World War II

Resources in this category:

The American WWII Orphans Network
http://www.west.net/~awon/

"The American WWII Orphans Network is an organization of sons and daughters of Americans killed and missing in World War II. The American WWII Orphans Network . . . Locates and registers all American WWII orphans and their fathers. Holds local, regional and national gatherings. Maintains on-line communication with WWII orphans from all over the World. Directs orphans to sources of information about their fathers from military and government records. Directs orphans to sources of information for locating war buddies, family and friends of their fathers. Helps family and friends locate the families of men who were killed in WWII. Welcomes Family and Associate Memberships from those other than sons and daughters, from sponsoring individuals and organizations, from veterans groups, members of the media, and other interested parties." The site has information about the organization, an events calendar, a picture gallery of war memorabilia, and stories and photographs of members' fathers.