I am curious, if this was written as if your dad was requesting it would they send it to him for free? Pattie Schultz On May 3, 2012, at 1:07 PM, "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi Joseph, > > > > That's great. Thanks for letting us know how this turned out. I didn't > know about the 62 years. I hope there is a lot of information there > > for you. I don't think the Navy Records were involved in the fire. > > > > Lisa > > > > > > From: Joseph Martin [mailto:illinoisgenie@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 8:16 PM > To: Lisa Lepore > Cc: COOK-CO-IL > Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] Form 86 Military Service Records > > > > To Lisa and others who were part of this earlier discussion, > > Today I received a letter from the National Personnel Records Center in St. > Louis regarding my March 21 request for the World War II U.S. Navy Records > for my Dad. He is now 90 years old and suffers with Parkinson's disease. > > The letter stated that their personnel located my Dad's file. It continued > "Because the veteran was completely discharged from the military more than > 62 years ago, the Official Military Personnel File is now considered an > 'archival' record." Thus, it is now a public record. I can request > photocopies of his file for ONLY $60. Interestingly, the return reply > envelope is addressed to NARA in St. Louis, which means the files have been > moved. > > I have already found 28 U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls (1938-1949) for > him on Ancestry. I hope that his file will have some additional records with > many more details for my $60. > > Wish me luck. My check is in the mail. > > Joseph Martin > Romeoville, Illinois > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 5:59 PM, Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hi Joseph, > > > > As his son, you are entitled to receive the information I'm sure. > > > > Did your dad talk about the war and his service? So many people never did. > > > > My grandmother has 2 brothers who served in the Army. One in WWI and the > other in WWII. I plan > > on sending for their records, and hopefully I can get them. I don't think > my grandmother is too interested, > > so I never asked her to sign for them, but if my request is rejected, I > guess I'll have to. > > > > My grandfather had some health issues so he never served in the military, > but he worked as a civilian > > electrician on the air base in Roswell, New Mexico. I would like to see if > there are any records for him. > > > > I hope your information arrives soon, > > Lisa > > > > > > > > From: Joseph Martin [mailto:illinoisgenie@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:50 PM > To: Lisa Lepore > > > Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] Form 86 Military Service Records > > > > Thank you, Lisa. > > I printed a form and mailed it to St. Louis. My Dad was in the Navy, so his > records should be there. Problem is that he is now 90 years old and lives > with Parkinson's. He has not read anything for years, and he cannot write. I > explained that in a cover letter and sent along both my birth and baptism > records as evidence that I am his son. > > Will wait to see what happens. > > Joseph > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:11 AM, Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hi Joseph, > > I'm sure you can get the records as next of kin, but if you or > someone else has power of attorney for your dad, or if he is able to > sign for himself, you might be better off having him sign the request. > > I say this because there could be records that are covered by privacy laws > like > health related things that could be released to him, but not to you. > > Lisa > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cook-co-il-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cook-co-il- >> bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Martin >> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 1:10 PM >> To: Nancy Loe >> Cc: COOK-CO-IL@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] Form 86 Military Service Records >> > >> Does anyone know if WWII Navy records are available? >> >> My Dad was in the Navy, and he is now 90 and living with Parkinson's in >> Houston. >> >> May I obtain his records as next of kin? >> >> Joseph Martin >> Romeoville, Illinois >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Nancy Loe <geni.list@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I also asked for my father-in-law's records for 1944-1946 for the Army >>> a few years ago and was told they were lost in the fire. I tried again >>> in an online request in the name of my husband as next of kin and got >>> about 35 pages of records a few weeks ago. It took about 10 weeks >>> because NARA had to stabilize the files before they could copy them. >>> Some of the records have clear burn marks around the edges. It cost $60, >> same as an IDPF. >>> >>> At a local society meeting on WWII records, the speaker also said you >>> may get better results hiring someone in St. Louis to go in person to >>> the archives. He mentioned this person as reliable but I have not used >>> her >>> personally: >>> >>> *Redbird Research* >>> 3 Sandbar Ct >>> St. Louis, MO 63303-6065 >>> *Telephone: * (636) 448-3275 <tel:%28636%29%20448-3275> >>> *Fax: * (636) 447-5154 <tel:%28636%29%20447-5154> >>> *E-mail: * redbirdresearch@att.net >>> *Contact Person: * Lori Berdak Miller >>> *Research Specialty: * Persons of prominence files, archival military >>> records, current military records located at NPRC - 201 Files, morning >>> reports and rosters, cemeteries. >>> >>> Nancy >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 7:18 AM, Ruth Susmarski <rususmar@yahoo.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Linda, the records lost in the 1973 fire were for the following >>>> service >>>> branches: >>>> >>>> ARMY - from November 1, 1912 to January 1, 1960 - 80% lost >>>> >>>> AIR FORCE - from September 25, 1947 to January 1, 1964 - 75% lost >>>> >>>> Ruth >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "Only for so short a while, you've loaned us to each other." 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