While working on a client project about the 83rd Infantry Division, European Researcher Joey van Meesen came across a picture of the 83rd Signal Company somewhere in Belgium. With the use of Morning Reports and other documents he was able to find the location where the Signal Company was billeted that day. Fortunately, we were […]
To expand our services beyond the European Theater of Operations. Joey van Meesen will be going to Okinawa, Japan this May to explore the World War II battlefields of the Pacific Theater. A European Theater expert, Joey will put his history degree to use as he travels this specific area of Asia. As our Footsteps […]
Myra and Joey were team members on this great adventure with Bob Konings and his crew! We love the King Size project!
LEGACY: Lost & Found, UPDATE: We have 100% confirmation that the pocket knife etched with Prentice W. Ball’s name (found in Germany last week) belongs to his daughters living in Alabama. It will be an honor to return the knife to them and his family in mid-May. PRESENTATION: Sunday, May 20, 2018 2:00 pm West […]
Imagine finding or having a WWII canteen, knife, jacket, mug, plate, etc… that is a mystery to you. You might have been metal detecting, purchased on eBay, or been rummaging through a flea market and come across this relic of the past. But this one is unique…. it clearly has a name or number etched/scratched/stamped […]
Adult children of surviving WWII B24 crewmember travel to plane crash site to assist in recovery ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, March 19, 2018— On Christmas Day 1944, seven crewmembers perished after their B24 was shot down over Belgium attempting to return to their base in Hethel, England, from a bombing mission to Germany. Two crewmembers survived. […]
Unique. Team. Research. How does our team approach your research needs differently? Think of your veteran’s story as a puzzle still in the box. To make the image take shape, many individual pieces have to come together from both sides of the Atlantic. The process of assembling your veteran’s unique puzzle begins with Myra at […]
Tracing. Exact. Footsteps. Why are Morning Reports a critical tool in tracing the exact footsteps of your veteran? A Morning Report provided the higher command with an essential overview of all personnel activity within the company on a given day. It contains the following details: The company’s exact location Names of personnel transferred to another […]
There are several types of archival materials, including but not limited to service records and reports: NARA St. Louis Service Records Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) Morning Reports (army only) Flight Records NARA College Park After-Action Reports Unit Journals Histories General Orders Photographs Maps Disclaimer: Please bear in mind that […]