looking for info on a wwii veteran

was trying to find out what unit he served with and stuff like that all i know is he was in the alaska signal corp. his name is Edward h. Maxey
and id number is 39212898

 

Ripndip,members of the Forum are always willing to help.But an intro in the new member section will go a longway in getting assistance.Give a little back ground and maybe your relationship to the soldier your looking for.We all love a good story here.
Looking forward to your intro.
Bob

 

i dont really have a relation ship with the soldier but i just started collecting and i bought a wwii musette bag and it came with a little bag that i think is a laundry bag and it said ed. h. maxey in it and i just would like to know more about the man behind the stuff and maybe if hes is alive still send him some mail thanking him for his service

 

Here is a little info from the Army Enlistment Records:

[TABLE]
[TR]
Field TitleValueMeaning[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]ARMY SERIAL NUMBER[/TD]
[TD]39212898 [/TD]
[TD]39212898 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]NAME[/TD]
[TD]MAXEY#EDWARD#H########## [/TD]
[TD]MAXEY#EDWARD#H########## [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]RESIDENCE: STATE[/TD]
[TD]97 [/TD]
[TD]WASHINGTON [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]RESIDENCE: COUNTY[/TD]
[TD]027 [/TD]
[TD]GRAYS HARBOR [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]PLACE OF ENLISTMENT[/TD]
[TD]9778 [/TD]
[TD]SEATTLE WASHINGTON [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY[/TD]
[TD]07 [/TD]
[TD]07 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH[/TD]
[TD]08 [/TD]
[TD]08 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR[/TD]
[TD]43 [/TD]
[TD]43 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION[/TD]
[TD]PVT# [/TD]
[TD]Private [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]GRADE: CODE[/TD]
[TD]8 [/TD]
[TD]Private [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION[/TD]
[TD]NO# [/TD]
[TD]No branch assignment [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]BRANCH: CODE[/TD]
[TD]02 [/TD]
[TD]No branch assignment [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]FIELD USE AS DESIRED[/TD]
[TD]# [/TD]
[TD]# [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]TERM OF ENLISTMENT[/TD]
[TD]5 [/TD]
[TD]Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]LONGEVITY[/TD]
[TD]### [/TD]
[TD]### [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL[/TD]
[TD]0 [/TD]
[TD]Civil Life [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]NATIVITY[/TD]
[TD]92 [/TD]
[TD]IDAHO [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]YEAR OF BIRTH[/TD]
[TD]13 [/TD]
[TD]13 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]RACE AND CITIZENSHIP[/TD]
[TD]1 [/TD]
[TD]White, citizen [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]EDUCATION[/TD]
[TD]6 [/TD]
[TD]2 years of college [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]CIVILIAN OCCUPATION[/TD]
[TD]101 [/TD]
[TD]Bookkeepers and cashiers, except bank cashiers [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]MARITAL STATUS[/TD]
[TD]2 [/TD]
[TD]Married [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]COMPONENT OF THE ARMY[/TD]
[TD]7 [/TD]
[TD]Selectees (Enlisted Men) [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]CARD NUMBER[/TD]
[TD]# [/TD]
[TD]# [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]BOX NUMBER[/TD]
[TD]1407 [/TD]
[TD]1407 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 165"]FILM REEL NUMBER[/TD]
[TD]6.173 [/TD]
[TD]6.173 [/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

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To my knowledge the only way to find out his unit is to obtain a copy of his discharge papers. You can try to get that from the National Personnel Records Center (archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/get-service-records.html) but be aware that a fire there in 1973 destroyed millions of records and they may not have a copy. The other route would be to see if there is a copy posted at the local courthouse where he was from. Good luck with your search.

 

thanks for that and ill have to try that site out