[Milsurplus] Finding pree-WW2 call sign

[Dan Ferguson]

Thanks much to those who replied, on and off the list.  Bruce Sugarberg 
pointed me to a 1941 call book at archive.org, where I found my cousin's 
call was W9FZY.  This adds a bit to the record of my family's history.

Thanks again,

Dan


On 8/8/2019 7:06 PM, 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.
>
> Thanks much,
>
>
> Dan
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