World War II Casualty Records: Understanding the WWII Individual Deceased Personnel File (I.D.P.F.)
To request an I.D.P.F please click here: Request a WWII I.D.P.F The WWII Individual Deceased Personnel File (I.D.P.F.) was created during the war if a veteran was killed or died in the service and it is a vital tool for researching members of the U.S. Military who became casualties during WWII. If you are researching a veteran who was killed in action you will need to make sure that the WWII I.D.P.F. is included as part of your...
Request a World War II Military Service Personnel File (WWII WW2)
If you are researching a veteran who served in the U.S. Military during WWII we can help you access your veteran’s military service records. All of our research requests are processed through Golden Arrow Military Research. Their research specialists are physically on-site at the National Archives where the military service records of your individual veteran are maintained. This unique research service will provide you...
Understanding the Battle Participation of Your WWII Marine Corps Veteran
To Request a WWII Marine Corps personnel file please click here: Request a WWII Marine Corps personnel file. One of the functions of the WWII-era Marine Corps military service record was to document the battle participation of individual Marine Corps veterans. While there may be a number of documents within the military service record of your veteran that highlight or point to combat experiences, the military service record booklet is...
Cecil T. Schubert 115th Liaison Sq. WWII A.A.F.
Today’s post honors WWII Air Corps pilot Cecil T. Schubert. Like many Army and Air Corps veterans of WWII, Mr. Schubert’s military service records were lost in the 1973 fire. Other than the fact that Schubert flew P-38’s in the South Pacific, his family knew very little about his service in the Air Corps during World War II. Schubert was indeed a P-38 pilot, but as it is often the case for veterans whose service...
WWII Era Marine Corps Military Service Personnel Records: An Overview
To Request WWII Marine Personnel Records please click here: Request a WWII Marine Personnel File WWII Marine Corps military service records can provide genealogical researchers with countless resources for tracing the steps of an ancestor who served during the war. Marine Corps service records were maintained in such a way as to ensure that specific milestones in your veteran’s military service would be documented. This...
