In a message dated 7/6/2007 10:11:24 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I called one of the service organizations yesterday and will see if they can help me. The last word I got from the St. Pete VA was to check with the Okinawa courthouse. But I'll also try Ramsey County, Mn. for any burial records as well. Roland Elliott <[email protected]> wrote: All Navy and Marine records are ok,Air Force from most of H-Z,Army very very little survived and they do not accept DD214 records for Medals owed. I am getting very confused with all this talk of no records, as I had been told that the records in St. Louis that were destroyed were compiled files of service records, but that they can be recreated with individual bits and pieces of records at the NARA which is where the compliled files came from in the first place. Right or wrong? Annie in Minnesota ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.