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 Jul 18 2010, 01:29 PM
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hi,
How do I research my grandfather who was in the american airforce and was over in the UK (Norfolk) in 1945/6 and went back soon after. My nan has no other info. Thank you Lee This post has been edited by Lee: Jul 18 2010, 04:08 PM |
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Jul 18 2010, 07:31 PM
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Do you have a name and perhaps an age for him? Do you know where he was from in the US?
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Jul 19 2010, 12:22 PM
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Hello Mary
Thanks for the reply. I do have a full name (Herbert Dancy) and he was thirty something when he met my nan and my mum was born in 1946. We do not have a US state but I was wondering if somehow I could narrow the search down because he got sent to Norfolk and thats how he met my nan. My nan has always lived in Weybread. My mum thinks he was in the airforce because an old pic she remembers had him with a blue uniform and a flat hat. Thanks Lee |
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Jul 19 2010, 02:03 PM
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Member Group: Root Admin Posts: 3,079 Joined: 25-June 05 From: Scotland Member No.: 164 |
Hello Lee
I had a look in the 1930 US census to see how many options there are. Altogether there are only six entries for the name which is hopeful! There is a Herbert L Dancy in South Dakota but as he was born in 1889 this rules him out. If yours was, as you say, 30 something around 1946 then we can also rule out the North Carolina one born in 1904 and possibly another North Carolina one born in 1915 though this would be a close thing. That leaves just three. One in North Carolina born in 1924, another also in North Carolina born in 1925 and a third in Ohio born in 1928. Have a look at this: www.norfolkbroads.com/regional-information/regional-history-and-archaeology/us-airforce-overpaid-over-sexed-and-over-here . You could also perhaps contact the Duxford Imperial War Museum to see if they can offer any advice: http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/ . They might be able to tell you how you could access records. Mary |
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Jul 19 2010, 09:23 PM
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thanks for the info and the links. I will have a look and do some research. Thanks for starting me off. I also forgot to say that he was black. Do any of your records show this?
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Jul 19 2010, 11:21 PM
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QUOTE (Lee @ Jul 19 2010, 10:23 PM)  thanks for the info and the links. I will have a look and do some research. Thanks for starting me off. I also forgot to say that he was black. Do any of your records show this? Lee There is a Herbert Dancy b 1913, North Carolina who enlisted in WW2. I'll send you a PM with the details. |
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Aug 17 2010, 09:44 PM
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I have since found out that the village my grandmother lives in hosted 827th Engineer Battalion (Aviation). I would like to visit the National Archives in Kew and find proof that he was there. Will I be able to do this at Kew? Do you have any advice about navigating the archives and anything that I could find out about Herbert?
Lee This post has been edited by Lee: Aug 17 2010, 09:47 PM |
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Aug 17 2010, 09:46 PM
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827th Engineer Battalion (Aviation) in Weybread, Norfolk.
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