[Milsurplus] Finding pree-WW2 call sign

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 8 Aug 2019 at 19:06, Dan Ferguson wrote:

> I realize this may be kind of off-topic, but I promise not to go on and 
> on about it, and I'm guessing maybe someone here might have an idea 
> where I could go in my search. ...
> 
> I had a cousin who was a ham prior to WW2, served as a radio operator on 
> a Navy tanker and died in the Battle of the Coral Sea a couple of months 
> before I was born.  When I became interested in shortwave radio his 
> mother sent my mother one of his blank QSL cards for me.  That card was 
> lost after I left home in my late teens.  I am wondering if there is any 
> place to look to find what his amateur radio call was.  Any help would 
> be appreciated.

I can recommend one, and can point you towards another, 

First, go to QRZ.com and look up NL7XM Pete Varounis. I have used his services and 
HIGHLY recommend him.

He lists himself on his QRZ.com page as a Radio Amateur Callsign Historian and there is a 
link there to his reviews on eHam.

His fees are very nominal and I was extremely pleased with what he found out for me.

Another source for help for you in your quest is this site:

http://w0is.com/oldcallsigns/oldcalls.html

However, I have never used this information. 

I had Pete "The Greek" do it for me, and he did a better job than I could in less time.

Ken W7EKB