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<DIV>FYI: I attempted to get info on my Dad from NARA and finnaly ended up writing to them. I have my Dad's ID disk from WW1 and his Service number.</DIV>
<DIV>They wrote back to me with a nice letter which indicated my Dad had the rank of Sergeant, but that was all they could give me as those records had been burned in a large Fire!</DIV>
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<DIV class=signature id=signature>--<BR>Bob Goodman <BR>USAF Retired <BR>University Place, Washington</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR><BR>> Dolores; <BR>> <BR>> The information you have there is a little cryptic for deciphering, I <BR>> suspect somewhere in the NARA online files there SHOULD be an explanation of <BR>> the forms, but as yet haven't found it, if I do it will be here, or if I <BR>> remember to look again later will post it. I am going to post a number of <BR>> "Great War" (remember when it happened it wasn't called 'World War I'" <BR>> sites that may be of interest. I had no luck searcing the net for specifics <BR>> on the 23 and 33rd engineers, the 21st seem to have hogged all the "glory" <BR>> online. <BR>> <BR>> Les C <BR>> <BR>> * * * * * <BR>> <BR>> http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/web03/atlases/great%20war/great%20war%20ind <BR>> ex.htm <BR>> <BR>> this link will take you to a list of links to maps of various battle fronts <BR>> and time frames, if we can figure out who the 25th and 33rd were attached to <BR>> you can probably follow them there. <BR>> <BR>> * * * * <BR>> <BR>> http://www.teacheroz.com/Military_History.htm#maps <BR>> will take you to a general military history page, with links to way more <BR>> than ANYBODY wants to know about war. <BR>> <BR>> * * * * <BR>> <BR>> Well I have had to give up on the rest, I think E4 is a rank, somewhere <BR>> along about PVT 1st class, it is actually a pay grade rather than a rank, 5A <BR>> sound like a selective service class, possibly disabled or some such? maybe <BR>> one of the vets on here can explain that one, the only SS classes that meant <BR>> anything to me were my 2S deferment and my 1A "you're ass is our" and then <BR>> my (isn't it funny what your memory does) whatever classification I ended up <BR>> with that meant "you lucky dog, you got away form us" that enabled me to <BR>> avoid being cannon fodder. <BR>> <BR>> I mean no disparagement for all who volunteered or served gladly in Vietnam, <BR>> but I had no desire to give up my life for Shell Oil. <BR>> <BR>> Les C <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message----- <BR>> From: or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us <BR>> [mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us]On Behalf Of D. J. Brotherton <BR>> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:08 AM <BR>> To: Oregon Mailing List <BR>> Subject: [or-roots] Oregon War Records - Personnel Military Service Form <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> I went to the Salem Archives and copied four of my uncles Military records <BR>> from Word War I. Three enlisted at the same time (brothers) and were sent <BR>> to Vancouver Barracks in Washington. <BR>> <BR>> I am trying to interpret some of the answers on the forms. I tried to type <BR>> it carefully as I could reading with a magnifying glass. : <BR>> <BR>> Under the heading of Rank and Promotions: Distinguised service. Medals and <BR>> citations. <BR>> <BR>> 4 X. <BR>> <BR>> Under the heading of Locations: <BR>> <BR>> 5A E4 <BR>> <BR>> Length of service Jan 31, 1918 to June 16, 1918 France. <BR>> <BR>> Under Military Service: <BR>> <BR>> Co. D 25th Engineers, transferred to Co. D 33rd Engineers, No. 4 Cas Def. <BR>> 33rd Engineers; 28th Co 7th Bn. 151st D.B. <BR>> <BR>> I would appreciate any help that I can get. Is there anyway to find out <BR>> where in France. <BR>> <BR>> Dolores in Colorado <BR>> djbrtb@kci.net <BR>> -- <BR>> No virus found in this outgoing message. <BR>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. <BR>> Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.4/176 - Release Date: 11/20/2005 <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> or-roots mailing list <BR>> or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us <BR>> http://sosinet.sos.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>