1. He was in the 106th Infantry
Division or attached to it.
I may be able to send you a list of his buddies that
currently belong to the 106th Infantry Division Association. If you
know the unit he was in, within the 106th Infantry Division, contact
me:
CubEditor106th@mm.com
I need to know the Unit that the person was assigned
to (Regiment, Field Artillery Battalion or Special Unit ) and the
(Company or Battery
) within that unit.
For example: I was in “M”
Company, 423rd Infantry Regiment, 106 th
Infantry Division
Given that unit information I can send you (by return email)
a list (names and addresses) of his “buddies” that currently belong
to the 106th Infantry Division Association. “ The best
source of information.”
2.
He was not in the 106th, but you want to find out where to go for
information.
If you know the unit he was in e.g. 99th Infantry
Division, 2nd Infantry Division, etc - then go to the following
location and follow the instructions I have given you, below. Again, to have
any success, you must know what unit he was in, contact a representative
of that unit. Many units have “Association groups,” or
“Alumni groups.” To find one of those groups try the following:
There are literally hundreds of WWII units listed in the web
site material on this site.
To search for an Alumni/Association Group go
to:
http://www.military-network.com/Ben/AssociationMenu.cfm
When the “Association Index Table
” appears – click on the branch of service the person was in.
For Example: “ Infantry.”
Type in the number of the unit you are seeking.
E.g. to find the 106th Infantry, type in
“106”
When the page full of “ Infantry” units
appears, search down the page for the name or number of the unit.
Click on that unit name ( if you’re lucky and it is
there), it will reveal an “address block” giving you the
address to contact for information.
If you are fortunate, some of the Association/Alumni
Representatives have Home Pages, or have an email addresses, otherwise there is
usually an address and a telephone number listed. Sometimes, you’ll get
lucky and an email address will be listed.
Good Luck!
3. He was “Killed in Action”
and buried overseas or brought home for burial.
If he was repatriated to the USA,
the local burial records may indicate the unit he was in.
Overseas Burials:
If the soldier is still buried overseas the burial details
may tell his unit.
To locate U.S.
military personnel buried overseas
GO TO the following address:
http://www.abmc.gov/searchww.htm
This does not list those brought home for burial.
There you will see a choice of “ War Dead
” Click on that.
Then click on the listing of the “ War”
you are interested in.
Eg: World War II.
That will take you to a SEARCH BOX.
Type in the “Last Name SPACE First Name Initial”
of the person whose burial information you seek:
Eg: Hardy J (My
Captain’s name as an example.)
Click on “Search” and it will eventually show
the location the person is buried
Or let you know that there is no such name on file.
4. National Personnel Records Center