Info - you can now access records on line - NOT
You can not access records on line. You can fill out a request on line and they will send you one. Geen there, done that.
Bookmarked.
Nam Vet
Great- I'm down to my last 50 copies (in a box in the attic).
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I tried this to get my fathers service records from WWII.
Army Air Corps.
It's been a looong time waiting.
The only thing avaiable online are the enlistment card data.
Since I don't know what wing or group that he served in, I'm down to waiting for his separation form as well.
He was a bomber pilot.
He was shot down, but evaded capture, and again I can't find an E&E report on it at Maxwell, but they are still looking.
I've posted on most of the online forums. - nobody knows him. you would think that he never existed.
It could take years, if ever, since the 73 fire in St. Louis destroyed most of the records.
Thanks for the link. Took about five minutes to complete the form and fax the signature certification. Should get it in the mail and will bookmark this to let you know how long it took.
I did this a few months ago and received it within 2 weeks.
Actually, I think I've only needed to come up with a copy of my DD214 once during the last twenty years (to buy a gun in California, of all things!).
BTW, when I was in the Army, there was an old sergeant in a unit nearby who had served in WWII, was honorably discharged, but who had gotten drafted again during the Korea War because of a selective service snafu. Since he couldn't find his DD214 and thus couldn't prove he had ever served, he was drafted back into the Army to serve in Korea. Supposedly, this was not an uncommon occurrence. This particular fellow ended up making a career of it and served another 20 years.
So it's always good to have access to your DD214!!!
Thank you, I need a copy haven't seen it in years.
I scanned mine and saved it as a jpeg. Most employers accept it if it is sent electronically. (I'm looking for work right now, and have sent many copies this way).
Boy, I've had to go through the process before and it's a mess. They told me they didn't know if they had the records because thet had a FIRE that destroyed a bunch of records. Incompetent boobs.
It’s been 7 years since this was first posted. There must be at least one Freeper out there looking for his DD-214. So, time for this to go...
BTTT
Tracy was laid down on 3 April and launched on 13 August 1919 by the William Cramp and Sons' Shipyard, sponsored by Mrs. Frank B. Tracy, and commissioned on 9 March 1920, Commander Lawrence P. Treadwell in command.
Displacement 1,215 Tons, Dimensions, 314' 5" (oa) x 31' 8" x 9' 10" (Max)
Armament 4 x 4"/50, 1 x 3"/23AA, 12 x 21" tt..
Machinery, 26,500 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Crew 114
Laid down by Cramp, Philadelphia on April 3 1919.
Launched August 12 1919 and Commissioned March 9 1920.
Reclassified High Speed Minesweeper DM-19 June 30 1937.
Decommissioned January 16 1946.
Stricken February 7 1946.
Fate: Sold May 16 1946 and broken up for scrap.