Below is a sampling of the resources and sites dedicated to World War II. FIND A U.S. VETERAN FROM WWII Listed below are the two best places to look for military records when tracking down a U.S. veteran. Send letters to these agencies with any of the following information, if you have it: Full name and serial number of the individual. Rank held at a specific time or highest rank achieved. Names and dates of awards for decorations received (e.g., the Purple Heart). Unit(s) to which the individual was assigned or attached and the dates of service. Individual's military occupation or specialty, e.g., pilot, nurse, maintenance technician, military police, etc. Your relationship to the individual. National Personnel Records Center Military Personnel Records 9700 Page Blvd St. Louis, MO 63132 National Archives and Records Service 8th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington DC 20408 Phone: (202) 523-3220 [http://www.nara.gov/] MIA and KIA WWII Veterans from the United States To find out if an American soldier may have been Missing or Killed in Action during World War II, contact the agency below. They can also provide location details if the deceased is buried in a US (overseas or national) cemetery. U.S. Total Army Personnel Command TAPC-PED-F 2461 Eisenhower Ave, Room 984, Hoffman Bldg 1 Alexandria VA 22331 101ST Airborne Division Association Thousands of men and women have served with the Army's famed 101st Airborne Division since it was activated on 16 August 1942 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. These soldiers have served with the division in many places. Connect with other 101st Airborne Division veterans and families. http://www.screamingeagle.org FIND A NON-U.S. VETERAN The following sites are good starting points for getting in contact with non-U.S. veterans. Canada: Veterans Affairs Canada United Kingdom: WWII United Kingdom Evacuees Registry United Kingdom: United Kingdom Ministry of Defense Australia: Australia Department of Defense France: French Ministry of Defense The Shoah Foundation Find out more about the effort to gather firsthand accounts of survivors, liberators, rescuers, and other eyewitnesses of the Holocaust. [http://www.vhf.org/] The National D-Day Museum Visit the virtual outpost of the New Orleans museum honoring the war's momentous turning point. [http://www.ddaymuseum.org/] Airborne & Special Operations Museum Located in Fayetteville, NC, the "Home of the Airborne" and Ft. Bragg, the museum tells the story of U.S. Army airborne and special operations from 1940 to the present. [http://www.asomf.org/] "People at War" from the National Archives and Records Administration Thousands of photographs and records from World War II are catalogued by theme at this NARA site. [http://www.nara.gov/exhall/people/people.html] "Women Come to the Front" from the Library of Congress An exhibit featuring the contributions of American women journalists during the war. [http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0001.html] National World War II Memorial Read the latest news, see a preview of the memorial, and find out how you can help the project. [http://www.wwiimemorial.com/] Private Art Witness Private Arthur Pranger's personal account of the war - including letters, photos and scrapbook entries - as assembled by his wife and family. [http://www.private-art.com/] DropZone Visit this site, dedicated to sharing the legacies of WWII airborne and Ranger veterans. [http://www.thedropzone.org/] Government Publications from WWII Browse a database of posters and documents issued by the U.S. government during the war. [http://www.smu.edu/cul/ww2/] Atomic Bomb: Decision Explore archival documents recounting the decision to use atomic bombs to end the war in the Pacific. [http://www.dannen.com/decision/] Earthstation One Watch and listen to archival films, radio broadcasts, and war propaganda. [http://earthstation1.simplenet.com/America_WWII.html] Order Government Publications The GPO stocks and sells over 24,000 different publications, periodicals, and subscription services. A listing of government periodicals and subscription services sold by GPO is available to U.S. citizens at no charge. Their url address is: Superintendent of Documents, United States Government Printing Office (GPO) Washington, DC 20402 (202) 512-1800 [http://www.access.gpo.gov/]

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