George Basden wrote: > > You would send your request to National Personnel Records Center, 9700 Page > Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63132.  Try and provide as much information on the > Form 180 that you can.  If your grandfather's and father's records were not > destroyed in the fire, you should be able to get a copy of the DD214. > > George > gebasden@worldnet.att.net > <http://www.basden.com/>http://www.basden.com > > ---------- > > From: Laura Meeks <lmmeeks1@earthlink.net> > > To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: DD 214 > > Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 1:25 AM > > > > Forgive me if I'm being redundant...I'm new to this area of research and > > am wondering if it'll be possible to get copies of my grandfather's and > > father's DD214 (Report of Separation) and DA 256 (Army discharge)?  Both > > are deceased and I have absolutely no idea where their personal papers > > would be (my parents divorced when I was a child).  What info would I > > need to know prior to requesting this info and what else should I ask > > for?  Would I use the SF-180 to request this information??  Do I send my > > request to NARA or NPRC? > > > > Thanx for your help. > > > > Laura Meeks > > Quartz Hill, CA > > > > > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > > Support online research! Donate to the RootsWeb Genealogical Project! See > more information at: > > <http://www.rootsweb.com/>http://www.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > Family Workings: <http://www.familyworkings.com/>http://www.familyworkings.com > > A site to help researchers break through those brickwalls.  Lots of links, > subcatagorized, ancestor queries, tips, and cemetary research.  Looking for > research donations of: Cemetaries, obits, volunteer researchers, and > anything else that may be of interest to other researchers.  Submit links, > ancestor queries and tips. Check it out Regarding the forms from WW1.  I have been fortunate that my dad had saved his papers from WW1.  I have his ENLISTMENT RECORD Form # 3-3164, on the back of the same form was the HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY.  Nov 16, 1917-March 14, 1919. He received a citation or certificate from President Richard Nixon. it reads:  THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HONORS THE MEMORY OF ROY F. MORIN. THIS CERTIFICATE IS AWARDED BY A GRATEFUL NATION IN RECOGNITION OF DEVOTED AND SELFLESS CONSECRATION TO THE SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. signed RICHARD NIXON   President of the United States Dolores Stelling