February 27, 2023 by Michael Strauss | 14 Comments
Thanks to our special guest contributor Michael Strauss, an Accredited Genealogist from AncestryProGenealogists® for this informative article on military research using military serial numbers. Understanding the use of serial numbers in the military provides genealogists with a way to discover … Continue reading
January 11, 2023 by Jenny Ashcraft | 65 Comments
In 1942, as Japanese forces advanced on Corregidor, soldiers from the US Army’s 31st Infantry Regiment burned the regimental battle standards and buried a silver bowl and cups. The bowl was a prized Army heirloom known as the Shanghai Bowl, … Continue reading
December 5, 2022 by Michael Strauss | 41 Comments
This month we welcome back special guest contributor Michael Strauss, an Accredited Genealogist from AncestryProGenealogists®. In September, he wrote a blog on reconstructing military records lost in the fire at the National Personnel Record Center in 1973. Due to the … Continue reading
November 18, 2022 by Jenny Ashcraft | 91 Comments
Have you ever heard of the Caterpillar Club? The Caterpillar Club is an association of people who have successfully used a parachute to jump out of a disabled aircraft. The club began in the 1920s, and though not limited to … Continue reading
November 7, 2022 by Jenny Ashcraft | 42 Comments
Following WWI, the United States commemorated November 11th as Armistice Day. The date was significant since WWI fighting ended on November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour, 11th month, 11th day). However, in 1947, a WWII veteran from Birmingham, Alabama, was … Continue reading
October 28, 2022 by Jenny Ashcraft | 15 Comments
We are pleased to announce a new collection of UK records on Fold3®. The UK, London Gazette WWII Military Notices 1939-1945 contains 1.3 million indexed records for service members found in the Military Notice sections or supplements of the London … Continue reading
September 28, 2022 by Michael Strauss | 168 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