Would you like to join the Military and War Project?

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Project: Military and War is an umbrella project with the following sub-projects. Note that two projects have their own join thread as well, marked [G2G Post] next to the name.

If you would like to join any of these projects with goals to add/improve the profiles of persons who served their country, Please ANSWER (do not comment) to this post in order to join below telling us which sub-project(s) you would like to join. You are also asked to join the Google Group, as mentioned on the Project Page, in order to get communication from us.

Please make sure you are signed in so we can find your profile and award the project badge.

 Marine CASEVAC Fallujah

Lest we forget

in Requests for Project Volunteers by Mary Richardson G2G6 Mach 4 (45.7k points)
edited by Mary Richardson
Interested in VietNam War. My late husband was an Army tanker in VietNam 1970-1971.

He passed from GBM brain cancer in 2011. My FB group helps widows file their DIC claims with VA.

My husband for 40 years suffered from hearing loss and PTSD.
Hi  Margee,

Military and War requires a minimum of 100 contributions.   I suggest you add more Ancestors and sources.  Soon as you reach 100, you  Answer this post with an ANSWER again.  Then I can  award a badge for you.  

Meanwhile also take the Pre-1700 certification.

53 Answers

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Yes, I am interested.  Especially in WWII and 1776.

I worked  for a couple years for the 10th Mountain Division Resource Center, in Denver.
by Anonymous Paulien G2G6 Mach 3 (30.4k points)

Hi Anonymous,

I will award your badge for the upper level project, Military and War. This covers many subproject wars- War of 1812, French and Indian War, Spanish American War, Mexican American War, the Great War, Vietnam War, Korean Conflict, and World War II. 

For 1776 Project please go to this link to sign up for a Team for 1776: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1354303/would-you-like-join-the-american-revolutionary-1776-project  Be sure to ANSWER this link.

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Hi Mary,

I am interested in helping and have lots of materials from  several years of military history courses that I taught (focusing on the battleground and people more than merely the strategy and the generals.  I twice commanded infantry companies in Vietnam and had a modest role in the Yom Kippur War.  Right now I am focused on my geneanology from my direct ancestor Revolutionary War Veteran John Lyde (Lyde-45) back down through the years; I should mention when researching battles I kept finding people on my family tree who participated (all the way back to Genghis Khan thanks to Y-DNA).  Having said that, now for the downer.  I don't do Facebook and have as little to do with Google as possible.  Will that cut me out?
by Ray Sarlin G2G6 Mach 4 (44.9k points)
Ray I have awarded your Military and War Badge
+10 votes
I would like to find records and a list of the soldiers who served in the Polish army during the Nazi invasion in September of 1939. My own father and an uncle served.

Note that that this is not directly related to the Polish forces who fought on the Allied side later in the war.
by Mendel Kuperberg G2G6 Mach 1 (10.4k points)
Mendel, I have awarded your Military and War badge.  Welcome
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I'm interested in joining this project, as I already do a lot of work in individual profiles around military and war.  I would be most interested in the French and Indian War, 1776 Project and "The Great War" as I do a lot of research and/or have many ancestors who participated in these three.
by Matthew Evans G2G6 Mach 7 (72.5k points)
Matthew  I will award the Military and War Badge  and Great War badge to your profile page soon
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Hello Mary, I trust this quick message finds you well. I’m very interested in the Great War project. My grandfathers were both involved in WW1. My grandfather Charles McIntyre ,who died before I was born, served in the Royal Irish Rifles during the Boer War(1898/1903) and then enlisted for WW1 ( aged 43). From what I can gather he served in a “Labour Battalion “- whatever that was. He received a head wound from a German shell in 1915, Ypres I think. I only met my other grandfather once as a small child, ( I was born illegitimate, problematic in the 50’s), his surname was Browning and served in the “Queens Bays”, a cavalry regiment - I recall he was “gassed” at Mons and had problems talking. For all that the Great War affected us all, there is little information about it freely available. I visited the War Museum in Ypres, very helpful and informative, but heartbreaking. Apparently, there are 59 McIntyres/Macintyres buried there - from Irish, Scots, American, Canadian and Australian regiments.
by Hugh Macintyre G2G3 (3.1k points)
Hugh, I will award the Military and War Badge  and Great War badge to your profile page soon
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Hello Mary,

I and my best friend, who is now buried at Arlington, grew-up in awe of his WWII Veteran Father, and thus to serve in our military.  I served in the USAF during Vietnam and my civilian career took me across the globe in support of NASA/DoD programs.  I am interested in Civil War and WWII, and my ancestors served in both.  My collection of USAAF. Luftwaffe and RAF pieces is also quite unique.  I have also metal-detected many Civil War battlefields, where legal.  Lastly, I am also highly interested in a 1676 conflict referred to as "Bacon's Rebellion", in which my ancestors were involved.  This was America's first Revolutionary War ...which the British won.
by Richard Kee G2G1 (1.5k points)
Richard,  Thank you for your Vietnam service.

I will award the Military and War badge to your profile page soon.
+9 votes
Hi Mary, i would like to share history i have from The Great War, my Great Uncle died in action (Sniper); also WWII which my father and his older brother served.  My father's older brother (my uncle) died in action (P-38 pilot). and Vietnam War - my 2nd Cousin died in action.  I can provide 100 contributions, but i am still learning how to navigate things.  How do i put in the contributions (i.e. photos and stories).  ????  I have already put this info on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
by anonymous G2G Crew (840 points)

Connie,  There is a minimum contributions of 100 contributions for the Military and War Projects.   I suggest that you add more family, and sources until you reach the 100 or above level, then ANSWER this posting again.  

The Great War badge will be awarded to you and  the top level Military and War project Badge will be awarded after you reach 100 contributions..  This covers  other wars, such as  World War II, Vietnam, others such as War of 1812, French and Indian, Korean Conflict, Afghanistan, and more

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Hi Mary, also i have info of a family who had 3 sons that served in the civil war - the oldest son died in action.  the 2 younger brothers returned home.  The youngest became a doctor and direct descendant to my children through their father.  Also have a photo of a civil war letter the oldest son wrote to his mother not long before he died - The surname of this family is POTTER.  I'm happy to share for other descendants to have the information.
by anonymous G2G Crew (840 points)

Connie,  There is a minimum contributions of 100 contributions for the Military and War Projects.   I suggest that you add more family, and sources until you reach the 100 or above level, then ANSWER this posting again. 

 This covers Roll  of Honor and the Civil War.

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I’m well underway with the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry project, researching this U. S. Civil War regiment.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:105th_Ohio_Volunteer_Infantry_Project

 

by Cathryn Hondros G2G6 Mach 5 (52.1k points)
Hi  Cathryn Hondros,

I looked at your page https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:105th_Ohio_Volunteer_Infantry_Project  You will be badged soon for the Civil War.
+9 votes
Yes, I am interested.

Iraq - My son was a Marine who served in the Iraqi war and in the second battle of Faluja.

Vietnam - I served in Vietnam with a Marine rifle company, Mike Co., 3rd Bn., 7th Marine Reg., 1st Mar. Div. in I Corps.

Korea -  My wife's cousin, Kermit LeJeune, was captured by Chinese forces during the Korean War and died in a POW camp. His remains were discovered, identified and returned to the United States a few years ago.

World War II - My father and uncles fought in WWII during which family members were KIA.

World War I - Two uncles were in the Army in WWI. One died of the Spanish flu at Fort Dix, New Jersey and the other was gassed on the battlefields in France.

The War of Northern Aggression - Many members of my extended families fought for the Confederacy against the Northern invasion and died. On page 1 of my great, great grandfather's diary, he writes,"I was compelled to settle on land of inferior quality on which I lived for four years. When becoming dissatisfied with my selection I determined, in November 1858 to sell out and move to the west, that is to the Sabine River in Rapides Parish, Ls., where I remained, following my favorite avocation of farming on the pleasant banks of the Sabine, until the 8th of May, 1862, when the situation of my outraged country demanded my services. Hence on that day of May, I bid farewell to my loving wife and three little girls to embark in the cause of freedom leaving them and placing myself likewise under the protection of Almighty God." He was captured with the fall of Vicksburg and lost two brothers in the Battle of Port Hudson. This is just a small sample of our family history during that great maelstrom.

The War of 1812 - Nathaniel and George Washington Burge, great uncles, fought with the 13th Regiment of Mississippi Militia (Nixon's Regiment) along with Henry Bond, my great grandfather, his five brothers and my Thompson kin. Christopher Burge, bother of Nathaniel and G. W., was drafted twice to serve with Lt. Col. Neilson's Detachment of Mississippi Militia who were sent to New Orleans. Another brother, Drury Burge, fought with the 39th Regiment of Virginia Militia. Goffs, Havens, and Fletchers also fought.
 

The War of the American Secession - In the original 13 colonies members of the Bond, Goff, Fletcher, Mathis, Slaydon, Jackson, Burge, Thompson and Washington families supported and participated in the conflict to remove the American colonies from the British Empire. In the Spanish territory of Louisiana, under the charge of Governor Bernardo Galvez, my wife's ancestors, the Broussards, were members of the Attakapas Militia. Her great grandfather, Blaize LeJeune, and his brother Joseph, were members of the Opelousas Militia. Both militia units fought as part of Governor Galvez's army which invaded British held territory and captured Manchac, Baton Rouge, Natchez, and other Gulf Coast towns after Spain declared war on Great Britain.

The French and Indian War and Le Grand Derangement of the Acadians - During the French and Indian War (1754 - 1764), British forces removed the peaceful Acadians from their Acadia homes and expelled thousands in what is known as Le Grand Derangement (1755-1764). Many perished and many fought. One of the leaders of the Acadian resistance was Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil. Following his capture, Beausoleil was expelled and eventually led a party of Acadians to settle in the Attakapas District of the Louisiana Territory.

That is a brief look at the military histories of the Thompson and Young (changed from LeJeune which translated means the young) families from 1753 until 2004.
by Thomas Thompson G2G2 (2.0k points)
edited by Thomas Thompson
Thomas, I will award your Military and War badge soon.  You will be busy writing all of the profiles.
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Of those listed, I'm interested in the war of 1812, the revolutionary war, and the 7 years war("French & Indian war").  Are Queen Ann's war and King Phillip's war involved anywhere?  Really interested in that era.

WW1 and 2 as well perhaps.  I would like to find more info on some of my relatives who served, especially in my paternal line.  I'm just not that great with reading slavic languages.
by Michel Pilcic G2G6 (8.3k points)
Thank you for your interest in the Military and War Project, M.   This is a top level project.   If you look at the page, you will see the wars listed on a red chart.  I have awarded your badge and left you the links for the wars.
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I would like to join WWII and Vietnam. I am already in the  WWI group and enjoy making profiles and stickers for these soldiers as I locate them in my research. It occurred to me today, I need to learn how to do WWII and Vietnam for my dad and my cousin (and a slew of other relatives).
by M. Meredith G2G6 Pilot (133k points)
Margaret,   I will award your badge for Military and War Project soon.   This top level project covers many many projects.  If you read the page there is  a red chart listing all of the Wars and their WikiTree links.
+7 votes

Hi Mary, I'd like to join the Project. I am categories team leader on the Australia Project, and I'm currently creating and adding categories, and stickers to Australian profiles. I'd like to join The Great War and World War II sub-projects. Thanks! 

by Margaret Haining G2G6 Pilot (147k points)
+9 votes
I am interested in the War in Afghanistan, in particular the 1st Afghan War

The project War in Afghanistan seems to limit the category to this century so I am interested in categories for previous wars, in particular the nineteenth century and the first and second Anglo-Afghan Wars.
by Anne Young G2G6 Mach 9 (93.8k points)
edited by Anne Young
Thank you, Anne Young.   The Military and War Badge will be awarded to you soon.
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Interested in Korea, my father, and WW II, WW I, Rev War, Civil War.  I have numerous descendants who have served in many wars and would like to be involved.
by Linda Stanch G2G4 (4.8k points)
I will post  your Military and War Badge soon, Linda.
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Yes,I would like to continue in the Military and War Group. I served three years in Saigon, so Vietnam would be the sub-group, There is a saying "some gave ALL, but everyone gave something! I am interested in all the veteran profiles I find. I wish there was some way to list the Battles they fought in, but that might be too daunting of a project. I think it would be especially nice in the Revolutionary War. I have trouble finding the
Categories for the person I am working with and making the stickers work, but they sure look great when they work!

Thank you for your service to this group and to me!

Dewey Neufeld-430
by Dewey Neufeld G2G6 Mach 1 (11.1k points)
Dewey, I will post a badge for the Military and War Project on your profile page.   Military and War covers French and Indian War, War of 1812, Spanish American War, Mexican American War, Great War, Anzacs, World War II, Korean Conflict and....  Vietnam War.
+7 votes
I would like to join. I just added the military info for my father who was a German POW during WWII. I have a number of ancestors and relatives who were in various wars.
by David Brittain G2G2 (2.3k points)
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I am interested in joining The Military and War Project, focusing on World War I aka The Great War.  I have blogged extensively on that war and New Hampshire, but have resources that should help researching veterans from any U.S. state.  Will help any way I can.
by Janice Webster G2G6 (9.6k points)
Welcome to Military and War, Janice.  This the Project page  for World War  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:The_Great_War_1914-1918

More is posted on your page
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Hi, I would like to join the WWII and roll of honor sub-projects. I am working on the genealogy for the missing USS Turner crew.
by Elise Hachfeld G2G3 (3.8k points)
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Good morning, 

Aploogies if this isn't the correct forum but I am looking for guidance on requesting stickers for the following. 

  • The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815)
  • Battle of Quebec (1759)
  • Battle of Quebec (1775)

Cheers, Chris. 

by Christopher Young G2G5 (5.5k points)
Hi Christopher,

This g2g link is for Wikitree members who want to join the Military and War Project to work on profiles which are Military and War related.   You are welcome to join.

I found this page for the Napoleonic Wars which has a small sticker listed.   https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Napoleonic_Wars

The Battle of Quebec seem to have a category but no space page and no  sticker.   You might want to post a new request on g2g for a sticker.  

Mary
Thank you for the guidance. Very helpful

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