Comments on: Found at Sea with Navy Muster Rolls and Cruise Books

By: Betsy

Betsy — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:24:03 +0000

The Navy Cruise Books are a great addition to ancestry.com! We have some from my father’s Naval career, including the 1943 Flight Jacket Mark I (USN Air Training Center Pensacola, Fl) that has hundreds of graduating aviators depicted from civilian..to pilot…to Naval aviator. Also various airplane divisions and great advertisements from local businesses as well as aircraft manufacturers.
I would love to have these added to your collection for all to view, but don’t want to give up the books. Please advise your scanning process, do you have a location in Florida?

By: Scott Phillips

Scott Phillips — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:04:07 +0000

Great addition! I found information on my Uncle and great Uncle in these Navy records.

Thanks for adding them!

Scott
Onward To Our Past!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:07:03 +0000

Can’t get on any trees. My own and that’s it. Anyone know what’s going on.

By: Jade

Jade — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:19:06 +0000

The added collection is nice. But bring back the single scrollable list of military databases that existed until a few hours ago in OldSearch mode.

With the NewSearch setup there is no way to look at a one-page list of all the military databases.

Instead, the military databases are spread across more than 40 pages with 25 entries each, and the pages are not navigable. You have to go through one at a time.

If you don’t already know a database exists and exactly how it is named, you might never find it. The search engine does ~~not~~ search all databases.

And to filter by time period (wonky–since when did War of 1812 begin in 1789?) or the wrong way the engine sorts by locality, is more infernal clickiness.

Just bring back the single list, please.

By: Paul Rawlins

Paul Rawlins — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:48:42 +0000

I’m glad you are enjoying the content. As for your questions:

Linda,
I’m not sure why those craft wouldn’t be included. Our source for the records is NARA; could some of the records not have come to them? Could it have something to do with those ships having been lost? I’m waiting to hear back from one possible source of info, but in the meantime, does anybody else have any insight?

Sarah,
I have passed the idea of searchable service numbers along. For now, if you can narrow down by year at all, that might help. I would suggest ship, but I’m thinking you probably don’t have that information or you wouldn’t be facing your problem. Good luck.

Jerry,
There are a couple of possibilities. One, the DuPont didn’t create cruise books for the years you’re looking for. Two, we don’t have a copy. Since cruise books are unofficial publications, there is no single source to go to to find a copy or even a definitive list of what exists. We have posted everything we’ve been able to obtain from our sources thus far, but there are bound to be more volumes out there.

By: Jerry Gladwell

Jerry Gladwell — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:37:46 +0000

I think this was an extremely interesting addition to your collections. Just curious about the USS DuPont (DD941). I can’t seem to find any cruise records before 1967. Are those available for 1963-1966 or am I looking in the wrong place?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:25:25 +0000

I am really enjoying this collection. I was able to find my grandfather listed on three different muster rolls aboard the USS Currituck while he was recovering from a plane crash.

I am curious to know if the muster rolls will ever be searchable by service number. I tried looking for my father-in-law’s dad, but because he had such a common name, I was unable to locate him, even though I know his service number.

I know it’s possible that there aren’t any muster rolls available for whatever ships he served on, but searching by the service number would make things alot easier. Thanks!!

By: Linda Szynal

Linda Szynal — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:45:38 +0000

Thank you so much! The information I was able to gather about the LCI my dad was on thrilled him!
Have the muster rolls from all the ships been done? I noticed the LCI(L)91 and 93 are not listed. They were in Flotilla 4 and later renamed Flotilla 10. Involved in the landings at Omaha Beach.