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My interest is in the area US Military History. I have a special interest in US small arms. The Civil War, WWI and WWII are areas of special interest but I can handle questions on many areas of US military history.
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First sorry for the slow reply. I quit smoking and I was bit out of sorts. For ages 13 and under unlikely to find much heroics. Some Civil War drummer boys were as young as 11. There one person awarded
There a website that collects data on that unit. You might want to send copies of the originals to them. http://militaryrailwayservice.blogspot.com/search/label/729th%20Railway%20Operat
I do not have any detailed info on your grandfather. There webs would be interested in what you have. http://106thinfantry.webs.com/historyofthe106th.htm The Center for Military History may also
No Corporal is a rank he promoted to after basic training. So he was promoted 3 times. E1 No Stripe Private (during basic training) E2 1 stripe Private (after basic) E3 1 stripe one rocker (Private
First i would request his service records from the National Archives. That would details in his case. He would had drill (basic training) as new recruit and become a private. He would have had advanced
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