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May 21, 2013

The Wilkerson Family DNA Project Coming Soon!

January 21, 2013 by Carol Yates Wilkerson

We’re Testing A Parent’s DNA Since none of us are getting any younger (Jim just turned 64!) then there is no time like the present to get this project kicked off. The Wilkerson Group DNA Project As you may have noticed this blog is now an affiliate of Family Tree DNA . I [...]

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Before January 1950 Naval Discharge Papers Were NAVPERS 553

September 29, 2012 by Carol Yates Wilkerson

Why Can’t I Find My World War II Ancestor’s DD-214? I learned something new today about Naval Service Discharge papers and when they were used. We are trying to get my father-in-law’s WWII medals replaced so we can put them in a nice shadow box for him. When he came home from the war his [...]

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1955 Operation Wigwam Participant : John E. Wilkerson

July 7, 2012 by Carol Yates Wilkerson

David and John Wilkerson We’ve been fortunate enough to be able to get military records for some of our older family members like Jim’s dad Loren, my dad Wm G Yates, and Jim’s uncle John Wilkerson. The fathers were both participants in World War II, and John (as well as his younger brother David Wilkerson) [...]