I had a fantastic Independence day yesterday. On the long drive home from the range I had a good conversation with my mother & started thinking about my Dad.
He died when I was 10 in 1980 & there's a lot I don't know about him. Actually there's a lot my Mom doesn't know either.
I asked her again what she new of his service in WW2 to see if I could jog something from her memory.
What we do know is that he was drafted into Army while in college. He went in as officer in training. Had his knee cap removed from college football injury (we think this happened after he was drafted). He was involved in the Japan theater. Somehow wound up working with AF & taught celestial navigation. He left with a rank of 2nd LT.
I'm grateful to know that much, but beyond that it's goose eggs because it was classified.
At the time of his death in 1980 he still would not give any details to my mother due to it being classified. The most he ever told her was that it had to do with planning bombing raids into mainland Japan.
I've got 2 different transcripts of military record, both the same form #01254 and they are very different?
1st. Shows entry into service 01/18/46 - 4/19/46 duties unassigned 0001, American theater service medal & WW2 Victory medal Total service 3 months 9 days.
Decorations and citations = Good conduct medal
total length of service 3 years 4 months 7 days discharge date 1/17/46 (see 1. service record above)
service schools attended = Celestial navigation TNG Op AAFTS CNT 970
ASR score (2 Sept 45) 48
Having never been in the military myself I don't know what most of the above acronyms mean???
If anyone could help me translate to something I can comprehend it would be great.
I'm thinking at this point 2020, whatever he did should be declassified & I'm wondering if there's any way to find out what exactly he did?
Not sure what level of records are kept or if the possibility of getting a more detailed record is realistic.
Please let me know if any of you have had any experience with this thanks
He died when I was 10 in 1980 & there's a lot I don't know about him. Actually there's a lot my Mom doesn't know either.
I asked her again what she new of his service in WW2 to see if I could jog something from her memory.
What we do know is that he was drafted into Army while in college. He went in as officer in training. Had his knee cap removed from college football injury (we think this happened after he was drafted). He was involved in the Japan theater. Somehow wound up working with AF & taught celestial navigation. He left with a rank of 2nd LT.
I'm grateful to know that much, but beyond that it's goose eggs because it was classified.
At the time of his death in 1980 he still would not give any details to my mother due to it being classified. The most he ever told her was that it had to do with planning bombing raids into mainland Japan.
I've got 2 different transcripts of military record, both the same form #01254 and they are very different?
1st. Shows entry into service 01/18/46 - 4/19/46 duties unassigned 0001, American theater service medal & WW2 Victory medal Total service 3 months 9 days.
- This doesn't make much sense to me since the war ended Sep of 45 & no draft in 46
Decorations and citations = Good conduct medal
total length of service 3 years 4 months 7 days discharge date 1/17/46 (see 1. service record above)
service schools attended = Celestial navigation TNG Op AAFTS CNT 970
ASR score (2 Sept 45) 48
Having never been in the military myself I don't know what most of the above acronyms mean???
If anyone could help me translate to something I can comprehend it would be great.
I'm thinking at this point 2020, whatever he did should be declassified & I'm wondering if there's any way to find out what exactly he did?
Not sure what level of records are kept or if the possibility of getting a more detailed record is realistic.
Please let me know if any of you have had any experience with this thanks