These researchers can trace a World War II veteran’s service for families

NEW ORLEANS, La. (InvestigateTV) — A program at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans is helping families learn about their loved ones’ service by tracking down veterans’ official records.Researchers can find details that include training, medical history, units, battles and promotions. InvestigateTV’s own Tisha Powell used the program to learn more about her grandfather, Ulysses Reed Sr.On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise military attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii. The attack killed more than 2,400 Americans, sank or damaged 21 ships and destroyed 188 airplanes. The U.S. officially entered the war the next day.Of the 16.4 million Americans who served in the war, fewer than 46,000 are still alive. Many families are left with unanswered questions about what their loved ones did and endured during the war.“There’s one half of one percent of American World War II veterans that are still with us today. And so, every time we can bring a veteran t