Military Records

 One of my most frustrating things right now is finding military records for my grandfathers. My paternal grandfather, Robert Woller, fought in WWI on the German side.  We know next to nothing about his service.  I would love to know what battles he fought in, where he was during most of the war, his rank, anything I can get my hands on as far as his life in the military.  I do know that he had a hard time adjusting back to civilian life once he returned.  But we really don't know much else.  I have searched some records for any information on him and I am met with nothing.  I still have some deeper dives to do for his information as I have learned of some other places to search.  I'm hoping I'll be able to discover something.

Then there is my maternal grandfather, Anthonie Hartman.  I have been told that he was in the Navy and he was an officer.  I have been told that before WWII broke out he was already stationed with his troops and they were heading out to do something.  My mother has written a lot of her history.  I need to go through her pages around the time of the war and see if she wrote any detailed information on his service.   Again, I am anxious to find any type of information on his life in the military.  As far as finding records on him I have, again, been met with snake eyes.  I spent a lot of the day today going through the National Archief and the CBG to see if I can find him anywhere and get any information on him.  Every link I searched through, hoping upon hope this might be the one.......NOPE.  Big snake eyes.  I finally ended up sending an email to someone at the National Archief hoping they can direct me where I might go to find his records.  They say it will take several weeks for them to respond, so I am in a pattern of a waiting game right now.   I just hope the response I get gives me some helpful information as far as a direction I should take.  

Finding records on my grandfathers military service is a high priority for me.  I will keep digging until I run out of places to search.  I hope God will be on my side and help light the way for me.