Thank you very much! This will mean a lot to Mom! Best regards, Gokhan Koralturk KG0KHN
On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 3:23 PM Jerry Metting via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > I have not searched Canadian military records before but the following > links might provide useful information: > > > > > https://ca.forces-war-records.com/a-history-of-canadian-soldiers-in-world-war-2/ > This is a free search web site but you may need to register and pay a fee > for 30 day access to all of their records. You will need to enter both > first and surname for the search to return results. > > > > > https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/ENG/DISCOVER/MILITARY-HERITAGE/SECOND-WORLD-WAR/Pages/introduction.aspx#a1 > This link specifies what military service records are available to general > public and what records are not available for privacy reasons. Following > the site’s Restricted Records paragraph – “Request for Military Service > Files” link, Canada does not release personal information as follows: > > *Access restrictions* > > *Important* > > - *For individuals still living*: Personal information cannot be > released without the written consent of the individual concerned. > - *For individuals deceased less than 20 years*: Limited personal > information will be released to an immediate family member (spouse, parent, > sibling, child or grandchild) of the individual concerned if proof of > relationship and proof of death are provided. Proof of death is not > required if the individual died while serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. > - *For individuals deceased more than 20 years*: Personal information > will be released on an individual deceased for more than 20 years if proof > of death is provided. Proof of death is not required if the individual died > while serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. > > Please be sure to attach all relevant documents, photocopies if submitted > by mail or fax, and electronic copies if submitted online.. > > *Note 1*: The following are examples of documents acceptable as proof of > relationship: newspaper obituary, baptismal certificate, marriage > certificate, or a full-form birth certificate that indicates parents’ names. > A wallet-sized birth certificate is not acceptable. Documents must clearly > show the relationship between the service member and the requestor and both > names must appear on the document. > > *Note 2*: The following are examples of documents accepted as proof of > death: death certificate, newspaper obituary, funeral notice or photograph > of the gravestone. > > Not much help. If I find any more, I’ll pass it on. > > Gerald Metting > > WA5ZVD > > > > > > > > *From:* BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Gokhan > KORALTURK via BVARC > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 15, 2021 10:02 AM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Gokhan KORALTURK <[email protected]>; Jerry Metting < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Flag Day > > > > On this matter I have a question, I wish to find records of a family > member who run off to Canada to be able to enlisted since he was not of age > at the time and could not join the forces here is the US (wwII). Since he > was a US citizen things are a little bit complicated as the records go. Do > you have any idea how can I track down his records? > > > > Thank you all! > > > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2021, 6:43 AM Jerry Metting via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Douglas, > > > > https://www.fold3.com/ is a web site to discovery a person’s military > service. They offer a 7 day trail version or you can subscribe by the > month. You can search by military branch, conflict/war, type of record, > etc. Site includes 695 WWII records for individuals with last name Kimpel. > > > > https://www.ancestry.com/ offers a free trial package. Their site > includes military records such as draft, enlistment and service records. > > > > https://rootsweb.com/ is another genealogy web site that may provide some > leads > > > > Obituaries many times include clues to military service. > > > > If any of the sites identify the C47’s tail number, you can use it in > google/bing etc and fold3 searches. I found a whole newspaper article on > my wife’s uncle final flight that crashed during WWII. Also many squadrons > have their own websites with histories, photos, rosters, etc. > > > > I have been expanding my mom’s genealogy research using Family Tree Maker > and the Ancestry site. Ancestry generally offers a 6 month subscription > for about $100 that includes Ancestry and Fold3. I gives me something to > do during winter months. My subscription has run out. > > > > Gerald Metting > > WA5ZVD > > > > > > *From:* BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Douglas > Kimpel via BVARC > *Sent:* Monday, June 14, 2021 11:20 PM > *To:* rodney martinez <[email protected]>; BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO > CLUB <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Douglas Kimpel <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Flag Day > > > > Thank You Rod > > > > I am trying to find both my grandfather's records from WWII. > > > > Since I am a grandson, I can't get their information and with the internet > as it is I am having trouble getting it! > > > > Captain Dday, all unknown! > > Captain flew C47s from India into China! > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > > Douglas Kimpel > > 713-206-2146 Cell > > 713-260-6129 Office > ------------------------------ > > *From:* BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of rodney martinez via > BVARC <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, June 14, 2021 10:40 PM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > *Cc:* rodney martinez <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Flag Day > > > > Just tell me what you need help with, Douglas. Wife is a General, and I > am Extra. But we always donate, or support causes outside of the club. We > help Vets and Police departments with many monthly donations to many of > those groups. And my buddy that I just pushed through his Tech rating is > the largest Vet donor I have ever known. I donated an old Volvo last week > to Veteran Car Donations, but he made me look cheap by donating his Ford > Mustang. > > > > 73, > > Rod Martinez > > NK5Q > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature> > > > > On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 22:23, Douglas Kimpel via BVARC > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/%20> > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- Gokhan KORALTURK
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