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Subject: His service records should list every ship he served on


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Sharon
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Date Posted: 17:43:54 01/15/23 Sun
In reply to: Donald Robert Manson 's message, "Class 845 Cooks & Bakers US Naval Training Center Sampson NY" on 18:27:50 05/31/21 Mon
 This is more specific info on how to get historical US Service records, for personnel who left the service before 1960. Although one can submit an on-line request to the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, I prefer to print out a Form 180, archives.gov/files/forms/frc/standard-form-180.pdf, send it in to the St Louis Center - page 3 of the form states the correct address. In a few weeks, the Center will send you a letter with the copying fee. You send that form back with a check and a few weeks later, you get the file via USPS. I prefer to use the print request because it allows a better explanation of the reason for the request. In SECTION III, I answer question 2: OTHER-family/genealogy/historical research. THIS FORM REALLY WORKS, even though it will take a few weeks. I have paid in the $25-50 range to get records of family members who were in the service for a few years. If you want Nimitz's or King's, could cost (alot) more. For more info, archives.gov/st-louis/order-copies.
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