Thank you so very much for responding to my quest to get my uncle included among the WWII Honorees who participated in the Normandy invasion on D-Day. Regrettably, I do not know very much about the details, since he (like many war vets) didn’t like to talk about his experiences much. He was wounded, but not seriously. By the time he returned, the only scar he would show us was the one on one of his thumbs that kept him from using it much. I do know that almost every year for the rest of his life until he passed, my uncle traveled to a particular hotel in Paris for some sort of gathering of those celebrating the liberation of Paris. I cannot recall the name of the hotel. My uncle served in the US Army. His name is Armando Servin De La Mora, Army Serial No. 39701715. His DOB is 01/21/1910 and dates of active service are 07/28/1943 to 11/15/1945. He was very proud of his service. I wish to make sure that his name is included among those who participated in the war effort, including the Normandy invasion. I was contacted many years ago by some WWII committee, but cannot recall if the process was ever completed. I am now 75 years old, and want to make sure that my uncle is remembered. Can you please assist me?
Simply by putting his details on the internet, anyone searching for his Name &/or his unit will ensure that Search Engines will bring him to light, so you have accomplished much of what you desire. You could make more certain by editing your first post heading (under "Advanced Edit" to include his full Name and Serial Number. Hopefully, someone with the necessary expertise will be able to link his Service Number to a Unit, perhaps his Town and State when enlisting may provide clues as to what unit he may have served in. Obviously he served in France if returning to Liberation of Paris reunions, do you know his rank? Does the family have knowledge of his WW2 Service medals, if so can you detail those, again, there may be clues for the experts to lock on to. A quick Google seems to point to Puerto Rico, Mayagues and Aricebo, does that connect? Or Oregon? http://genealogy.state.or.us/detail.php?id=217661 which fits with 1943...
Thanks Kevin. It is a great help! I'll keep this forum posted when there is more to tell. Thanks again!
Just received this: Thank you so very much for helping me to get my uncle included among the WWII Honorees. I found a document that stated my uncle was assigned to Hq Co Seine Section, Arm of Service – CE and Component AUS. Since he was an Upholsterer by trade before and after his military service, he probably did something related to that part of the time before the Normandy invasion. The document also states that he was a Pfc. I know that stands for Private, first class. It also states that he was “Expert Carbine M-1.” Battles and Campaigns were “Northern France.” Decorations and citations were “European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal and Victory Medal.” Regrettably, I don’t know what happened to the medals. His Separation Center was Fort MacArthur, California.
Hi Have you seen this? http://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?dt=893&sc=24994%2C24995%2C24996%2C24998%2C24997%2C24993%2C24981%2C24983&cat=WR26&tf=F&bc=%2Csl%2Cfd&q=&as_alq=&as_anq=&as_epq=&as_woq=&nfo_24994=V%2C8%2C1900&op_24994=0&txt_24994=&nfo_24995=V%2C24%2C1900&op_24995=0&txt_24995=%23De+La+Mora%23Armando&nfo_24996=V%2C2%2C1900&cl_24996=&nfo_24998=V%2C3%2C1900&cl_24998=&nfo_24997=V%2C4%2C1900&cl_24997=&nfo_24993=V%2C2%2C1900&op_24993=0&txt_24993=&nfo_24981=V%2C1%2C1900&cl_24981=&nfo_24983=V%2C2%2C1900&op_24983=0&txt_24983= http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&tf=F&sc=24994,24995,24996,24998,24997,24993,24981,24983&bc=,sl,fd&txt_24995=%23De+La+Mora%23Armando&op_24995=0&nfo_24995=V,24,1900&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=8070252
Found the attached at the free site Familysearch.org. Hope this adds a little extra to his story. Cheers - Maria
Thanks Amber and Dave for these links and screen shot. Wonderful! Is there a way to connect this information to a military career of this men? What unit he was? From there we can search what happened in WW2. Things like that.
You might try asking about your uncle on http://www.ww2f.com/ It is a very similar site to this one except it is more focused on the US during WWII while this site is more towards the UK and Commomwealth. There might be people there who are more familiar with US records. I would also suggest mentioning that you are looking for information about your uncle in topic of your post. Maybe more folks will look at it then. Just a suggestion, of course. Good luck!
Very good idea Dave. I know this forum. Stupid that I did not think about it earlier. This forum always give me the answers But in this case it is a USA matter. Thanks!
