Jack, Just because his SS# was issued in CA doesn't mean he was born there. Have you gotten his SS5? That is his application for his SS#. He filled it out himself. Was he adopted? If so, his BC is sealed by the court. Since the date of birth that you gave last time was 1966 and now it is corrected to 1967, I searched again using the CA Birth Index and got this hit: GRAHAM KELLY S 1967 07 08 WEISENBE FEMALE SAN MATEO Everything matches except the sex. It might be a typo on the part of the transcriber. You can order the BC from San Mateo County and see if it is correct. What *list* are you hoping to find him on? Sharon Kern Co --------------------------------------------- In a message dated 3/12/2010 6:45:30 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jgraham2@classicnet.net writes: HELP! So far this person was not born in CA and was not buried in Ca. I have acquired his official Department of the Army death certificate, corrected final prepared 12 Mar 1986 with stamped seal This document has his SS number with the first 3 digits that match the numbers assigned to CA, It also shows that the birth date was corrected from a previous document and is now 8 July 1967 : San Jose, CA, White Male, Roman Catholic. Death date listed as 12 Dec 1985 Gander Newfoundland, Canada. The Arlington VA Cemetery lists him buried in San Jose CA (and Arlington National) 19 Feb 1986. With all this information he does not turn up on any list...............Jack