Photos of World War II Navy Veterans (WWII WW2)
If you would like to locate pictures and records of your WWII Navy veteran please visit Golden Arrow Research to order their records here: Request a WWII Navy service record. Will there be a period photo of my veteran in his Navy military service record? This is a question that people ask me quite frequently. The answer is yes- in most cases. The photos within Navy military service records are always a very exciting find because...
The World War II Navy Report of Separation (WWII WW2)
To request your veteran’s military records please visit Golden Arrow Research here: Order Military Service Records of My WWII Navy Veteran The Navy report of separation, or Navy discharge, is the most sought-after document found in Navy service records. It is a crucial piece of documentation because it captures a substantial amount of information pertaining to the WWII Navy veteran’s complete career on one single piece of paper....
Using 20th Century Military Service Personnel Records to Research Your Family History
To get started with your research please visit Golden Arrow Research: Research a Veteran Most of us have relatives who served in the military at some point in the past. For those of us wanting to pursue genealogical research, the military records created during our ancestors’ time in the service can provide a wealth of information. This includes not only documentation of the individual veteran’s military service but also a number...
WWII Era Navy Military Service Records: An Overview
To request your veteran’s Navy service records please visit Golden Arrow Research: Request a WWII Navy Service Record. This post is an introduction which touches briefly on some of the more common elements of WWII Navy Service Records (sometimes referred to as WWII Navy O.M.P.F.’s or official military personnel files). WWII era Navy Service Records are fairly standardized. The record keepers who were charged with...
Requesting Information from a Military Service Record Under the Freedom of Information Act
If you need to access information from the military service record of a veteran whose service records are not open to the public (and you are not the veteran’s next of kin) your best bet may be to request basic information from the military service record under the Freedom of Information Act. Requesting basic information under the F.O.I.A. will allow you to access legally releasable information within the military service...
Understanding Which Military Service Records are Open to the Public
Understanding the way that the government categorizes and maintains military records can be frustrating. To complicate matters, the rules are often changing as the National Archives attempt to walk the tight-rope of allowing public to access to military service records while simultaneously protecting the privacy of individual veterans. One question that I hear quite frequently is: How do you know which military service records...
