I promise to keep this as an introduction and to say hello. I hope to post my questions in the appropriate places and NOT post twice. Here is my story... I am researching how my Dad came to New York in 1940 from Curaçao where he had worked as a mechanic for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. I found it was originally to work/train on the Brewster’s being manufactured there. He then somehow went to Jackson MS (probably in 1942) with the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School and he then flew out with the last or next to the last group in Feb. 1944 to Australia where he served with the ML-KNIL until April 1946. I only know he was at Bundaberg, Australia, not sure if anywhere else there. Me: born on Long Island, NY but father born in Den Hague, NL, and mother born in Paramaribo, Surinam I have pieced this history together from days and days of sleuthing. Dad passed in 1982 and mom passed in 2008. My sis and I never thought to ask either of them about dad’s time in WWII. Dad’s uncle was Albert Plesman, founder of KLM. Dad worked for KLM all of his life from June 22, 1931 as a technical engineer at Waalhaven Airport, Rotterdam until retirement on July 1, 1973 as Manager Technical Dept in Tokyo, Japan. After the war, Dad was stationed in New York, Anchorage and then Tokyo as KLM extended its routes over the pole. With the help of a cousin in Amsterdam, I have direct info regarding how to obtain dad’s WWII service records. I hope to begin work on that tomorrow. Hello to all and thank you for this forum! And yes, I promise to use the SEARCH function first before posting a question. Lol Jennifer
