Honor a Veteran or Civilian of WW II
Did you or your Brother, Sister, Father, Mother, Uncle, Aunt, Spouse, Grandfather, Grandmother, a cousin or a friend serve in the military or as an American on the home front during World War II? If so, please take time to honor yourself or them nationally before you are unable to gather some of the details.
Honoring veterans and civilians who served their country is as simple as sharing information about them in the following programs, as appropriate. These programs were enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Clinton. They cover all branches of service plus civilians. There is no charge to be included.
The World War II Memorial Registry of Remembrances honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S., the more than 400,000 who died, and the many civilians who supported the war effort from home. World War II veterans and civilians supporting the war efforts do need to have their names entered in the WW II Registry. You may enter your own name, or the name of someone you wish to honor for their service during the war, even if they are deceased.
As applicable and if the information is available please include as much of the following as possible; name of honoree, hometown, dates in and out of service, branch/civilian, rank/rate and specialty, training and duty stations, units/ships/squadrons served with, ribbons/medals/certificates or honors received, campaigns/battles participated in, civilian jobs or duties and any memorable comments they may have made. Define the name and relationship of the person submitting the information.
The information can be entered online at www.wwiimemorial.com . Select “WW II Registry” and then select “Register an Honoree”. After processing at the Memorial Center, you can search their name online and print a beautiful certificate of the information with the branch of service emblem included - all from your own computer.
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The National Veterans History Collection of the Veterans History Project collects oral history from interviews with veterans and civilians of all wars. If you are in the Louisville area contact the Louisville Free Public Library at www.lfpl.org/veterans to sign up for an interview or volunteer to be on an interview team. Information regarding partner locations in other areas or interview kits is available at www.loc.gov/vets .
If you need more information or have comments, please email Jim Swartwood at or leave a message with AARP Kentucky at 502-394-3492.