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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => Topic started by: aussie-girl on Saturday 07 May 16 10:27 BST (UK)
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Looking for any information about the family of this chap, please
He was born 30 Sept 1921 in Santa Clara, & was KIA in France 26 July 1944. He enlisted into the US Army on 10 Sept. 1942. in California
Thank you ,
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His memorial at Find A Grave & his WWII Enlistment Record indicates he was born in Arizona
Find A Grave : http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3628600
WWII Enlistment Record : https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8BW-8R8
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This appears to be him with his family in 1930 & 1940 census.
1930: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH1S-Q8Y
1940: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYWY-913
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I think I see were you got the birth being in Santa Clara.
http://warmemorial.us/mediawiki3/index.php?title=ANTONIO_V._RUIZ_-_Santa_Clara,_CA_%28PVT%29_WWII
The "Home of Record City/County" is were the person was living or residing, not their place of birth. It appears he was living in Santa Clara and enlisted at San Francisco which isn't too far away.
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Aussie-girl, did you get the info you were looking for? I am curious because I am a descendent of Antonio B/V Ruiz.
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I wonder if you know if he was in Northern Ireland,with the Army, during the 2nd World War ?
May Thanks
AG
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Hello again
I am still on the hunt for information,
What can you tell me about this chap's Army history ? Did he go to Northern Ireland during WW2?
Is there anywhere We can check via his paper work , any clues would be very helpful .
Many Thanks
AG
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Typically, the military service records are available through the National Archives and can be ordered for a fee. Unfortunately, a lot of WWII-era records were destroyed by a fire.
More information here - https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records#table-of-contents
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Hi aussiegirl,
This is my great uncle I believe (my moms uncle). My moms family has not been good about records and that information about that generation is sparse because most of them are deceased or have dementia. I really don’t know if there is more information that I could gather that could be of help to you. From what I think I know, he did serve in Northern Ireland.
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Hello,
I believe this may be my grandmother's brother. He was born in Arizona. If this is him, he had 5 siblings, my grandmother was the youngest. He had an brother in San Jose area. Please reply, I'm definitely interested in knowing if it is him. I also have his dog tags so we can match up any info
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The Antonio V Ruiz I am looking for info had an I D number of 39104009 during the war
Don't know what his Army details were
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