Freedom isn't free! Thanks to all of you, but especially you Navy and Air Force guys without whose
help us Army and Marine guys couldn't do our job!

Poquito Loco wrote:
Freedom isn't free! Thanks to all of you, but especially you Navy and Air
Force guys without whose
help us Army and Marine guys couldn't do our job!


My Marine Corp buddy, Lt. Col. Calls me military lite. But I remind him,
my transport wing, got you guys to the shooting in a timely manner. Did
not have march and swim all the way.

On this day when we remember and celebrate all those veterans who have served I personally want to thank each and every one of you.

I also want to remember and thank all who are currently serving.
Past and present your efforts have kept our country free.

I want to remember my Great-Great Grandfather who fought in the Union Army during the Civil War.

My Great Grandfather also fought in the Union Army during the Civil War.

My Grandfather was in the United States Army Field Artillery during WWI.

Our Dad was a WWII and Korean War vet. When he passed we found among his belongings 2 purple hearts, a Phillippines Service medal, a POW medal and last but not least a Navy Cross. We don't know what he did to be awarded our nations second highest award but we are all grateful for his service.

To all our vets THANK YOU.

RGrew176 wrote:
On this day when we remember and celebrate all those veterans who have
served I personally want to thank each and every one of you.

I also want to remember and thank all who are currently serving.
Past and present your efforts have kept our country free.

I want to remember my Great-Great Grandfather who fought in the Union
Army during the Civil War.

My Great Grandfather also fought in the Union Army during the Civil
War.

My Grandfather was in the United States Army Field Artillery during
WWI.

Our Dad was a WWII and Korean War vet. When he passed we found among his
belongings 2 purple hearts, a Phillippines Service medal, a POW medal
and last but not least a Navy Cross. We don't know what he did to be
awarded our nations second highest award but we are all grateful for his
service.

To all our vets THANK YOU.





That's impressive! He never talked about them? There must be a way to
look up his service record. Your Dad was a true hero!

Would like to but he enlisted in the Navy at age 15. We think he went in under an assumed name.

On Sun, 13 Nov 2016 09:42:04 +0000, RGrew176 wrote:


'Alex[_10_ Wrote:
;1070922']RGrew176 wrote:-
On this day when we remember and celebrate all those veterans who have
served I personally want to thank each and every one of you.

I also want to remember and thank all who are currently serving.
Past and present your efforts have kept our country free.

I want to remember my Great-Great Grandfather who fought in the Union
Army during the Civil War.

My Great Grandfather also fought in the Union Army during the Civil
War.

My Grandfather was in the United States Army Field Artillery during
WWI.

Our Dad was a WWII and Korean War vet. When he passed we found among
his
belongings 2 purple hearts, a Phillippines Service medal, a POW medal
and last but not least a Navy Cross. We don't know what he did to be
awarded our nations second highest award but we are all grateful for
his
service.

To all our vets THANK YOU.



-

That's impressive! He never talked about them? There must be a way to

look up his service record. Your Dad was a true hero!

Would like to but he enlisted in the Navy at age 15. We think he went in
under an assumed name.

Look on the backs of the medals. Mine have my name engraved on them - they came that way. And,
there's always a chance he used his real name but lied about his age.

Here's the form that's referred to in the last post I made to you:
https://www.archives.gov/files/resea...d-form-180.pdf

RGrew176 wrote:
'Alex[_10_ Wrote:
;1070922']RGrew176 wrote:-
On this day when we remember and celebrate all those veterans who have
served I personally want to thank each and every one of you.

I also want to remember and thank all who are currently serving.
Past and present your efforts have kept our country free.

I want to remember my Great-Great Grandfather who fought in the Union
Army during the Civil War.

My Great Grandfather also fought in the Union Army during the Civil
War.

My Grandfather was in the United States Army Field Artillery during
WWI.

Our Dad was a WWII and Korean War vet. When he passed we found among
his
belongings 2 purple hearts, a Phillippines Service medal, a POW medal
and last but not least a Navy Cross. We don't know what he did to be
awarded our nations second highest award but we are all grateful for
his
service.

To all our vets THANK YOU.



-

That's impressive! He never talked about them? There must be a way to

look up his service record. Your Dad was a true hero!
Would like to but he enlisted in the Navy at age 15. We think he went in
under an assumed name.





So he got screwed out of the benefits he earned. That's too bad...

On Sat, 12 Nov 2016 09:00:13 +0000, RGrew176 wrote:


On this day when we remember and celebrate all those veterans who have
served I personally want to thank each and every one of you.

I also want to remember and thank all who are currently serving.
Past and present your efforts have kept our country free.

I want to remember my Great-Great Grandfather who fought in the Union
Army during the Civil War.

My Great Grandfather also fought in the Union Army during the Civil
War.

My Grandfather was in the United States Army Field Artillery during
WWI.

Our Dad was a WWII and Korean War vet. When he passed we found among his
belongings 2 purple hearts, a Phillippines Service medal, a POW medal
and last but not least a Navy Cross. We don't know what he did to be
awarded our nations second highest award but we are all grateful for his
service.

To all our vets THANK YOU.

Thanks. And here is some info for you:

How do I request copies of records?

Federal law [5 USC 552a(b)] requires that all requests for records and information be submitted in
writing. Each request must be signed (in cursive) and dated (within the last year).

Certain basic information needed to locate military service records, includes: the veteran's
complete name as used in service; service number; Social Security Number (if applicable); branch of
service; dates of service; date and place of birth. For records affected by the 1973 Fire,
additional information, such as place of discharge; last assigned unit; and place of entry into
service may be useful.

To access military service records, requesters may:

Mail a letter or Standard Form (SF) 180, Request Pertaining to Military Records to:

National Personnel Records Center
1 Archives Drive
St. Louis, MO 63138

Fax a letter or Standard Form 180 to: 314-801-9195

When sending a request via postal mail or fax, please use the Standard Form (SF) 180, Request
Pertaining to Military Records. Although not mandatory, using the SF-180 is the recommended method
to send a request for military service information. This form captures all the necessary information
to locate a record. Provide as much information on the form as possible and send copies of any
service documents that you may have.

Follow the instructions for preparing the SF-180. Check the Records Location Table and submit your
request to the appropriate address.

Note: For the issuance and replacement of medals and awards, do not use the addresses on the SF-180.
See Military Awards and Decorations for additional information on how and where to submit
correspondence for issuance or replacement.

Costs: The NPRC processes most requests for limited information without cost. However, it is
possible that a fee may be charged if the researching, processing and photocopying becomes
excessive. If your request involves a service fee, you will be notified as soon as that
determination is made. See Archival Records for information on archival holdings and associated copy
fees: the NARA fee schedule authorizes the Agency to collect fees from the public for copies of
archival records (44 USC 2116c and 44 USC 2307).

Those who have authorization from the veteran or the veteran's next-of-kin may request an
appointment with the Federal Records Center Research Room to view the records in person.

From: https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/mi...al-public.html

Hope you get the records so you can put together a bit of history.