my dad is a deceased military veteran and i wanna find some info on him?

Question

Ok my dad is deceased and a military veteran the only thing is that hes the only one who knew about me because he wasnt close to his family and im lookin up some info on him because i wanna know more about him i dont know his mother nor his sister where can i get some info for deceased military veterans from a small city

the bad thing about it is that i dont kno much about him every website ive been on it request for rank and other info that i dont have and he died in 1993 and all the achives that i look back on only goes back 2 like 1997 i kno his sister because she's a bus driver for my school now that the age that i need to kno info on my dad

Answer 1

Enough people want to know how to find this info, let me check...
Prior to 9-11 allot of info was available on line, since then it is still available but takes a little more work.

It is helpful if you have name, social security number, rank, time period served and what branch (Army, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, etc.) even better if you can find the discharge paper called a DD 214.

So here is what I found:
You can request military service records from the government at:
http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/index.html
You print and mail your request and I would assume it takes a couple of months to get the results.

from the webpage: We protect veterans’ privacy. Requests for copies of veterans’ Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF) must be authorized by original signature of the veteran or next-of-kin. That's why these records are not available for viewing or download.
You may use this system if you are:
A military veteran, or
Next of kin of a deceased, former member of the military
The next of kin can be any of the following: surviving spouse that has not remarried, father, mother, son, daughter, sister, or brother.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

OK, c'mon here kid,,,,I'm an old Sargent from way back when and I'll give you the straight scoop.

You take a handfull of identification- your state ID, maybe a birth certificate, and if you can, get your Dads DD-214- its his discharge from the military.

What you do is go down to the local Veterans Administration, or the Local Recruiters and you tell them what you're trying to do. They will help you fill out the paperwork to get your Dads military records from St. Louis, Missouri- that is where all military records have been kept since 1867.

Now, its gonna take some time- a year, maybe longer. If this still doesn't help, contact the Commanding General (Assuming he's Army) or the Commanding Admiral (If he's Navy) and ask them to help. These People have entire staff's of people who do nothing but kiss his butt and they'll be able to help

Good Luck

Answer 3

As a family member, you can get his service records for the department of veterans affairs. All of this can be accomplished from their web site, and a signed notorized form that you print from there. Information that is helpful in that is a service number or social security number, dates of service, branch of service.

The site is fairly simple to use. It will take about 4 weeks from the time of the request to recieve the information...

Sorry I don't have the link handy for you but I think someone posted it on an earlier answer

Answer 4

I suggest you contact a local Veterans Service Officer, Veterans Organizations such as the VFW, Viet Nam Veterans, American Legion, DAV, Amvets usually have someone that can assist you.
And sometimes in a city building, they have a Veterans Representitive.
You can find a local VSO on yhe VA's web site, their link is: http://www.va.gov/
Also, you may be able to get some additional information on the U.S. National Archives & Records Administration web site, their link is: http://www.archives.gov/
Also, one last suggestion, check with your local county clerks office. Because if your dad did what was recommended to him was to place a copy of his DD-214 on file.
If you can, I suggest you take a copy of his death certificate with you, if you don't have one, youmay be able to obtain one at the county clerks office.

Good Luck

Answer 5

Weather or not the military will be able to release any information to you I don't know. Researching online for others who may of served with your father may yield some answers. Also depending on how determined you are, paying for a comprehensive background check should be able to give you the information you need or at least set you in the right direction.

Best of luck to you.

Answer 6

Contact the Pentagon, or the Veteran's Administration.

Answer 7

Try contacting the main offices for whatever branch of the service he was in. They should have his military records on file. If you know what city he was from, try looking up the local newspaper archives for his obituary. There should be key information in that.

Answer 8

i've got faith there is likewise an archive in St. Louis. an excellent sort of archives have been destroyed by utilising fire, yet no longer all. you may deliver a request online to them, in case you be conscious of the SSN# and a few different information. solid success, and sorry to hearken to approximately your dad.

Answer 9

Saint Louis is the place where the military store its records. Try there first. If you get the runaround by them, get with your Representative.

Answer 10

Try the link below.

http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/index.html