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bucolic_frolic

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8. You might try to see if there are any Army records of his service

Reply to Desert grandma (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 29, 2024, 07:36 PM

Apr 2024

Most, but not all WWII records were destroyed in a fire in the late 1960s, but about 20% remain. I think they are free from National Archives.

Also, it seems logical there would be records of the personnel at Nuremberg Trials. Someone documented everything there.

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