We in the States are muddling along trying to overcome the wonderful idea of a Congressman from my home district who thought that the government would be better off if it didn't retain "useless" records about WW2 and convinced the powers that be to destroy them. I have no idea of what was destroyed and what was retained , but as each of us who are trying to piece together from bits and pieces of service records kept by our service men share information , perhaps we may be able to help each other. Jessie, Calif