A Guide to Hiring an Expert Researcher for Military Service Records (O.M.P.F.’s) and Unit Records (WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam)
May07

A Guide to Hiring an Expert Researcher for Military Service Records (O.M.P.F.’s) and Unit Records (WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam)

To request your veteran’s service records now please click here: Research a vetearn   Knowing when to engage the help of an experienced military research specialist is important for folks who are wanting to learn more about a family member’s military service and battle participation during WWI, WWII, the Korean War, and Vietnam. This post will give you some ideas about when it is a good idea for you to reach out to an...

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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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Using 20th Century Military Service Personnel Records to Research Your Family History
Sep13

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...

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