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Where can I find Canadian WW2 service records?

Where can I find Canadian WW2 service records?

Go to the database on Ancestry called Canada, WWII Service Files of War Dead, 1939–1947 to see the search screen. Enter a name and click on Search….How to obtain copies or consult a file

  • Only a small number of files are digitized in this database.
  • Genealogy packages are digitized for all files on Ancestry.

How do I find World War 2 service records?

How do I Find World War 2 Records? To get started with searching for World War Two records, the best place to start is the CWGC casualty database. This contains commemoration details about every identified WW2 casualty, and can give you a lot of additional information, such as rank, regiment and honours.

How do I find someone who was in the military?

It’s not easy to find military members or get their contact information….How to Locate U.S. Military Personnel and Veterans

  1. By phone at 1-877-272-7337.
  2. Through an online request (You’ll first need to create an account.)
  3. Using its Hero Care app on your mobile device.

How do I find someone who served in the Air Force?

How to Locate U.S. Military Personnel and Veterans

  1. By phone at 1-877-272-7337.
  2. Through an online request (You’ll first need to create an account.)
  3. Using its Hero Care app on your mobile device.

How do you find family members who fought in ww2?

To find out if they have any information on your veteran, call them at 800-827-1000. If the Department of Veteran Affairs does not have any information you can try contacting the Veteran Affairs Insurance Center at 800-669-8477.

How do I find my dad’s war records?

Other ways to find service records

  1. the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
  2. the Armed Forces Memorial roll of honour.
  3. the National Archives.

How do I find my old Air Force friends?

Together We Served (TWS) is a Veteran-only website, launched in 2003. It provides Veterans a highly-effective means to reconnect with old service-friends by simply entering their service history on their TWS Military Service Page.

Where can I find Air Force Records online?

3.1 Airmen (not officers) 1918-1939. Search for a Royal Air Force airmans’ service records (AIR 79) on findmypast ( charges apply ).

  • 3.2 Airmen (not officers) after 1939. Records of RAF airmen who served after 1939,and of men whose service numbers were above 562875 are still with the RAF.
  • 3.3 Officers 1918-1922.
  • 3.4 Officers after 1922.

    • How many planes are in the Canadian Air Force?

    60th Air Mobility Wing – Travis Air Force Base,California 21st Airlift Squadron

  • 62d Airlift Wing – McChord AFB,Washington 4th Airlift Squadron 7th Airlift Squadron 8th Airlift Squadron 10th Airlift Squadron – (2003–2016)
  • 305th Air Mobility Wing – Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst,New Jersey 6th Airlift Squadron

    • What are the ranks of the Canadian Air Force?

    Rank Structure of the ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE and the CANADIAN AIR FORCE : RCAF: CAF : Officers: Officers : Air Chief Marshal (A/C/M) General (Gen) Air Marshal (A/M) Lieutenant-General (LGen) Air Vice Marshal (A/V/M) Major-General (MGen) Air Commodore

    Can an American join the Canadian Air Force?

    With the enactment of lend-lease legislation in March 1941, the American government made it easier for its citizens to join the RCAF by treating the enlistment of its citizens in Canadian forces as part of its aid policy and exempting such recruits from its own military draft.