Hi All:
You might also try the WWII Army Enlistment Records on the National Archives website. The database title is "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946" and can be accessed at this link:
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-list.jsp?cat=WR26I have found this a very useful starting point in researching items where you just have a name, possibly a hometown, and/or full or partial serial number.
Several years ago, my uncle (a Marine veteran) was contacted by a California collector through a national internet phone number search. The collector wanted to know if my uncle was one of the guys who had signed a Japanese flag with their names and hometowns that had been captured in 1945. My uncle was one of the Marines! The flag was sent out and he took it to a unit reunion. Several of the men who had signed it in 1945 were attending the reunion and were photographed with the flag. It was then returned to the collector. My uncle, who has since passed away last year, was elated to have had this relic surface again after all of these years. It's just another example of the power of the internet in making connections today.
Regards,
Ross Kelbaugh
www.ssdaggers.com
