YolyB. wrote about an uncle that is believed to have been an aide-de-camp to General Patton during World War II and asked whether her uncle’s service record would be helpful in providing information about this. The National Archives has just published a helpful guide to finding information about what particular soldiers did during World War II. In addition to the records mentioned in this guide, the National Archives has published an extensive 119-page guide to its holdings of military service records that can be obtained for free from the National Archives by calling 866-272-6272 and asking for Reference Information Paper 109, which is titled Military Service Records at the National Archives. Operational records from the various World War II military units and leaders are at the National Archives’ facility at College Park, Maryland. Since those records are voluminous, it would be best to start with record sources such as the uncle’s service file and use what is found in that file to help narrow down when and where the uncle would have served as an aide-de-camp. Then you could consult with an archivist in College Park for help in determining what operational records might add further details to the relationship between the uncle and the general. [Ancestry.com Blog]
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