FINDING YOUR FATHER'S WAR

A practical guide to researching and understanding service in the World War II US Army. Leading military historian and researcher Jonathan Gawne explains and shares the techniques he uses to research archives, libraries and veteran associations to track down the wartime career of an individual. The book gives an overview of the US Army in World War II. The author explains how to find information from such sources as discharges, uniforms, the National Personnel Records Centre, National Archives and other facilities. "Your Father's War" helps you to assemble the data you have collected and piece together the story of your relative's wartime service. It also gives advice on preserving the memories using oral histories, photographs and documents. Detailed appendices give information on insignia of ranks and branches, giving a breakdown of each division by sub-unit, with a brief history and a listing of their campaigns. Colour illustrations of campaign ribbons, decorations and insignia accompany the detailed text.