I have LOTS more pictures to post but right now I keep loosing my internet connection so it is making it hard to post. I will get some more done tonight and send an email to you so you can see the rest. If you want me to send you an email update email me at scrappyshannon@isp.com ...stay tuned for more soon!
While I was writing Top 10 Blog Posts for 2019 I discovered that my top post was US Marine Casualty Cards from 2014. Wow! {There is also an update to the original post here where I show some more information that was sent to me.} I went back to read the post and discovered that the links no longer work. I did a little digging and found a link to the Casualty Card Database at the Marine Corps University website. At this site you click on the war you want to search and download a searchable spreadsheet. Once you locate your Marine you send an email to request the card. There are also links to download information about what the codes mean on the cards. I also found that you can search the U.S. Marine Corps Casualty Index, 1940-1958 , at Ancestry.com. It gives the casualty date, type, unit, and service number. There is a link to go to another website from the Ancestry database but that link does not work. {I believe...
Wow, we had a couple of drops of rain on Tuesday morning. Made the roads wet at least.
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