Charlotte Sullivan's Military Presentation Handout

 On this day, December 7th, a somber day in U.S. history, we genealogists pause to think on "military history." We want to learn the stories of our ancestors' military service so to remember and honor them.  EWGS member, Charlotte Sullivan, provided this handout to accompany her presentation some months ago. In case you missed it, here it is:

Various Sources for World War II and Korean War Military Records

Charlotte McCoy Sullivan

 

General:

·         National Archives – archives.gov/veteran (to request veteran records)

·         Air Force Historical Research Agency - https://www.afhra.af.mil/

·         Air Force Historical Research site - http://airforcehistoryindex.org/search.php (order docs from here)

·         Historical Atlas of World War II – there are several and useful - as are maps in general

·         Google everything!

 

World War II General:

·         Carter, Kit and Robert Mueller, U.S. Air Forces in World War II – Combat Chronology 1941-1945 (daily recap of all Air Force activity worldwide)

·         Miller, Donald, Masters of the Air

·         Overy, Richard, The Bombers and the Bombed (Allied air war over Europe)

·         Steinbeck, John, Bombs Away (WW II promotional about a B-17 Crew)

 

World War II Squadron/Unit Specific:

·         _____, http://www/303rdbg.com (303rd Bomb Group website)

·         _____, http://reddog1944.com (487^th Bomb Squadron and others)

·         Atkinson, Rick, The Day of the Battle (Sicily, but his other 2 books are also excellent)

·         Bowman, Martin, The Mighty Eighth at War (8^th Air Force)

·         Deerfield, Eddie, Hell’s Angel’s Newsletters, V I-III. (303^rd Bomb Group).

·         Johnson, Richard, Twenty-five Milk Runs (and a Few Others), (303^rd Bomb Group)

·         Wilson, Kevin, Blood and Fears (8^th Air Force)

 

Korean War General:

·         _____, Steadfast and Courageous: FEAF Bomber Command and the Air War in Korea, 1950-1953.

·         Endicott, Judy, The USAF in Korea: Campaigns, Units and Stations, 1950 – 1953.

·         Fehrenbach, T. R., This Kind of War (a lot about the Army)

 

Korean War Squadron/Unit Specific:

·         Costelllo, Ron, Diary of a Tail Gunner (343^rd Bomb Squadron, Yokota Air Force Base)

·         Hudder, Vernon, R., The Brush of Angel Wings (98^th Bomb Wing, Yokota Air Force Base)