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Title: Looking Up Service Record
Post by: Mongoose on April 04, 2017, 10:44:26 AM

  I have a friend whose husband just passed away.  Where would I go to look up his record of the time he served in the RAF during WWII?

Title: Re: Looking Up Service Record
Post by: BowHTR on April 04, 2017, 12:08:41 PM

What google found.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/royal-air-force-personnel/ (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/royal-air-force-personnel/)

Title: Re: Looking Up Service Record
Post by: Molsman on April 04, 2017, 05:38:14 PM

BowHntr ya would happen to know the one to get medals from the DOD do you I would like to order my grandfathers and his twin brothers in the future

Title: Re: Looking Up Service Record
Post by: redcatcherb412 on April 05, 2017, 05:23:52 PM

Quote from: Molsman on April 04, 2017, 05:38:14 PM

BowHntr ya would happen to know the one to get medals from the DOD do you I would like to order my grandfathers and his twin brothers in the future

Heres the link Mols
https://www.archives.gov/veterans/replace-medals.html

I just received replacement of mine lost in a move. They even replaced the Purple Heart with engraving like the 49 yr old original.

Title: Re: Looking Up Service Record
Post by: Molsman on April 07, 2017, 03:03:39 PM

thank you

Title: Re: Looking Up Service Record
Post by: MiloMorai on April 08, 2017, 04:40:31 PM

If one wants to find info on a Canadian, http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx

Title: Re: Looking Up Service Record
Post by: redcatcherb412 on April 08, 2017, 04:46:22 PM

Quote from: MiloMorai on April 08, 2017, 04:40:31 PM

If one wants to find info on a Canadian, http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx

I think PIPZ is on the left in the pic on their home page  :banana:
It is a great picture on the site.