There are several good sites on the net concerning WWII medics. The WWI Combat Medic From the same site: Medical Detachment Att...

I found a little more info on the "old man draft", seems it was used as a type of "Occupational Census" and not intended as a draft for military...

I found my grandfather`s WWII Draft Registration Card on Ancestry.com, he was 63 in `42, according to the database description: The Fourth Regist...

One 1942 draft notice coming your way M

More info on Mr Sandretto Barney G. Sandretto BRANCH OF SERVICE U.S. Army HOMETOWN Kearsarge, MI ...

Found some more info on Mr Kinczkowski Tadeus J. Kinczkowski ID: 00444519 Entered the Service From: Michigan (Detroit) ...

signed up and reporting for yakin hangin out :lurk: or nappin

Hi Dwight, welcome to the forum. I`m not sure where the 179th ECR was on 18, Aug. I found out they had landed at Normandy about 5, Aug on Omaha beach...

There is a post on the forum by Jace entitled "Biography of Cprl. Earnest W. Warner, 19th Eng. © GP, "Ernie Warner" in WWII Engineers, In his account...

My apologies Joe, your absolutely correct on the wording of of the original version of the song. I should have noted that the lyrics i posted was from...

You can go to www.pbs.org then go to your local PBS channel & click on The War link. Ther is biographies of all the interviewees ther...

Ahh, more research to keep me busy Name: Tadeus J Kinczkowski Date of Loss: 23 Nov 1943 0 Branch: U.S. Marine Corps Rank: PVT...

Hi Misty, welcome to the forum. Hope we can help you out. Do you know what engineer unit Mr Sandretto was with? If he was captured in Tunisia ar...

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Thaks Marion, the letter does show the brash boldness and enthusiasm of youth, the humor & seriousness of boot camp i think very typical of the ti...