If he is 64 he had join at age 17 in 73, when St Louis Records center burned and many MPFs were lost, thus plausible. He would show up at the VA if h.g.h ad any Benefits by using his last initial and last 4.
Yeah, when I requested my records I basically got another copy of my DD 214. Everything else. Gone. Proving anything to the VA concerning your time in ain’t quite as easy then. I have a VA card I was originally issued and when I went to the local VA 20+ years later they were like-—HUH? Nice huh?