"What did you do during the war, auntie?" Topic

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Glengarry5	23 Apr 2014 4:05 p.m. PST
I was wondering if I could get a little help for my mother. She had an aunt, Ann Regner, who did classified work in Washington D.C. during World War 2. To the day she died she never explained what exactly she did there, it was a "state secret". My mother recalls a photo of Ann around that time, one of few women (in civilian dress) in a group of men in uniform. Ann was from Wisconsin and was fluent in several Scandinavian languages. My mother always wondered what she did, she suspects code breaking but she would like to know for sure. Is there any way I can find out? Thank you.
Stryderg	23 Apr 2014 4:32 p.m. PST
Any idea what department or agency she worked for?
tuscaloosa	23 Apr 2014 6:11 p.m. PST
Submit a request for her personnel records from the National Archives. Then you can learn who she worked for, which would be the first step.
Glengarry5	23 Apr 2014 6:15 p.m. PST
No, I don't know who she worked for, sorry. Would the National Archives be open to non-Americans? I am and my mother became Canadian.
Legion 4	24 Apr 2014 7:56 a.m. PST
My Ma, was a Rosie the Riveter type and built P-39s … and my Dad, a SGT with the 90th ID, in the ETO …
tuscaloosa	24 Apr 2014 3:44 p.m. PST
Yes, the National Archives are open to Canadians. We try to keep a bit more class, but that broke down a while ago, and now they'll let anyone query. :-)