Posted by BERNICE RYAN on February 3, 2014, 3:34 pm
TRYING TO FIND PICTURE'S AND INFORMATION ABOUT MY BROTHER HE SERVED IN THE NAVY BETWEEN 1966 & 1970 HE IS DECESED PLEASE HELP ME.JAMES B. RYAN JR.BORN IN 1948 DEATH DATE 1984 my house burnt down in 1997 & I have nothing left about him. thank you
Re: my brother
Posted by Ron Carlson on February 4, 2014, 7:48 am, in reply to "my brother"
Dear Ms. Ryan,
There would be no information about your brother's naval service available on this website since this website focuses exclusively on the U.S. Navy Armed Guard. That organization was disbanded in 1946.
However, you may be able to obtain a copy of your brother's complete military service record from another (and in fact better) source. His service record would provide details on his time in the Navy, including the ships or bases to which he was assigned, but likely would not include a photograph. Please see this page from the Armed Guard / Merchant Marine website that I manage: http://armed-guard.com/searchmil.html, in particular section II.A.1. - Records of Individuals - U.S. Military. You will have to contact the National Personnel Records Center, a U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) facility in St. Louis, MO. Provide as much identifying information as you have. There may be a charge for research time, photocopying and mailing, but the Records Center staff will provide an estimate on the cost before beginning work.
Good luck.
Ron Carlson, Webmaster Armed Guard / Merchant Marine website www.armed-guard.com