The genealogy project tracing my husband's dad during WW2 is done. The photo books were delivered to me on Wednesday, and I got the packages put together to mail right away to Dave's 3 siblings. The packages might even arrive in their mailboxes today. This was definitely a labor of love for me because I really loved my father-in-law. He actually passed away suddenly 3 months before we got married, and ironically he was the only person who knew we had just gotten engaged.
The photo book was put together with photos and newspaper clippings, along with info gleaned from his discharge papers and other sources. The spiral bound book is an eBook written by a man from his unit that follows that unit from training through the end of WW2. The dates and locations in the book matched up perfectly with the paperwork and what was written on the backs of photos. His name appears in the book on the Embarkation roster.
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What a wonderful gift to your family!
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