I had dinner with my Grandpa last night and interesting enough, he started talking a little bit about World War 2. In my 26 years, my grandfather has rarely talked about WWII and I have never known if it would be appropriate for me to ask him about it. My grandfather fought in the Pacific and after Okinawa, he told me that a Typhon came in and all the navy boats moved out to sea, leaving him and the other soliders on the island. Found this interesting as none of the WWII documentaries I have watched mention anything of this although it is probably more common knowledge among WWII buffs.

My question is, is there a database on WWII vets that documents where individuals served during the war? I would definetly enjoy knowing more about how my grandfather participated in the war if the details exist.

[This message has been edited by Ewok It Out08 (edited 2/4/2012 9:10a).]

If you can figure out what unit your grandfather served in, you should be able to locate a fairly detailed operational history.