09/30/2026
Over 16 million men and women served in the U.S. Armed Forces during WWII. KB Barcomb will provide strategies and methods for discovering their stories. She will show us what individual and unit records are available, where to find them, and resources to help interpret their content and context. Case study examples illustrate the value of fully leveraging resources.
KB Barcomb specializes in World War I and World War II records, resources, and research methodology. Her focus is on understanding the chronology and context of military records, so as to more accurately interpret and analyze their content thereby helping others successfully research their ancestors’ wartime service.
She is passionate about sharing the many nuances and details discoverable in service and war-era records. She has taught classes for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), co-taught the course Researching U.S. Ancestors: 1917-1930 for the Genealogy Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), and taught a course on WWI research for the Applied Genealogy Institute.
KB has conducted on-site research at National Archives I & II, the National Archives at Atlanta and Kansas City, the US Army Heritage and Education Center, the Air Force Historical Research Agency, the National WWI Museum, the National Security Agency Museum, the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum, plus various state and university archives.
She is a retired US Army officer with over 20 years of active service, a self-acknowledged history nerd, and the late-in-life daughter of two WWII veterans. She is a member of the Society for Military History and the Association of Professional Genealogists.
