What's The Best Way To Research Family Members Who Died in WWII?

**BillyT** · 03-06-2006, 12:06 PM

I have very little info but one died at Normandy and the other in the Philippines.

Any advice would be appreciated.

**Pitchlock** · 03-06-2006, 02:15 PM

http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/people_records.html

hope this helps. If anything its a start.

**foshizl** · 03-06-2006, 03:20 PM

http://www.wwiimemorial.com/default....subpage=search

this is your best bet, i was able to find my grandpas brother on here....

**foshizl** · 03-06-2006, 03:32 PM

just a note, after i did this i got interested, because that site, gave me info on what infantry division he was in, so i googled it, and pretty much found out what there assignment was and where about they were around the date he was killed...

**BillyT** · 03-06-2006, 04:05 PM

I didn't think this was actually gonna get me choked up. And I'm at work.

PVT Joseph T. Korajwo

ID: 32837769
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Oswego County, NY
Status: DOW

Entered the Service From: New York
Rank: Private

Service: U.S. Army, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division

Died: Friday, June 16, 1944
Buried at: Normandy American Cemetery
Location: Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Plot: H Row: 10 Grave: 15

Awards: Purple Heart

http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry...unt=4&tcount=4

PVT Edward G. Korajwo

ID: 12025544
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Oswego County, NY
Status: KIA

Entered the Service From: New York
Rank: Private

Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 440th Ordnance Company, Aviation

Died: Thursday, September 07, 1944
Memorialized at: Manila American Cemetery
Location: Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines

Awards: Purple Heart

http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry...unt=2&tcount=4

Thanks a lot guys. God bless America.