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Hello everyone. I am trying to find out some info about my grandfather. He has passed on now and I wish I could have learned more about his service. He was pretty hard to get to open up. The few stories he would tell were about barge busting. I know he was enlisted and manned a 50 cal. His name was Clyde Depue. But he went by Waiine. I know this is a shot in the dark but if anyone could tell me anything I would be most greatful! Thanks


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Hello and welcome!

Do you have any other information at all? Pacific or the Med?

Is your Grandmother still alive? Any chance there is any paperwork hiding in a filing cabinet? A copy of his discharge or separation papers will go a long way. Many vets held onto the paperwork for Veteran's Affairs reasons...here's what a discharge paper looks like:





If your Grandmother is not alive...do you know who in your family handled the estate? They could have these papers sitting in a box and not even know it. Regardless, next of kin can get a lot of paperwork (if it exists) from the Navy through the National Archives:

http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/

The folks here at PT Boats can be real helpful if you can narrow down their time in the service - location - rating (job) - etc. Just a name, even a memorable one like your grandfather's, can be a tall order.

If you don't have any luck with that...see if you can track down any of your grandfather's friends. Did he drink at a VFW or American Legion? My grandfather had many more details and stories for veterans of his generation than he had for the grandkids. I was lucky enough to track some of his old friends down and gleam some bits of info from their memory.

Good luck!

Grandson of James J Stanton
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