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From: "JR" <>
Subject: Re: [ALL] Soldiers and Nurses of WWI
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:46:12 -0400
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The military kept records at a central site in St Louis for many years but
there was a fire there and some amount were lost. You might try them.

You might check this out:
http://members.aol.com/forvets/htomr.htm

Or check this one:
http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/spring/spotlight-nprc.html

Or this one:
http://www.army.com/military_records.html

Also, google military records storage

JR Jamieson


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From: "Jeannine" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 4:08 PM
Subject: [ALL] Soldiers and Nurses of WWI


>I have two questions for the list today, both regarding the WWI era-
>
> 1. Is there any way to find out more information about a soldier who
> served
> in WWI? My great grandfather served on the French line according to my
> grandfather, his son. The only information I have is from his headstone-
> "PVT 9th CC T CORPS." I have his enlistment date and his discharge date,
> also. I was wondering if the military kept such records as where exactly
> they fought, where they trained, even vital records such as names of
> parents, birth location, next of kin...and if I would be able to access
> that
> as a direct descendant.
>
> 2. I have a photo of my great-grandmother wearing what appears to be a
> nurses uniform from about the same era as WWI. No one knows anything about
> her having been a nurse. I know that the war and the flu epidemic of 1918
> put a huge strain on the medical field and that lay-people often
> volunteered, especially through the Red Cross, although they may have had
> no
> actual medical training. Does anyone know where to even begin with this
> one?
> Did the Red Cross keep records of their staff? She was born in Pittsburgh
> and lived here her entire life.
>
> I apologize if this is a lot for one post, and understand if it needs to
> be
> broken up into two.
>
> Thank you in advance for any advice,
> Jeannine
>
>
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