September 28, 2022 by Michael Strauss | 0 comments
This month we welcome a special guest contributor to the Fold3 blog. Michael Strauss is an Accredited Genealogist and works at Ancestry ProGenealogists®. On July 12, 1973, a catastrophic fire broke out in the National Personnel Record Center (NPRC) in … Continue reading
September 15, 2022 by Jenny Ashcraft | 51 Comments
September 18, 2022, marks the 75th birthday of the United States Air Force. This branch of the United States military was established through the National Security Act, though officials realized the strategic value of air power long before. During the … Continue reading
August 29, 2022 by Jenny Ashcraft | 10 Comments
We are pleased to announce a new collection of military records from the United Kingdom. The UK, British Air Force Lists, 1919-1945 contains a list of people who served in the British Royal Air Force between the end of the … Continue reading
August 15, 2022 by Jenny Ashcraft | 27 Comments
Throughout WWII, military personnel displayed uncommon valor and courage. Our record collections contain countless stories of ordinary men and women who serve in extraordinary ways. Here are two remarkable stories of survival. Eugene P. Moran enlisted in the US Army … Continue reading
July 18, 2022 by Jenny Ashcraft | 40 Comments
During WWII, the United States Army adopted a form to document the fate of missing air crews. Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) are a valuable resource that provides details, witness statements, survivor accounts, and more. The reports tell the story … Continue reading
June 8, 2022 by Jenny Ashcraft | 56 Comments
Eighty years ago, on June 4-7, 1942, the United States defeated Japan in a decisive naval and air battle known as the Battle of Midway. The battle came after a Japanese attack on a US base on Midway Atoll, a … Continue reading
April 25, 2022 by Jenny Ashcraft | 69 Comments
Morning reports are company-level reports that were filled out each day to reflect status changes of all personnel assigned to the unit. Morning reports are not rosters. They are exception-based reports, meaning that a soldier’s name will only appear on … Continue reading