Hi ronnie , thankyou for pointing me in the right direction. I have sent for the discharge papers for Barth Maloney, I'm just too curious not to. Its the first time i have used the national archives ,it is going to take up to 10 days to give me an estimate, so i hope after the long wait its the right person. Every thing regarding the dates seems right. Ill let you know how i get on ,regards...jan