Hi GFO, Thank you to all who answered, both on ORFORUM and to my direct email address. I really appreciate all the information, your suggestions, and the websites you gave. Jan Fenter ----- Original Message ----- From: <orforum-request@rootsweb.com> To: <orforum@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 12:00 AM Subject: ORFORUM Digest, Vol 8, Issue 61 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. confirmation of military service (Jan Fenter) > 2. Re: confirmation of military service (RB5522@aol.com) > 3. Re: confirmation of military service (admin) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 11:31:52 -0700 > From: "Jan Fenter" <jfent@hevanet.com> > Subject: [GFO] confirmation of military service > To: <ORFORUM@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <492C80C9300A48848535E163FFD764E3@janicedaf977b1> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > Hello GFO, > I need some suggestions or confirmations regarding places to get copies of > military service, and possibly discharge papers. I have a friend who has > seen her father's memorial page on Find A Grave, at Willamette National > Cemetery, and believes the military service information about him isn't > correct. She was always told her dad was in the US Navy, and her mom lived > in San Diego for a time during her dad's service. The information on her > fathers grave marker says "SSGT US AIR FORCE." He died in Feb. 1979. The > information at the US Veteran's grave locator website shows he served in > Vietnam and Joan says her dad served during the Korean war in the Navy. > > I'm sure dad had to prove his military service with probably a copy of his > discharge or service record, before they would accept mom's burial in > Willamette. When my dad died, several years later, I provided the funeral > home with a copy of dad's service and discharge papers, and they took care > of making the arrangements for his burial, even scheduling a time for the > grave side service. So I know there is a copy of dad's papers with that > funeral home. > > If my friend doesn't have a copy of her dad's service record, or discharge > papers, and can't find a family member who has a copy, does anyone know > what she could do or who she could contact to get the paperwork? Is it > possible for her to contact the local Veteran's Administration office, or > contact the Navy base in San Diego for confirmation or verify her dad's > service record? Or would she have to write somewhere back East to get that > information? The only other thing I can think of is, if her family didn't > go to Willamette National to make arrangements for burial, maybe they gave > a copy of the military paperwork to the funeral home, and they might still > have a copy. > > Can anyone confirm any of the above places as possible sources? Are there > any other suggestions that might be quick and easy? > > Jan Fenter > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 14:47:04 -0400 (EDT) > From: RB5522@aol.com > Subject: Re: [GFO] confirmation of military service > To: jfent@hevanet.com, ORFORUM@rootsweb.com > Cc: rb5522@aol.com > Message-ID: <b16fb.567700e8.3eca7828@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > You can order many military files online and get information here. You can > also ask them, by email, how to proceed. > > http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/index.html#evetrec > s > > Judi > > > judiscot@gmail.com > "Puzzles of the Past" > http://puzzlesofthepast.blogspot.com/ > > > "What do you hold so close to your own circle of life that you would not > put a price on it? What would it be for you? For me, it is the mountains > and > the people of Appalachia.? > > Larry Gibson, Keeper of the Mountains > > > In a message dated 5/19/2013 11:33:09 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > jfent@hevanet.com writes: > > Hello GFO, > I need some suggestions or confirmations regarding places to get copies > of > military service, and possibly discharge papers. I have a friend who has > seen her father's memorial page on Find A Grave, at Willamette National > Cemetery, and believes the military service information about him isn't > correct. She was always told her dad was in the US Navy, and her mom lived > in San > Diego for a time during her dad's service. The information on her fathers > grave marker says "SSGT US AIR FORCE." He died in Feb. 1979. The > information > at the US Veteran's grave locator website shows he served in Vietnam and > Joan says her dad served during the Korean war in the Navy. > > I'm sure dad had to prove his military service with probably a copy of > his > discharge or service record, before they would accept mom's burial in > Willamette. When my dad died, several years later, I provided the funeral > home > with a copy of dad's service and discharge papers, and they took care of > making the arrangements for his burial, even scheduling a time for the > grave > side service. So I know there is a copy of dad's papers with that funeral > home. > > If my friend doesn't have a copy of her dad's service record, or > discharge > papers, and can't find a family member who has a copy, does anyone know > what she could do or who she could contact to get the paperwork? Is it > possible for her to contact the local Veteran's Administration office, or > contact > the Navy base in San Diego for confirmation or verify her dad's service > record? Or would she have to write somewhere back East to get that > information? The only other thing I can think of is, if her family didn't > go to > Willamette National to make arrangements for burial, maybe they gave a > copy of > the military paperwork to the funeral home, and they might still have a > copy. > > Can anyone confirm any of the above places as possible sources? Are there > any other suggestions that might be quick and easy? > > Jan Fenter > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORFORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 13:27:10 -0700 > From: "admin" <duanefunk@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [GFO] confirmation of military service > To: "'Jan Fenter'" <jfent@hevanet.com>, <ORFORUM@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <E826B041A89646BFBCCB9FA4BF1F4D64@DuanePC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Jan > >>Is it possible for her to contact the local Veteran's Administration >>office, or contact the Navy base in San Diego for confirmation or verify >>her dad's service record? > > I can not speak for the VA, but the Naval Base would not have the records. > They would only have the records for the personnel currently serving > there. > > Once the member separates, their records go to the archives. There could > be > a problem if he was Air Force and separated prior to 1972. A fire > destroyed > many Army and Air Force records in 1972. Navy/Marine Corp records were not > affected. > > Duane H Funk > West Linn, OR > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the ORFORUM list administrator, send an email to > ORFORUM-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the ORFORUM mailing list, send an email to > ORFORUM@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORFORUM-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of ORFORUM Digest, Vol 8, Issue 61 > ************************************** > > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.3336 / Virus Database: 3162/6338 - Release Date: 05/19/13 >