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arib ([personal profile] arib) wrote2005-08-23 02:26 pm

Military question...

If I was interested in obtaining the service records of my grandfathers, who would I contact?

The VA wasn't very helpful.

[identity profile] josette.livejournal.com 2005-08-23 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/
This has a few links that you can find, I found my grandfather's WWII records from there.
Geneologists can find all manner of records, and the Mormon and Jewish geneology sites are all very thorough.

[identity profile] tsjafo.livejournal.com 2005-08-24 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
The military personnel records center at St. Louis has a website:

http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/

While they can't take requests for military records through email, there is a form that can be downloaded, filled, printed and snail-mailed to them.