There won't be a death certificate in the Minnesota, since he didn't die in Minnesota. They are issued in the location where someone dies. Is there some specific piece of information that you expect to find on the death certificate, or just some kind of official record? If you are looking for an official record, there may be a burial permit in the records of the cemetery where he is buried. There may be other places to find the data, if you can identify it for us. Mary >I am looking for some guidance in obtaining my brother's death certificate. >Kenneth Wilford Brandl was born on 09/08/1925 and was killed in Okinawa >while serving in the US Army. His death was by accident while working on a >plane on 06/29/1945 on base. I was only 4 years old at the time and it was >a good year or so before his body was shipped to White Bear Lake, Minn. >Where and can I obtain a death certificate on my brother from the State of >Minnesota since his death occurred outside of the US. Any suggestions >would be appreciated. > Ron Brandl, Winter Springs, FL. Mary Bakeman [email protected] Ramsey MnGenWeb Coordintor http://www.parkbooks.com/MnGenWeb/ Park Genealogical Books http://www.parkbooks.com/