Meet Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson joined WW2 Research as an archival military records researcher in October 2024. Ian serves clients of WW2 Research through on-site research at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), part of the National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri. In consultation with clients to learn their specific needs, Ian pieces together individual service histories by locating surviving personnel and unit records from as early as WWI to the 1960s. His expertise helps families and descendants of Americans who served in the US armed forces during World War I, World War 2, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War learn about their loved ones’ military service and some of what they experienced during their time of service.

Ian is also a proud member of the US military, serving as an Officer in the US Army Reserve.

In addition to his expertise in research techniques and archival military records at NARA facilities, Ian brings 10 years of professional museum experience. He has served as Collections Manager at the George S. Patton Museum of Leadership in Fort Knox, KY; Historic Vehicle Program Coordinator at the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park, in Wheaton, IL; Museum Technician and Docent at LaSalle County Historical Society in Utica, IL; and as a Museum Board Member and Vice-President of the Mendota Museum & Historical Society in his hometown, also in Illinois.

Ian Richardson holds a B.A. in history from Illinois State University. He completed graduate coursework in Museum Sciences and Management, Archival Sciences, and History with a focus on 20^th Century Politics and Military Conflict. He holds a Certified Interpretive Guide title from the National Association of Interpreters (NAI).

Ian is an exceptional writer and provides captivating service-history narratives from the records he researches for his clients as an additional, optional service. Ian lives with his wife, baby son, and cats in Ballwin, Missouri.

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