OT: Where to find service info for WWII?

[strat81]

Mods, I'd appreciate it if you could leave this open, even for a little while.

I'm trying to find out details of when & where my grandfather served during World War II. All I know is he spent some time here in the US down south and then went to Europe. Are there websites that detail this kind of info if I provide a name, SSN, serial, etc? What about the Army itself, do they help with this?

Thanks to all.

 

[milo z]

http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/get-service-records.html

EDIT: if the appropriate parent is still alive, you might want to file the request under his/her name as grandchildren aren't 'next of kin.'

 

[strat81]

Thanks for the link Milo. Have you gone through the process? If so, is it relatively simple?

 

[Trebor]

If they won't release the info to you as a relative, you can also file a FIOA request as a "journalist."

 

[Barbara]

Email me the info and I'll find him. I've done it for several people here in the past.

I do non-military stuff, too, so if any of you are curious about family history stuff, let me know..I'm willing to do some quick lookups to see what I can find for you.