On May 29, 2004--Memorial Day weekend--the National World War II Memorial
will be dedicated on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Because over 400,000
Americans gave their lives during WWII--far more than were lost during the
Vietnam War--individual names will not be listed on the monument itself. Instead,
the American Battle Monuments Commission has organized an on-line registry of
Americans who served in World War II or supported the war effort at home.
According to the commission's news release, the registry is open to not only
to veterans, but to "any American that served in the armed forces or
contributed to the war effort on the home front, whether in factories and shipyards or
farms and neighborhoods."
To search the registry or add a name, go to the National World War II
Memorial Web site:
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or call the commission toll-free: 1-800-639-4WW2.
Anyone can submit names and registration is free. It takes 2-3 weeks for a
new entry to appear in the on-line registry. Using the advanced search, one
can bring up, say, all the registered individuals from Leo, IN, or from
Cedarville, or look up all Moores registered in IN.
Happy 4th!
~Dawnette