Howdy my fellow history bois. I recently found out my great grandfather was a paratrooper in WW2 and being a history major I just have to learn more. Like many men though he never did talk about it much and my family can’t even tell me what division he served in only that he suffered combat wounds twice and was a machine gunner. He was apart of the American army on the western front, are there any records that I could search like official government websites? I’ve seen some stuff like this doing my history papers but I don’t know exactly where to look, thank you guys in advance!
Hello there! As your question is related to looking for identification/information regarding military personnel, our Guide on Military Identification may be of use to you. It provides a number of different resources, including how to request service records from a number of national agencies around the world, as well as graphical aids to assist in deciphering rank, unit, and other forms of badges or insignia. While the users here may still be able to lend you more assistance, hopefully this will provide a good place to start!