Author Topic: WW2 Service Records (Read 309 times)

RTStuka · « **on:** June 28, 2004, 09:25:44 PM »

Im doing some research on my faimly and I am trying to obtain service records from ww2 for my relatives that served. I was wondering if anyone knows and places too look that would help me in my research.
Thank you,
RTStuka

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 28, 2004, 09:28:32 PM »

Thats a good question, I always wondered if I could contact the Navy and get a copy of the medals my grandad won, and the ships he served on ETC.

Toad · « **Reply #2 on:** June 28, 2004, 09:31:05 PM »

National Personnel Records Center

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The National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records (NPRC-MPR) is the repository of millions of military personnel, health, and medical records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services during the 20th century. NPRC (MPR) also stores medical treatment records of retirees from all services, as well as records for dependent and other persons treated at naval medical facilities. Information from the records is made available upon written request (with signature and date) to the extent allowed by law.

This site is provided for those seeking information regarding military personnel, health and medical records stored at NPRC (MPR). If you are a veteran or next-of-kin of a deceased veteran, you may now use vetrecs.archives.gov to order a copy of your military records. For all others, your request is best made using a Standard Form 180. It includes complete instructions for preparing and submitting requests.

Be advised, they had a huge fire back in the 70's I think and many, many records were lost. Like my dad's.

Good luck!

RTStuka · « **Reply #3 on:** June 28, 2004, 09:33:20 PM »

Thank you very much for the info, unfortunatly my grandfather did not talk much about his service, I was only 4 at the time of his death so I never had the chance to find out much from him and I am hoping to discover as much as possible.

vorticon · « **Reply #4 on:** June 28, 2004, 09:45:55 PM »

hmm...anyone know where i could go for british service records?

DiabloTX · « **Reply #5 on:** June 28, 2004, 10:05:39 PM »

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Originally posted by vorticon
hmm...anyone know where i could go for british service records?

Britain...maybe?

Rafe35 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 29, 2004, 12:43:33 AM »

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Originally posted by Toad
National Personnel Records Center

Be advised, they had a huge fire back in the 70's I think and many, many records were lost. Like my dad's.

Good luck!

So many records were lost, that's just suck.

Angus · « **Reply #7 on:** June 29, 2004, 04:02:59 AM »

I think it was in 1973

ET · « **Reply #8 on:** June 29, 2004, 04:36:21 AM »

For advice on British military records, go to Cyndislist. com and click on United Kingdom.
You should be able to find some thing in there.

Furball · « **Reply #9 on:** June 29, 2004, 05:05:00 AM »

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Originally posted by vorticon
hmm...anyone know where i could go for british service records?

What service?

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Public records office has loads, or for more specific service records you could try the service you are after.

http://www.rafmuseum.org/hendon/research/enquiries.cfm

Wanker · « **Reply #10 on:** June 29, 2004, 07:47:48 AM »

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Originally posted by Toad
National Personnel Records Center

Be advised, they had a huge fire back in the 70's I think and many, many records were lost. Like my dad's.

Good luck!

Yeah, my grandfather's service record was destroyed in that fire, too. He was killed in a Sherman tank of Patton's 3rd Army cleaning up the mess in the Bulge on 1/16/1945...one week before my mom was born.

Ever wonder what war does to the surviving relatives of the dead? You should come over and see my mom, a 59 year old woman, cry for the father she never got a chance to meet.

United · « **Reply #11 on:** June 29, 2004, 11:50:33 AM »

National Archives has some good stuff, but as Toad said, they had a fire and a lot of records were lost. Me and my father went up looking for my grandfather's records quite a few years ago and found out they were destroyed. But if you live nearby its always a good idea to at least check it out.

Good luck