Well, after spending years researching other men, I decided to try to do some research on my own father. For years I never attempted anything because he never talked about his service in the Pacific and I suppose it always seemed that he did not attach much importance to it. I suppose that attitude kind of rubbed off.
I recently re-discovered some surviving emails, from which I have obtained his serial number and some units of service.
His Pacific Campaign medal has two campaign stars on it and I would love to try to find out what campaigns he received credit for, and where his units may have served.
I'm afraid that his file was destroyed in the St. Louis fire at the records center. Additionally, for some odd reason I cannot find him in the on-line records of Army enlistments in WW II, although I know for a fact that he enlisted, and I can find his brother's entry on line.
Anyway, here is what I know of his data and units. If any of you guys can suggest further avenues of research I would be grateful. At this point I'm thinking of writing to the Army signal Corps museum in Georgia, and taking a trip to Carlisle Barracks to theMilitary History Institute.
Name: Isadore N. Diyenna
ASN: 13115008
DOB: 2 Feb. 1917
Units:
3615 Signal Rgt., 3368 Sig. Serv. Bn., 1943
"Sig. Inst. Serv. S.W.S. A.C.S.", March 1944. I'm not even sure what this whole designation stands for!
Army Communications Service, August 1944
3603 S.G.I.D., 3368 Sig. Sv. Bn. December, 1945. Again, not sure about "S.G.I.D.", and the "G" may be mis-read.
3856 Sig. Serv. det. May 1945
Full Version: Trying to research my Father, WW II Signal Corps
QUOTE(Will @ Oct 25 2009, 11:21 AM) 
"Sig. Inst. Serv. S.W.S. A.C.S.", March 1944. I'm not even sure what this whole designation stands for!
Typically in Signal Corps lingo ACS stood for Alaska Communications System or Army Communications Service. SWS may be the Signal Corps Weather Service also known as just the "signal weather service." The "Sig. Inst. Serv." may be for "Installation Services."
QUOTE(Will @ Oct 25 2009, 02:21 PM)
Well, after spending years researching other men, I decided to try to do some research on my own father. For years I never attempted anything because he never talked about his service in the Pacific and I suppose it always seemed that he did not attach much importance to it. I suppose that attitude kind of rubbed off.
I recently re-discovered some surviving emails, from which I have obtained his serial number and some units of service.
His Pacific Campaign medal has two campaign stars on it and I would love to try to find out what campaigns he received credit for, and where his units may have served.
I'm afraid that his file was destroyed in the St. Louis fire at the records center. Additionally, for some odd reason I cannot find him in the on-line records of Army enlistments in WW II, although I know for a fact that he enlisted, and I can find his brother's entry on line.
Anyway, here is what I know of his data and units. If any of you guys can suggest further avenues of research I would be grateful. At this point I'm thinking of writing to the Army signal Corps museum in Georgia, and taking a trip to Carlisle Barracks to theMilitary History Institute.
Name: Isadore N. Diyenna
ASN: 13115008
DOB: 2 Feb. 1917
Units:
3615 Signal Rgt., 3368 Sig. Serv. Bn., 1943
"Sig. Inst. Serv. S.W.S. A.C.S.", March 1944. I'm not even sure what this whole designation stands for!
Army Communications Service, August 1944
3603 S.G.I.D., 3368 Sig. Sv. Bn. December, 1945. Again, not sure about "S.G.I.D.", and the "G" may be mis-read.
3856 Sig. Serv. det. May 1945
I recently re-discovered some surviving emails, from which I have obtained his serial number and some units of service.
His Pacific Campaign medal has two campaign stars on it and I would love to try to find out what campaigns he received credit for, and where his units may have served.
I'm afraid that his file was destroyed in the St. Louis fire at the records center. Additionally, for some odd reason I cannot find him in the on-line records of Army enlistments in WW II, although I know for a fact that he enlisted, and I can find his brother's entry on line.
Anyway, here is what I know of his data and units. If any of you guys can suggest further avenues of research I would be grateful. At this point I'm thinking of writing to the Army signal Corps museum in Georgia, and taking a trip to Carlisle Barracks to theMilitary History Institute.
Name: Isadore N. Diyenna
ASN: 13115008
DOB: 2 Feb. 1917
Units:
3615 Signal Rgt., 3368 Sig. Serv. Bn., 1943
"Sig. Inst. Serv. S.W.S. A.C.S.", March 1944. I'm not even sure what this whole designation stands for!
Army Communications Service, August 1944
3603 S.G.I.D., 3368 Sig. Sv. Bn. December, 1945. Again, not sure about "S.G.I.D.", and the "G" may be mis-read.
3856 Sig. Serv. det. May 1945
Try checking the Department of Veteran Affairs in the town/city/county where he lived after the war. It was common for returning vets to file a copy of their discharge papers with Veteran Affairs in order to recieve VA benefits. I was able to obtain a few family members discharge parpers using this route.
Good Luck,
Chris
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I recently re-discovered some surviving emails
I couldn't help but laugh. I think you meant V-mail, correct? What was the return address: any APO number?
Steve
QUOTE(Custermen @ Oct 25 2009, 08:03 PM)
I couldn't help but laugh. I think you meant V-mail, correct? What was the return address: any APO number?
Steve
The APO numbers and the date of each will help determine where he was at a particular time.
Kurt
QUOTE(KASTAUFFER @ Oct 25 2009, 07:24 PM)
The APO numbers and the date of each will help determine where he was at a particular time.
Kurt
Kurt
Gentlemen...
Thanks VERY much for the assistance!
I couldn't believe that I actually wrote "emails" instead of V-Mail !
Well, I guess it just shows the pervasive influence of our technology today !
I hadn't even thought about the APO numbers!
I'll look at his V-Mail letters again tonight and then post them.
Thanks again!
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