How would I go about finding a long lost relative?

[Gaika]

I usually don't ask for this kind of help or make these kind of posts. This serves great importance to me and my father if we could find information about his grandfather who died in the second world war. I tried to find things on google, however it only shows me results for Canada, not Europe. When I search for that, It gives me pointless results. Anyone mind helping?

[Bacn]

You don't find long lost relatives. Hence why they're long lost.


But I think there's a site or two that specializes in this sort of thing. But I really can't help you that much. History is hard to uncover.

[Fullmetal]

Did they even have the internet back then?

[PandaPie]

I usually don't ask for this kind of help or make these kind of posts. This serves great importance to me and my father if we could find information about his grandfather who died in the second world war. I tried to find things on google, however it only shows me results for Canada, not Europe. When I search for that, It gives me pointless results. Anyone mind helping?

Find out what Regiment he was in, pretty easy to go from there, though why you'd want to find a zombie is beyond me

[Gaika]

It's just important to my father. There are records of the soldiers that died and their actions. Apparently, one of his friends found the same.

[Bryan]

Have you already tried http://www.ancestry.com/?

[Ronin]

Tried contacting the Army?
Or vet organizations?

If they can't provide, you won't likely get help anywhere...

http://www.army.mil/veteransorganizations/

Find out what Regiment he was in, pretty easy to go from there, though why you'd want to find a zombie is beyond me

Right on. Everything else is aimlessly wasting time.

[bonneau_14]

Okay, but your dad didn't know his father?

i live in a small town and worked at a gas station and we had quite a few people coming in asking for information... there is a untirely unmarked grave yard in town; everyone wants to find their grandma's grave or something.