Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Posts about World War II records of U.S. military service, including unit records, photo resources and more for genealogy research.
The world pauses today for International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2020. This date also marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau by the Red Army. It seems too little just to read the [...]
D-Day top-secret maps – now at the Library of Congress – guided invading troops from Utah Beach to the pastures and hedgerows of Normandy. Ike visits with troops before the invasion. To [...]
Remembering 1LT George W. Owen Jr., U.S. Army Air Corps, and the crew of Flying Fortress #43-38355 this Memorial Day weekend. 1LT George W. Owen, Jr. (featured image and portrait courtesy Owen family) [...]
In honor of Veterans Day, a post on accessing National Archives burned records. On July 12, 1973, a disastrous fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis destroyed approximately 16-18 million [...]
