Locating World War I Marine Corps Veteran Service Records: The Official Military Personnel File (WWI WW1)
Apr13

Locating World War I Marine Corps Veteran Service Records: The Official Military Personnel File (WWI WW1)

To request military service records of your veteran now click here: Request a WWI Marine Corps military service record What is the WWI U.S.M.C. service record? The WWI U.S.M.C. service record (also referred to as the Official Military Personnel File or O.M.P.F.) is a vital tool for researching individual Marine Corps veterans of WWI. During the Great War the service record, which was essentially an administrative collection of records...

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Cecil T. Schubert 115th Liaison Sq. WWII A.A.F.
Dec10

Cecil T. Schubert 115th Liaison Sq. WWII A.A.F.

Today’s post honors WWII Air Corps pilot Cecil T. Schubert. Like many Army and Air Corps veterans of WWII, Mr. Schubert’s military service records were lost in the 1973 fire. Other than the fact that Schubert flew P-38’s in the South Pacific, his family knew very little about his service in the Air Corps during World War II. Schubert was indeed a P-38 pilot, but as it is often the case for veterans whose service...

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First to Fight: Charles F. Sexton, 35th Fighter Squadron WWII A.A.F.
Nov28

First to Fight: Charles F. Sexton, 35th Fighter Squadron WWII A.A.F.

Today we are sharing the service story of WWII Staff Sergeant Charles Sexton. Like many Army and Air Corps veterans of WWII, Sexton’s military service records were lost in the 1973 fire. Sexton’s family knew very little about his service during WWII and had only his discharge papers and a single letter that Sexton had written during the war. Using archived records, the research specialists at Golden Arrow Research were able to...

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