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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => Topic started by: terryau on Wednesday 16 November 16 04:43 GMT (UK)
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Hi, I have found among my late grandmother possessions two 'dogtags'' .
One for a P. Amos no. 39232528 and the other for a A. Pierson no. 223 78 91 T 1-42 -A- USN. I have no knowledge of the connection between her or possibly her then granddaughter and these US servicemen who would have been in Australia on leave in the war. I do not know if they survived the war or were kia. I would like to know.
I would like to return them to their kin. If you know the names you will need to prove your connection by providing their full names to me. You can contact me at (*)
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The one ending USN is probably United States Navy, The way the numbers are grouped could well indicate plenty more information. One possibility is that he was a crew member on a US Navy troop ship.
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If you want to find the next of kin, you may want to check the 1930 and 1940 census, which are available on www.familysearch.org. The WWII army enlistment records are there, too. If you are able to narrow down a state where these men were from, there are links to military records/databases by state here - http://www.militaryindexes.com/worldwartwo/index.html
There is a database of people buried in military cemeteries here - http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ Not all veterans were buried in a military cemetery, but it may be worth checking.
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Paris Amos: http://boards.ancestry.ca/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=709&p=surnames.amos
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Alexander Pierson: http://boards.ancestry.ca/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=646&p=surnames.pierson
I suspect this is might be the correct Alexander Pierson.
1920: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF1V-XK9
WWII Enlistment: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8TX-LN8
SSDI: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ39-92J
From what I can see of obit, it seems to indicate the "J" may have stood for John?
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVTX-C481
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Hi, Re Paris Amos. I did find him many years ago but the posting was on Ancestry and I do not contribute to it so was unable to contact his daughter . Here I cannot post my email address but if allowed you will find a link at my web site www.terrycallaghan.com. for contact.
As for Alexander Johnston, it looks like he has been found but are there any kin wishing for his tag.
Terry
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I think I found a reference to Paris' daughter. I will send it via PM.