Researching Your World War II Ancestors: Part 2 - Records of the Army

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Researching Your World War II Ancestors: Part 2 - Records of the Army


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by Michael L. Strauss, AG

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16x9 Introduction Official Military Personnel Files Deceased Personnel Files Substitute Records Morning Reports After Action Reports Missing Air Crew Reports Air Force Flight Logs Enlistment Records Casualties in WWII Veteran Grave Registration Conclusion

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Researching Your World War II Ancestors: Part 2 - Records of the Army


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Part II of our four part series on researching your World War II ancestors covers and focuses on the abundance of records for the United States Army. Military records of the Army and Army Air Corps-later called the United States Air Force are available to genealogists This research is not without challenges or rewards. By reconstructing lost or damaged records it makes it easier to put together the stories of their experiences during the war. 


 
 

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Presenter: Michael L. Strauss, AG

Michael L. Strauss, AG, an Accredited Genealogist and forensic investigator, is a native of Pennsylvania and a resident of Utah. He holds a BA in History and is a United States Coast Guard veteran. He is a licensed Private Investigator and qualified expert witness in Surrogate Court and Circuit Court in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Virginia. Michael is an approved genealogist with the United States Army to locate DNA qualified persons MIA from Korea, Vietnam, and World War II. He is a national genealogical lecturer and instructor for military courses at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), and Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research (VIGR). He was the film historian for the 2015 Academy Award nominated movie "Finding Vivian Maier".

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