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**Rain Man** · 11-30-2010, 12:05 AM

See if you can find their enlistment record here. I found my grandfather's brother and my other grandfather's brother-in-law.

There's not much information here, but at the same time it's kind of cool that there are 9 million records.

The site is in the National Archives: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-...3&tf=F&cat=all. I think it's army only, though of course that would include the air force back then.

Saccopoo · 11-30-2010, 12:11 AM

Yep. Grandfather. I have the samurai sword he pirated out of Japan that he traded a shit ton of Army issued cigarettes for.

Pitt Gorilla · 11-30-2010, 12:11 AM

Completely awesome, Rainman. I found my dad's enlistment. Sadly, I wish there was even more detail, although I'm not sure what else they could provide.

Hammock Parties · 11-30-2010, 12:14 AM

Grandpa 1

Grandpa 2

Very cool.

**Rain Man** · 11-30-2010, 12:17 AM

Here's a list of American prisoners of war. There were 15 guys with my last name who were POWs in WWII, 12 with the Germans and 3 with the Japanese. (I don't think any of them were immediate kin, just shared the last name.) One poor fellow got taken in the Philippines in 1942 and ended up being held in Manchuria. He wasn't released until November of 1945.

http://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-...at=GP23&bc=,sl

**Shogun** · 11-30-2010, 12:17 AM

Grandpa was in the Navy, his 2 brothers were both in the Army. One KIA.

My uncle was on Iwo Jima and lived through that shit hole.

**Rain Man** · 11-30-2010, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Gif Horse

Grandpa 1

Grandpa 2

Very cool.

It's interesting that your first grandfather enlisted before we got into the war, and the second one was young enough that he didn't go in until after Germany had already tapped out. Two very different stories for people only four years apart.

**Buck** · 11-30-2010, 12:25 AM

My grandpa fought in Okinawa around 1945 (I think).

He was in the Marines though.

**Bugeater** · 11-30-2010, 12:26 AM

Huh, I know my grandfather on my dad's side was in it, but I can't recall what his first name was, and none of them with our last name from the state of Washington are ringing a bell to me.

ClevelandBronco · 11-30-2010, 01:48 AM

Yep. There they are. My father and a couple of his brothers.

AndChiefs · 11-30-2010, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Here's a list of American prisoners of war. There were 15 guys with my last name who were POWs in WWII, 12 with the Germans and 3 with the Japanese. (I don't think any of them were immediate kin, just shared the last name.) One poor fellow got taken in the Philippines in 1942 and ended up being held in Manchuria. He wasn't released until November of 1945.

http://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-...at=GP23&bc=,sl

There were zero with my last name as POW's and only 10 overall. I have a very weird last name.

**Bob Dole** · 11-30-2010, 07:11 AM

Uncle Forrest is there.

Bob Dole has the telegram (and envelope) he sent his parents in Foster, MO for Christmas '43.

**Dave Lane** · 11-30-2010, 07:14 AM

Yep I see my dad in there not nuch information I ll have to tell him.

ReynardMuldrake · 11-30-2010, 07:19 AM

Found my grandfather. Very cool stuff.

Swanman · 11-30-2010, 07:24 AM

I found my grandpa's record in there. He worked on airplanes in Okinawa and was there when they dropped the bombs on Japan. He was obviously in the latter parts of WWII.

11-30-2010, 12:05 AM
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11-30-2010, 12:11 AM	#2
Saccopoo Kindness in words... Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Zion Casino cash: $10025483	Yep. Grandfather. I have the samurai sword he pirated out of Japan that he traded a shit ton of Army issued cigarettes for.
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11-30-2010, 12:11 AM	#3
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11-30-2010, 12:14 AM	#4
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11-30-2010, 12:17 AM	#5
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3328491 VARSITY	Here's a list of American prisoners of war. There were 15 guys with my last name who were POWs in WWII, 12 with the Germans and 3 with the Japanese. (I don't think any of them were immediate kin, just shared the last name.) One poor fellow got taken in the Philippines in 1942 and ended up being held in Manchuria. He wasn't released until November of 1945. http://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-...at=GP23&bc=,sl __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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11-30-2010, 12:25 AM	#8
Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $8329900	My grandpa fought in Okinawa around 1945 (I think). He was in the Marines though.
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11-30-2010, 12:26 AM	#9
Bugeater The Maintenance Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Renovated Bugeater Estate Casino cash: $6252680	Huh, I know my grandfather on my dad's side was in it, but I can't recall what his first name was, and none of them with our last name from the state of Washington are ringing a bell to me.
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11-30-2010, 01:48 AM	#10
ClevelandBronco I'm with the banned. Join Date: Sep 2006 Casino cash: $5658955	Yep. There they are. My father and a couple of his brothers. __________________ "Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth ..." – Pope Saint John Paul II
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11-30-2010, 07:11 AM	#12
Bob Dole King Shit of **** Mountain Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texarkana, Texas Casino cash: $2594497	Uncle Forrest is there. Bob Dole has the telegram (and envelope) he sent his parents in Foster, MO for Christmas '43.
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11-30-2010, 07:14 AM	#13
Dave Lane Space Cadet and Aczabel Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Kanab, UT, USA Casino cash: $9333275 VARSITY	Yep I see my dad in there not nuch information I ll have to tell him. __________________ Thanks, Trump for the civics lesson. We are learning so much about RICO, espionage, sedition, impeachment, the 25th Amendment, order of succession, nepotism, separation of powers, 1st Amendment, obstruction of justice, the emoluments clause, conflicts of interest, collusion, sanctions, oligarchs, money laundering and so much more.
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11-30-2010, 07:19 AM	#14
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11-30-2010, 07:24 AM	#15
Swanman It's a league game, Dude Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Itasca, IL Casino cash: $9967354	I found my grandpa's record in there. He worked on airplanes in Okinawa and was there when they dropped the bombs on Japan. He was obviously in the latter parts of WWII.
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