Posted by Kenneth bedwell on September 7, 2012, 11:08 am
how do I find out about my late fathers navy service he serviced during ww2 & at 1 time was based in helensburgh scotland
Re: information
Posted by Ron Carlson on September 14, 2012, 7:46 am, in reply to "information"
Kenneth,
You may be able to obtain your father's military service record, which would indicate the ships to which he was assigned, applicable dates, any decorations or medals earned, etc. Please see this page from the Armed Guard website: http://armed-guard.com/searchmil.html. In particular see section A.1. Records of Individuals - U.S. Military. You will have to contact the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO, a facility operated by the U.S. Archives. Provide as much identifying information as possible about your father. The links on the web page noted above will take you to the necessary pages of the Records Center web site. There may be a fee for obtaining the information but the Records Center staff will not begin research without informing you of any charge.
Good luck.
Ron Carlson, Webmaster Armed Guard / Merchant Marine website www.armed-guard.com