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Title: US Army Military Service Records
Post by: Black Sheep on May 17, 2007, 06:49:28 PM

I know this was posted a while back - but i can't find the thread in searching. Can anyone point to this website for me? Is it the Nation Archives site? Thanks

Title: US Army Military Service Records
Post by: Black Sheep on May 17, 2007, 07:08:41 PM

So if anyone can help - i am looking for service records for my grandfather,

Corp. Marvin E. Beaird
BTRY B, 156th Field Artillery Battalion, 44th Division

I'd like to get a picture of thier insignia/patch if possible. Any help would be appreciated.

Apparently from what my mom told me, he had returned for leave to the states because his brother was killed in a car accident. Meanwhile his Division or group was deployed and wiped out somewhere in Europe....

Title: US Army Military Service Records
Post by: Toad on May 17, 2007, 07:13:41 PM

Here's a place to start. Patch at top left.

http://efour4ever.com/44thdivision/home.html

Title: US Army Military Service Records
Post by: rpm on May 17, 2007, 07:36:24 PM

I hope you have good luck finding them. Many early service records were destoryed in a huge fire some time back.

Title: US Army Military Service Records
Post by: Black Sheep on May 17, 2007, 07:39:34 PM

thanks for the help - my mom has a strong box with his honorable discharge papers and something about returning from Glasgow in '45 on the Queen Elizabeth. I also found the 156th Field Artillery Battalion patch and thanks Toad for the link to the 44th Div. patch.

Title: US Army Military Service Records
Post by: bj229r on May 17, 2007, 07:56:09 PM

While you're at it find John Kerry's:rofl

Title: US Army Military Service Records
Post by: Jackal1 on May 18, 2007, 06:58:05 AM

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Originally posted by bj229r
While you're at it find John Kerry's:rofl

For his time "in country", Hollywood would be a good place to find these.

Title: Re: US Army Military Service Records
Post by: Airscrew on May 18, 2007, 09:09:54 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Black Sheep
I know this was posted a while back - but i can't find the thread in searching. Can anyone point to this website for me? Is it the Nation Archives site? Thanks

I went back and looked through my posts and found the links I posted before.  I have them saved at home but not at work.  well I fixed that now..

any way here are the links.  these are all within the National Archives

http://www.archives.gov/research/ww2/index.html

http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=3360&cat=all&bc=sl

http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/topics/ww2.html

ya know this topic comes up every few months makes me wonder if HTC should have a page devoted to links for research for various military and aviation topics

Title: US Army Military Service Records
Post by: Airscrew on May 18, 2007, 10:44:11 AM

Mighty, I think you're looking for the Argument Room, its just down the hall, 3rd door on the left.

Title: US Army Military Service Records
Post by: rpm on May 18, 2007, 12:37:23 PM

Wow, he doesn't even know how to make a decent thread hijack. That clearly deserved it's own HTC bashing thread.

Title: US Army Military Service Records
Post by: AWMac on May 18, 2007, 04:56:19 PM

Try this. They may be able to help.

National Personnel Records Center
Military Personnel Records
ATTN:  NPRC WEB
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100

Customer Service:  314.801.0800

Again Good Luck in your search.

Mac