Men's Group

The records exist, but I need to do a records request and find out what unit(s) he was in, what if any commendations or awards he received, etc. From there you can research records of his particular unit and find out all sorts of details about where they were when, which battles, casualty rates, etc. I have done some of this for my great-great-grandfather who was an infantry officer for the union army in the Civil War. It's amazing how many records exist even from back then and I'm sure the records were even better during WWI. I also have letters my g-g-grandfather wrote and his memoirs which I have compared with the official records to piece together a pretty good picture of what his service was like. I did a tour of northern Virginia and followed the path he took during the war and made a photographic record of the trip. I'd like to do this for my grandfather also in France once I start piecing together his military records. Eventually I'll pass all this information on to my kids.