Q. My Grandfather/Father/Uncle* fought in Normandy/Phillipines/Italy/Ulan Bator** with the 542nd/51st/12th** where do I find information about him and his unit?
A. If they died in action then sites such as the Commonwealth War Graves Commission www.cwgc.org/ will allow you to search their records.
The Military Indexes web site has many useful links for research.
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Researching Relatives Who Fought in the War
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