Commando ww2 - Aircraft of World War II

zerum · 06-05-2006, 05:05 PM

Is there any place there is possible to find out about a person that served in the commandos,what he did,where he been.Or anything else what happend when in duty??

plan_D · 06-15-2006, 07:07 AM

You need his service number. Then you write off to the MoD for his service history, if you're after a British Commando - which would be the case because only Britain had the Commando.

zerum · 06-16-2006, 05:44 PM

Ok thanks for that, I have to talk to his children if they know something.The problem is that the person is dead,and until right before he died,the only thing we know about him,that he serve in scotland as a motorbike ordonnance.).but he had a talk whit a person Iknow,just before he died,and then he told that he was inwolved in many commandoraids in ww2.And after the war he was working with the commandos on high leve,l In different countrys in NATO.What is the adress to MoD?E-mail??

zerum · 07-04-2006, 05:53 PM

If I Want to find out about a Person that was in the US Navy,where to search??

hellothere · 07-21-2006, 03:00 PM

It would be difficult to find a commando, as most of them where (and still are) sworn to secrecy

trackend · 07-22-2006, 06:01 PM

See if you can find out his unit or battallion Zerum No3, No4 commando etc and if he was army or marine commando also try searching under combined operations although its unlikely to mention specific names if you know his battallion it will narrow your search a heck of a lot.

zerum · 07-23-2006, 05:45 PM

Tank`s a lot.I take contact whit his children at the end of the week,see if they got anyting.A person is going to write a book about people that fight in ww2 from my homearea and he missing information about the 2 persons.

P38 Pilot · 07-25-2006, 05:14 PM

Zerum, I know a book that will help you with learning about an American Commando in the OSS. Get the Book Shadow Warriors, by Tom Clancy. There is an interesting story about three americans dropped into occupied France with French troops of the SAS who trained French militias to rebel against the Germans.

JF3D · 08-08-2006, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by P38 Pilot

Zerum, I know a book that will help you with learning about an American Commando in the OSS. Get the Book Shadow Warriors, by Tom Clancy. There is an interesting story about three americans dropped into occupied France with French troops of the SAS who trained French militias to rebel against the Germans.

The 3 man teams were OSS developed. The British equivalent were SOE or Special Operations Executive. OSS called their folks Jedburg teams. Like a small SF A team to train and equip local forces. Primany job was commo and operations of which the locals tended to be a little light in.

zerum · 08-09-2006, 08:36 PM

Get some new info from his children. The person I looking fore was training at Dumfries in Scotland, he was also in " Bergkompaniet" from nov.44.But I dont know how long he was there."Bergkompaniet" was sendt to Finnmark in Norway to "help "the Russian.Thats all I know by now...

zerum · 08-09-2006, 08:54 PM

Get som info about another person I looking for..Started on U.S.Admiral Halstead, was later on class B,C,D Ships? Was captain on U.S coast guard F.S.384.. Is there any place I can find more info about him??? I was on te Us navy sides,but no hit there.

06-05-2006, 05:05 PM	#1
zerum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 100	Commando ww2 Is there any place there is possible to find out about a person that served in the commandos,what he did,where he been.Or anything else what happend when in duty??

06-15-2006, 07:07 AM	#2
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	You need his service number. Then you write off to the MoD for his service history, if you're after a British Commando - which would be the case because only Britain had the Commando. __________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club.

07-23-2006, 05:45 PM	#7
zerum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 100	Tank`s a lot.I take contact whit his children at the end of the week,see if they got anyting.A person is going to write a book about people that fight in ww2 from my homearea and he missing information about the 2 persons. Last edited by zerum; 07-23-2006 at 05:48 PM.

07-25-2006, 05:14 PM	#8
P38 Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Auburn,Alabama; USA Posts: 1,822	Zerum, I know a book that will help you with learning about an American Commando in the OSS. Get the Book Shadow Warriors, by Tom Clancy. There is an interesting story about three americans dropped into occupied France with French troops of the SAS who trained French militias to rebel against the Germans. __________________ Its better to have an Army of deer being led by a lion, rather an Army of Lions being led by a deer...

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06-16-2006, 05:44 PM	#3
zerum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 100	Ok thanks for that, I have to talk to his children if they know something.The problem is that the person is dead,and until right before he died,the only thing we know about him,that he serve in scotland as a motorbike ordonnance.).but he had a talk whit a person Iknow,just before he died,and then he told that he was inwolved in many commandoraids in ww2.And after the war he was working with the commandos on high leve,l In different countrys in NATO.What is the adress to MoD?E-mail??

07-04-2006, 05:53 PM	#4
zerum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 100	If I Want to find out about a Person that was in the US Navy,where to search??

07-21-2006, 03:00 PM	#5
hellothere Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 10	It would be difficult to find a commando, as most of them where (and still are) sworn to secrecy

07-22-2006, 06:01 PM	#6
trackend Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canvey Island, Essex Posts: 4,029	See if you can find out his unit or battallion Zerum No3, No4 commando etc and if he was army or marine commando also try searching under combined operations although its unlikely to mention specific names if you know his battallion it will narrow your search a heck of a lot.

08-09-2006, 08:36 PM	#10
zerum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 100	Get some new info from his children. The person I looking fore was training at Dumfries in Scotland, he was also in " Bergkompaniet" from nov.44.But I dont know how long he was there."Bergkompaniet" was sendt to Finnmark in Norway to "help "the Russian.Thats all I know by now...

08-09-2006, 08:54 PM	#11
zerum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 100	Get som info about another person I looking for..Started on U.S.Admiral Halstead, was later on class B,C,D Ships? Was captain on U.S coast guard F.S.384.. Is there any place I can find more info about him??? I was on te Us navy sides,but no hit there.

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