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Posted on 11/7/21 at 8:39 am to Jim Rockford
I believe the fire destroyed most of the WW1 records.
Posted on 11/7/21 at 11:35 am to jeffsdad
There was a fire around 1973. The records destroyed were in the middle of the alphabet, my father's records from WW2 and his brother's records from Korea were destroyed.
Posted on 11/7/21 at 3:55 pm to vl100butch
Just a helpful tip (for your situation and people who are trying to get their own DD214),
If it takes longer than a couple weeks to get your documentation, I've had great success in the past contacting my Federal legislators to "speed up" the process.
Send an email or call the office, I've done this with a couple different issues (OPM retirements and annuities, DD214) and it's always worked in speeding up the process.
If it takes longer than a couple weeks to get your documentation, I've had great success in the past contacting my Federal legislators to "speed up" the process.
Send an email or call the office, I've done this with a couple different issues (OPM retirements and annuities, DD214) and it's always worked in speeding up the process.
Posted on 11/7/21 at 5:20 pm to gaetti15
All of these are good sources. The military may be anal but they keep good records.
When applying for VA disability they even had records of my doctors’ visits from the ‘60-70s. They even informed me of a second Purple Heart I had received and didn’t know about.
If your grandpa was wounded, you might also try VA Medical records. If you call them, sometimes if you’re lucky, you might get a volunteer veteran who gives a shite.
Keep in mind that serial numbers back in the day were not SS numbers.
When applying for VA disability they even had records of my doctors’ visits from the ‘60-70s. They even informed me of a second Purple Heart I had received and didn’t know about.
If your grandpa was wounded, you might also try VA Medical records. If you call them, sometimes if you’re lucky, you might get a volunteer veteran who gives a shite.
Keep in mind that serial numbers back in the day were not SS numbers.
Posted on 11/7/21 at 5:47 pm to RatchetStrap
National Archives website info on military records
Very helpful.
Warning: a fire in 1973 at the St Louis records depository destroyed a lot of veterans records.
You can check with Louisiana Dept of Veterans Affairs, too.
Very helpful.
Warning: a fire in 1973 at the St Louis records depository destroyed a lot of veterans records.
You can check with Louisiana Dept of Veterans Affairs, too.
Posted on 11/7/21 at 8:54 pm to NYNolaguy1
quote:
Unfortunately a fire destroyed a lot of the Army WWII records in the 70s I believe.
air force (too). not ww2. 60s.
just some letters of alphabet.
Posted on 11/8/21 at 1:01 pm to elprez00
My dad and father in law were both highly decorated WW2 vets and neither one ever talked about their war experiences until right before they died. It was an incredible what they told us. After they had both passed away I sent for their medals/decorations. It took about a year but they finally arrived. Beautiful.
I am going to make a shadow box/ display case with all their medals. Since each of my two sons are named after them…I’m going to give them to keep as a family keepsake to be handed down to later generations.
The main thing when dealing with the govt…. It’s slow going. Covid has really backed things up. Don’t give up.
I am going to make a shadow box/ display case with all their medals. Since each of my two sons are named after them…I’m going to give them to keep as a family keepsake to be handed down to later generations.
The main thing when dealing with the govt…. It’s slow going. Covid has really backed things up. Don’t give up.
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Posted on 11/8/21 at 1:48 pm to RatchetStrap
Posted on 11/8/21 at 2:09 pm to Jim Rockford
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Unfortunately a fire in the seventies destroyed a lot of records, so it's hit or miss.
That is correct, it sucks that happened.
Posted on 11/8/21 at 2:39 pm to RatchetStrap
He may have been one of the "Iron Men of Metz." I just read an article on the 95ID before visiting Metz this morning. They were the first to conquer the heavily fortified city of Metz since Attila's Huns. WeAreTheMighty.com "Iron Men of Metz"
Posted on 11/8/21 at 2:43 pm to vl100butch
quote:
There was a fire around 1973. The records destroyed were in the middle of the alphabet, my father's records from WW2 and his brother's records from Korea were destroyed.
Detailed article on the fire, what records are involved and what limited resources remain to reconstruct basic service information
Posted on 11/8/21 at 3:07 pm to Ace Midnight
My father was in the 95th. I just obtained his 95th infantry book with pictures of a lot of the guys. Give me a name and platoon name and I’ll look and see if I can send you a picture.
Posted on 11/8/21 at 3:13 pm to RatchetStrap
I have used Red Bird Research in the past. Navy and Marine records are available, but as someone posted earlier, the Army records can be hit or miss due to the St Louis archive fire in the mid 70’s. Hope this helps
ETA: the research is about $50 per veteran.
ETA: the research is about $50 per veteran.
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Posted on 11/8/21 at 3:16 pm to saltwaterdawg
This is on the 377th infantry regiment.
Posted on 11/8/21 at 3:19 pm to RatchetStrap
Posted on 11/8/21 at 3:25 pm to Rascal52
As several have mentioned.
* It can be painfully slow.
* A lot of records were destroyed in the fire.
* Several years ago I tried to get WWII records for an uncle on my moms side and they would only release them to the "next of kin".
I did what was needed to prove I was next of kin but my uncles records were destroyed in the fire.
I was able to get the records for my dad and you can purchase the medals your vet received at a very reasonable price. I bought several sets and mounted them in a shadowbox and gave that to his grandchildren as a gift. A very emotional moment with them as they knew how proud their grandfather was of his "service" time.
* It can be painfully slow.
* A lot of records were destroyed in the fire.
* Several years ago I tried to get WWII records for an uncle on my moms side and they would only release them to the "next of kin".
I did what was needed to prove I was next of kin but my uncles records were destroyed in the fire.
I was able to get the records for my dad and you can purchase the medals your vet received at a very reasonable price. I bought several sets and mounted them in a shadowbox and gave that to his grandchildren as a gift. A very emotional moment with them as they knew how proud their grandfather was of his "service" time.
Posted on 11/8/21 at 4:21 pm to ForLSU56
Hmmm. Did the Uncle you were searching for stay in the service past 51 ? If so then his records haven’t gone archival ( 70 years since discharge ). Anyone can get Archival records of any Veteran if they exist. At least that’s how it was explained to me ?
Don’t get me started on military medals, that’s a sore spot of mine. My favorite Uncle was in the PTO with the 3rd marines as a pioneer marine. He was often detached to the infantry as his primary mos was .30 cal machine gunner. He fought with the 3rd regiment on Bougainville, 9th marine regiment on Guam and with the 5th marine , 27th regiment on Iwo . To the best of my knowledge he wasn’t awarded the presidential unit citation or the Navy commendation medals that these units received even though he was assigned to them for the actions that they were awarded.
Don’t get me started on military medals, that’s a sore spot of mine. My favorite Uncle was in the PTO with the 3rd marines as a pioneer marine. He was often detached to the infantry as his primary mos was .30 cal machine gunner. He fought with the 3rd regiment on Bougainville, 9th marine regiment on Guam and with the 5th marine , 27th regiment on Iwo . To the best of my knowledge he wasn’t awarded the presidential unit citation or the Navy commendation medals that these units received even though he was assigned to them for the actions that they were awarded.
This post was edited on 11/8/21 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 11/8/21 at 6:07 pm to Rascal52
He was in the 101st, got out October or November of 44 and just missed Bastogne. I did the request form and got a letter back that his records were destroyed in the fire.
My mom (his sister) had his discharge letter so we know the date he entered and was discharged but was hoping to get his records so that I could look into getting a set of medals.
My mom (his sister) had his discharge letter so we know the date he entered and was discharged but was hoping to get his records so that I could look into getting a set of medals.
Posted on 11/9/21 at 1:49 am to TorchtheFlyingTiger
Metz is where he was wounded, so I would say he fits the group.
This post was edited on 11/9/21 at 1:51 am
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