Here is a list of reference links:


http://www.usmedals.com/

War Dog Militaria

Engineers Distinctive Unit Insignia


Reference Materials

How To Obtain Your Medals

Decorations and Awards

The National Archives eStore

http://estore.archives.gov/

This site contains videos, books, posters, collectalbes and also a section for archivists, called Be Your Own Archivist.

http://estore.archives.gov/category.aspx?categoryID=27

Today I purchased the following:

World War II on Film: A Catalog of Select Motion Pictures in the National Archives

and

The Sounds of History: World War 2 -

Side One

American Radio Mobilizes the Homefront

Montage of WAR BOND and POPULAR SONGS

Excerpts of Speeches

News Reports

Side Two

Allied Turncoats Broadcast for The Axis Powers

Excerpts from wartime shortwave

propaganda

The Sounds of History is on cassette tape, so I will have to have it converted, but for $6.95 who can complain?

Information regarding your DD214 (Separation/Discharge papers)

http://dd214.us

For a list of "spin codes":

http://dd214.us/reference/SPN_Codes.pdf

Re-enlistment codes:

http://dd214.us/reference/Reenlistment_Codes.pdf

DISCHARGE UPGRADING AND DISCHARGE REVIEW:

http://dd214.us/reference/DischargeUpgrade_Memo.pdf

WWII UNIT DESIGNATIONS AND SIZES

This document has been corrected, re Todd's note to me below....

I didn't see regiment on the list. Normally, a regiment would be 3 (+/-) battalions. 3 (+/-) regiments in a Division. Was this just an oversite? I thought that Brigades were made up of regiments but less in size than a division. Not having brigades in the USMC, I must confess I don't know a lot about them from personal experience.

Good eye tonight. This was something I derived quite a while back and found a copy in a folder it didn't belong (ya it got lost). So I uploaded it quickly and didn't even check it out thoroughly. Bad girl.

Yes, I will correct the oversight. Thank you so much for bringing this error to my attention. I should have been more diligent.

Now listed on our site:

WWII Field Manuals

and

1920-1940 Field Manuals

These are actual archived editions saved as PDF files which are downloadable and printable.

Another cool one - U.S. Army World War II - Military Occupational Specialties - (By Job Area)

http://militaryyearb...-codes-wwii-era

This is a really great table, for most MOS's are clickable, and take you to another page which gives the definition of said MOS.

Very cool references!

I think it would be interesting to tell your grandkids you were a "560 Pidgeoneer". It seems everyone who was in the war is an infantryman - no one says, "Yep, back in the war I was a 358 Glassblower."