Unit Rosters: Collect them now or cry later.

[Otis Willie]

Unit Rosters: Collect them now or cry later.

Many veterans who served in prior wars deeply regret that they failed
to collect the names and hometowns of the men and women they served
with. These contacts are invaluable in later years to substantiate
injuries, medal eligibility, historical information or form unit
associations for reunions.

Military personnel on active duty today should begin immediately to
collect the names, addresses or hometowns of the men and women in
their unit.

Unit rosters can be collected by asking your HQ admin specialist for a
copy of any Morning Report or Daily Personnel list. Home addresses or
towns can be added to each name simply by passing the list around to
each member of the unit. Or, a unit roster can be created simply by
passing a several sheets of paper around each member of the unit with
the request they list their name and locator info.

After obtaining unit rosters they should be copied, if possible, and
mailed to several family members at home for safekeeping. Lists can
also be mailed to The War Library for preservation and later retrieval
at no cost to the list owner.

The most important thing any unit member can do to ensure they can
later obtain information, witnesses or future contacts with the people
they serve with is to collect unit rosters today.

Form SF-212 Unit Roster Preservation
http://www.amervets.com/sf212.doc

(Online) Military Personnel Database Registry Forms
http://www.amervets.com/registry.htm
-- Otis Willie (Ret.)
Military News and Information Editor (http://www.13105320634.com)
The American War Library, Est. 1988 (http://www.amervets.com)
16907 Brighton Avenue
Gardena CA 90247
1-310-532-0634

Military Webmaster Site Link Request Form:
http://www.amervets.com/linkreq.htm

Military and Vet Info-Exchange/Discussion Groups
http://members.aol.com/warlibrary/share.htm

[Jim]

Otis Willie wrote:
> Unit Rosters: Collect them now or cry later.
>
> Many veterans who served in prior wars deeply regret that they failed
> to collect the names and hometowns of the men and women they served
> with. These contacts are invaluable in later years to substantiate
> injuries, medal eligibility, historical information or form unit
> associations for reunions.
>
> Military personnel on active duty today should begin immediately to
> collect the names, addresses or hometowns of the men and women in
> their unit.
>
> Unit rosters can be collected by asking your HQ admin specialist for a
> copy of any Morning Report or Daily Personnel list. Home addresses or
> towns can be added to each name simply by passing the list around to
> each member of the unit. Or, a unit roster can be created simply by
> passing a several sheets of paper around each member of the unit with
> the request they list their name and locator info.
>
> After obtaining unit rosters they should be copied, if possible, and
> mailed to several family members at home for safekeeping. Lists can
> also be mailed to The War Library for preservation and later retrieval
> at no cost to the list owner.
>
> The most important thing any unit member can do to ensure they can
> later obtain information, witnesses or future contacts with the people
> they serve with is to collect unit rosters today.
>
> Form SF-212 Unit Roster Preservation
> http://www.amervets.com/sf212.doc
>
> (Online) Military Personnel Database Registry Forms
> http://www.amervets.com/registry.htm
> -- Otis Willie (Ret.)
> Military News and Information Editor (http://www.13105320634.com)
> The American War Library, Est. 1988 (http://www.amervets.com)
> 16907 Brighton Avenue
> Gardena CA 90247
> 1-310-532-0634
>
> Military Webmaster Site Link Request Form:
> http://www.amervets.com/linkreq.htm
>
> Military and Vet Info-Exchange/Discussion Groups
> http://members.aol.com/warlibrary/share.htm

In the same light I recommend to all my new Navy enlistees to keep a
copy of their unit watchbills. Makes remembering names and faces much
easier 40 years down the road.

Chief Jim


ACC USN ret.
NKX, BIKF, NAB, CV-63, NIR
67-69 69-71 71-74 77-80 80-85
&
74-77

Founder: RAMN (rec.aviation.military.naval)

[Tex Houston]

"Jim" > wrote in message ...
> Otis Willie wrote:
>> Unit Rosters: Collect them now or cry later.

< American War Library propaganda excised>

> In the same light I recommend to all my new Navy enlistees to keep a copy
> of their unit watchbills. Makes remembering names and faces much easier
> 40 years down the road.
>
> Chief Jim

Here is what other organizations think about the scam you just endorsed.

http://www.armyairforces.com/scheme.html

http://1stbn4thmarines.com/reunions/scams.htm

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/1955/faqawld.htm

http://www.gunships.org/ghostrider.html

Regards,

Tex

[Mike Kanze]

Tex,

While your point is well-taken, I didn't read Chief Jim's note the way you did. To me, he is advocating that others simply keep copies of their unit rosters, etc., for their own use later.

"Otis Willie" has been exposed as a fake several times previously in this NG. Never hurts to remind folks though, and your inclusion of several exposé links was helpful for those not yet "with the program."

--
Mike Kanze

"I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are. If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast."

-- General William Tecumseh Sherman

"Tex Houston" > wrote in message .. .

"Jim" > wrote in message ...
> Otis Willie wrote:
>> Unit Rosters: Collect them now or cry later.

< American War Library propaganda excised>

> In the same light I recommend to all my new Navy enlistees to keep a copy
> of their unit watchbills. Makes remembering names and faces much easier
> 40 years down the road.
>
> Chief Jim

Here is what other organizations think about the scam you just endorsed.

http://www.armyairforces.com/scheme.html

http://1stbn4thmarines.com/reunions/scams.htm

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/1955/faqawld.htm

http://www.gunships.org/ghostrider.html

Regards,

Tex