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Subject:
World War II soldier data digitized at New York State Military Museum
From:
Robert Sullivan <[log in to unmask]>
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A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State history." <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:08:45 -0400
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SARATOGA SPRINGS — When 28,969 New York National Guard soldiers
mobilized in the fall of 1940 as the United States prepared for war,
clerks filled out six-by-four inch cards on each individual.

Now, thanks to a team of 15 volunteers, those records — listing names,
serial number, home and unit, and later annotated with hand-written
notes on whether or not the soldier was killed or wounded — are
available online from the New York State Military Museum.

<http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2012/03/30/news/doc4f7511c3e869f109796075.txt?viewmode=fullstory>

-- 
Bob Sullivan
Schenectady Digital History Archive
<http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/>
Schenectady County (NY) Public Library

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