his name is Frank Newton Sorgee I am a oif and oef vet still in the Marine Corps and the last time i was home i found the flag they buried him with and when i asked my grandmother whose it was she told me it was his he was wounded in the argone forrest in 1918 and thats all my grandmother could tell me about her dad in the army i want to get his medals mounted and put in a case with the flag i found for my grand mother for christmas.
2006-09-08 14:59:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Go here and follow the directions.
http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/standard-form-180.html
However, if you want to do this for Christmas you may be out of luck. With me it took 4-5 months to get the info I requested.
2006-09-08 15:02:39 · answer #1 · answered by theheronhouse@sbcglobal.net 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Theheronhouse is absolutely right. The St. Louis center should have all the information you need. I made a records request recently for my dad's information (WWII vet) and I got the information back in about three weeks. You might also check at the Recorder of Deeds office in the county in which he lived. I learned that some vets had their discharge papers recorded there when they came home from WWI and WWII to prevent their losing them, so the Recorder's office may well have his original discharge papers on microfilm or tucked away in a file somewhere. It's worth asking about.
Regarding his medals, do you know about Medals of America? They sell full-size and miniature medals and very nice display cases, including flag cases. (I'm not affiliated with them; just a happy customer.) Their website is www.usmedals.com if you're interested. You could get your own medals and ribbons as well.
2006-09-08 21:28:04 · answer #2 · answered by pvpd73127 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can always write to your state senator with your great granfather's name, requesting his full service military record and medals. I would definitely take the action this way, most people do because it's one of the only ways left through the US Government in which you can obtain family militaria records and awards, citations, and medals free. If you cannot locate them through your state senator, try the governor. Do give all information to the representative as well, including your name, your great grandfather's name, branch of service, years served, anything that you might know to assist in the location of his records. Best of luck to you!
P.S. If you can't locate anything on him, you can always start your own military remembrance to him. To begin, there's the catalog www.usmedals.com, where you can set up any type of plaque or acknowledgement to him. I know one thing, you can already start your great grandfather off with receiving the Purple Heart Award for being wounded.
2006-09-09 07:56:41 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can locate your G. Grandfathers separation papers --- they didn't have DD-214's back then--- from the Army it would show his medals. Another idea is to go to your local county or state Service Officer, even where you are located now, and get them to help you. It cuts down on lots of paperwork and time for you. Good Luck.
2006-09-09 06:40:06 · answer #4 · answered by SNOOP 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WW1,,, that's the Ardennes (Forest) in southeast Belgium and northern Luxembourg,, a plateau region of northern France... heavy fighting during the war, in the Meuse valley
the Ardennes is continued by the Eifel in Germany
2006-09-08 15:09:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋