Military Records

[Dale]

I'm trying to research my fathers WWII service. I have his DD214 and
know some things about his service from talking to him.

Someone posted about being able to get the unit "log"/history using the
Freedom of Info Act. Does anyone know how to go about doing that?

Thanks.

--
Dale L. Falk

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing around with airplanes.

http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html

[Kevin Brooks]

"Dale" > wrote in message
...
> I'm trying to research my fathers WWII service. I have his DD214 and
> know some things about his service from talking to him.
>
> Someone posted about being able to get the unit "log"/history using the
> Freedom of Info Act. Does anyone know how to go about doing that?
>
> Thanks.

You are better off contacting the National Personel Records Center in St
Louis (if he was Army or Army Air Forces); with his 214 and you being his
direct survivor, they should be happy to help you out. My sister and father
just went through this process trying to get my grandfather's pre-WWI
records, but in his case it was a lost cause because those records were
among those lost during the big fire a few decades back.

Their web address is:

http://www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/veterans_service_records.html

Brooks

>
> --
> Dale L. Falk
>
> There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
> as simply messing around with airplanes.
>
> http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html

[Kevin Brooks]

"Kevin Brooks" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Dale" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm trying to research my fathers WWII service. I have his DD214 and
> > know some things about his service from talking to him.
> >
> > Someone posted about being able to get the unit "log"/history using the
> > Freedom of Info Act. Does anyone know how to go about doing that?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> You are better off contacting the National Personel Records Center in St
> Louis (if he was Army or Army Air Forces); with his 214 and you being his
> direct survivor, they should be happy to help you out. My sister and
father
> just went through this process trying to get my grandfather's pre-WWI
> records, but in his case it was a lost cause because those records were
> among those lost during the big fire a few decades back.

oops--that applies to all services, not just Army and AAF!

Brooks
>
> Their web address is:
>
>
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/veterans_service_records.html
>
> Brooks
>
> >
> > --
> > Dale L. Falk
> >
> > There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
> > as simply messing around with airplanes.
> >
> > http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html
>
>

[Cub Driver]

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 09:14:04 -0800, Dale > wrote:

>I'm trying to research my fathers WWII service. I have his DD214 and
>know some things about his service from talking to him.

You can request his records from St Louis. See
www.warbirdforum.com/faq.htm#2 for the address etc.


all the best -- Dan Ford
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[Dale]

In article >,
Cub Driver > wrote:


> You can request his records from St Louis. See
> www.warbirdforum.com/faq.htm#2 for the address etc.

I have done that. What I'm looking for is the daily log of his unit.

--
Dale L. Falk

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing around with airplanes.

http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html

[Cub Driver]

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 07:33:32 -0800, Dale > wrote:

>I have done that. What I'm looking for is the daily log of his unit.

You may be able to do this, but be prepared to spend some time in
Washington. The National Archives will give you credentials and some
advice from an archivist.

On the other hand, some records just don't exist. I've recently spent
two months trying to get the guvmint to acknowledge the two years I
spent in the army and four in the reserve. They agree that I was in
the army; what they aren't sure about is the (inactive!) reserve. This
gives me great sympathy of the incumbent president.

all the best -- Dan Ford
email: (put Cubdriver in subject line)

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