ann Phillips bphil1@earthlink.net

Can anyone tell me anything about this? New Jersey TEC 4-492 M Escort Guard Co WWII Veteran It came from death/cemetery info for Edward Stibler, b 25 Nov 1908. Thanks for any help you can provide. Anettka

I know this is only partially a WWII question, but there are so many knowlegeable people here, maybe you can help. I'm looking for information on whether ships logs--events that happened on board during a sailing--were kept for very long. The ship in question was of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line out of Bremen Germany. With Allied Bombings, would records from 1900 have been destroyed? The ship was the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse which docked in New York on Sept 26, 1900. The der Grosse was eventually sunk in WWI

Seems to me that senatos, congress persons, mgazines, all news media should be tried for treason since they get on TV and argue about what should be kept secret and while they are doing it, they tell all. time to get AACS back where everthig in WWII was coded and noone knew it until after it was over. unique-antique is really uni-Q anti-Q -----Original Message----- From: WORLDWAR2-D-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, July 2, 2006 3:00 PM To: WORLDWAR2-D@rootsweb.com Subject: WORLDWAR2-D Digest V06 #204

Tried on Troopships pier 90 to fine the crossing of the Hq &Hq Sq 312 Service Group,where they left from and what Port they arrived in the US Thanks so much, EMILY Alvarez

Thanks for this Frank, I have spoken to the M.O.D. this week and they are pulling my Dads file to confirm what I believe. So hopefully I`ll have the missing medals soon. Cheers. George Carter in Whaley Bridge. England. Researching Carr in Gateshead 1770-present CARTER in Barningham, Newsham, Darlington and Gateshead PEARSON in Gateshead 1800s. CARLTON from Staindrop. WHARRIER in Gateshead 1800s KIRWAN from Dublin QUINN from Brosna, Kings County FLYNN from Ballinlough, Roscommon -----Original Message----- From: Frank Bullen [mailto:fwbullen@discoverymail.co.za] Sent: 25 June 2006 13:38 To: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] WW2 Medal site Just a cautionary word. Whether one was entitled to certain British campaign medals depended upon how long you had served in that theatre, the qualifying period for which was, as I recall, six months. Regards Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Carter" <gacarter@btinternet.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 6:54 PM Subject: RE: [WORLD WAR II] WW2 Medal site >I have received medals for my father, The 39/45 War Medal and the Defence > medal. What I`m interested in is the 39/45 star and the Burma star which I > believe he was entitled to. He went to India in 1942 to join the 16th > field > regiment of the R.A. and was involved in pushing the Japanese out of > Burma. > > Thanks for your help. > George. > > Researching > Carr in Gateshead 1770-present > CARTER in Barningham, Newsham, Darlington and Gateshead > PEARSON in Gateshead 1800s. > CARLTON from Staindrop. > WHARRIER in Gateshead 1800s > KIRWAN from Dublin > QUINN from Brosna, Kings County > FLYNN from Ballinlough, Roscommon > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Delilah [mailto:diamond6468@mindspring.com] > Sent: 24 June 2006 15:43 > To: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] WW2 Medal site > > do you know which medals > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Carter" <gacarter@btinternet.com> > To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 4:18 PM > Subject: [WORLD WAR II] WW2 Medal site > > > | Can anyone recommend a site for viewing information on British medals > (Army) > | for WW2. 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Missing World War II Airmen Identified Air Force Print News | June 28, 2006 Washington D.C. - Nine Airmen missing in action from World War II have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors, officials from the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced June 27. The nine are 2nd Lt. Hugh Johnson Jr., Montgomery, Ala.; 2nd Lt. Byron Stenen, Northridge, Calif.; 2nd Lt. John Green, Watertown, N.Y.; 2nd Lt. John Meisner, Pembroke, Mass.; Staff Sgt. Walter Knudsen, Sioux City, Iowa; Cpl. John DeCarlo, Newark, N.J.; Cpl. Robert Raney, Monon, Ind.; Cpl. William Mohr, Mt. Wolf, Pa.; and Cpl. Michael Pushkar, Mahanoy City, Pa., all assigned to the U.S. Army Air Forces. The individually-identified remains of Lieutenants Stenen, Green and Meisner, and Corporals Mohr and Pushkar are being buried June 27 at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., as are the group remains representing all nine crewmen. Lieutenant Johnson, Sergeant Knudsen and Corporal Raney are being buried elsewhere. On the morning of Oct. 9, 1944, the crew took off on a training mission from Nadzab, New Guinea, in their B-24D Liberator. The aircraft was not seen again, and it was speculated that it had encountered bad weather. In early 2002, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby reported the discovery of two dog tags by villagers from a World War II crash site in Morobe Province. Specialists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command traveled to Papua, New Guinea, in November 2002 to investigate several World War II aircraft losses. The team interviewed the two villagers who gave them the dog tags, then surveyed the site where aircraft wreckage and human remains were found. A joint team of JPAC and New Guinea specialists mounted a full-scale excavation at the site in January and February 2003 where they recovered additional human remains and crew-related artifacts from the wreckage field. JPAC scientists and Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory specialists used mitochondrial DNA as one of the forensic tools to help identify the remains. Laboratory analysis of dental remains also confirmed their identification.

I must have missed the description of the Army units. Could someone send it to me if it is not too much trouble? Thanks. Rhonda On 6/28/06, mbousman <mbousman7@cox.net> wrote: > > Forwarded to the list: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <MBVIMAGES@aol.com> > To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 10:04 AM > Subject: {not a subscriber} US Military Units in WW II > > > The description of Army units was wonderful. Could someone share > the same > information for other branches of the US military? > > Ruth Swanto > > > > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > Please do not send virus warnings to the list. If you have concerns about > a virus, contact your list admin or join VIRUS-DISCUSSIONS-L@rootsweb.com subscribe > in the subject line. We are an international list. Please remember to tell > us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if > different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us > understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov > 4, 1944. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

Forwarded to the list: ----- Original Message ----- From: <MBVIMAGES@aol.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 10:04 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} US Military Units in WW II The description of Army units was wonderful. Could someone share the same information for other branches of the US military? Ruth Swanto

Jo Ann, thank you. Your kind comments are appreciated. Ellis

Hi Ellis, Once again you AMAZE ME. Jo Ann

To Ellis' excellent unit breakdown, I would only add that there is also an Army Group, comprised of two or more armies. Not seen in the Pacific Theater during WWII, but did exist in the MTO in the form of the 15th Army Group under Gen. Mark Clark (U.S.). Also in ETO there was the 6th Army group under Gen. Jacob Devers and of course the 12th Army Group under Gen. Omar Bradley (U.S.). Rick

Thats was excellent, when people say their ancestor served in a certain unit, they need to know it goes further up and there is more, also in the Air Force, the 8th AF is here at Robins and there is an 8th AF Museum at Pooler, Ga., close to Savannah, Ga. A lot of these have Heritage Societies. And the army and air force has numbers; i.e. lst Army, 2nd Army and so on. I'm going to print this out because it gives a better idea of the chain of command from one part to another. Thank you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellis Hosbach" <ewh@adelphia.net> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 1:41 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Definition of Groups in the US Army | | Daryl Ann, I hope this will help you understand the Army Units used during | WW II: | | SQUAD (Sqd) = the smallest of all Units. It was any small number of men who | could be easily directed to do a specific task. Commanded by a | Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO), usually a Corporal (Cpl or Sergeant (Sgt) | PLATOON (Plt) = usually three or four sqds. Commanded by a 1st or 2nd | Lieutenant (Lt) | COMPANY (Co) = usually four plts (numbered designations 1,2,3,4) plus a | Headquarters (Hq) Commanded by a Captain (Capt) | INFANTRY BATTALION (Inf Bn) = 4 Cos (Alpha Designations. Each had a Hq & Hq | Co plus four others. Co A,B,C,& D were in lst Bn; E,F,G & H were 2nd Bn; | I,K,L & M were 3rd Bn [I do not know why there was not a J Co]). Commanded | by a Lt Colonel (Lt Col) | INFANTRY REGIMEMT (Inf Regt) = 3 Bns plus Hq & Hq , Antitank Co(Antk Co), | Cannon (Cn Co), Service (Svc Co) and a Medical Detachment (Med Dtchmt). | Commanded by a Col. | ARTILLERY BATTALION (Arty Bn) = Not as many units as Inf and they were | called Batteries (Btry) and were identified as A,B & C [firing btrys] plus a | Hq and Service (Svc). | INFANTRY DIVISION (Inf Div) = Hq & Hq Co, 3 Regts, 4 Arty Bns under command | of Div Arty Commander (Brigadier General [Brig Gen], Medical (Med Bn), | Engineer (Engr Bn), Special Troops Hq (Spec Trps) consisting of Hq & Hq Co, | Reconnaissance Troop (Recon Trp), Signal (Sig Co), Quartermaster (QM Co) | and Ordnance (Ord Co), Military Police (MP Plt), Band and Counter | Intelligence Detachment (CIC Dchmt). | CORPS = Usually 3 Divs and a Hq & Hq Co. | ARMY = Usually 2 or 3 Corps and an Hq. | All of these Units are staffed according to a Table of Organization (T/O), | however personnel and equipment usually depended on need. A combat Inf Div | with attached units was 16000/18000 men. | Ellis Hosbach | Bethel Park, PA | | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | We are an international list! Please, always tell the list what country your ancestor is from. This helps all of us, especially you! If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the | areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. | Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx |

A while back somebody was wanting to know about them. ----- Original Message ----- From: <MStateler@aol.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 4:05 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] Blue Star flags |I have a picture of my Grandmother standing in front of her house with the 2 | blue stars on it for my Grandfather and Uncle. | Marva Stateler | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | Please do not send virus warnings to the list. If you have concerns about a virus, contact your list admin or join VIRUS-DISCUSSIONS-L@rootsweb.com subscribe in the subject line. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the | areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. | Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx |