Sunday, August 26, 2007

Oh Canada!

Take a look here and see if you agree...
Mr. V. was apparently a Canadian citizen when he enlisted as a Private in 1942, at the age of 24.

And as a sidelight, is anyone else surprised that this sort of information is now available?

...More than a little frightening, in my opinion!

8 comments:

Purple Tabby said...

OMG! I can't believe how easy it is to get all that infomation! And I'm sure you realize what those numbers are on the left!

Purple Tabby said...

One thing we can do to be a little safer from ID theft, is have the Social Security Office place a block on our SSNs.

It isn't fool proof but if someone tries to use your SSN, they contact you

Anonymous said...

He was native to Canada, but I believe he was already a U.S. citizen

Hawkeye said...

Vandy's Dad was an executive with International Harvester, I think was the name of the company. The family was in Canada for awhile and during that time Vandy was born. Both his parents was American citizens. Vandy was born there but never a Canadian citizen.

Greybeard said...

Thanks Hawk, for clearing that up.
I'm a little disappointed though...
It would have been fascinating to find out how and when Vandy became a citizen!
International Harvester is still in business. They changed the name to "Navistar", and my Sis-in-law works for them in Chi-town.

Purple Tabby said...

He must have been bilingual all the time. Well, that explains his accent.

GB- If your sis-in-law's company is interested, I know where they can find a beautifully restored IH. A cousin restored my grandfathers and it's prettier than the day it rolled off the line.

Greybeard said...

Pickup truck, Semi, or Farmall Tractor, PT?

Purple Tabby said...

Tractor