I wanted to find my grandfather's name in the US Army. How would I find that?
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Contact a local VFW. They have the forms and information you will need and can point you in the right direction. You will probably need his service number which is his Social Security Number. VFW members are often happy to help with this type of request even if you are not a member. I hope this helps.
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Try the Dept. of defense-And God bless your grandfather
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www.classmates.com\nThey have a military section that might be able to help with your search.
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military.com  then u can find him and the current status .  u better give me 10 points
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You can either find your records through AKO and "my personnel" in the self service or go to www.hrc.army.mil, select HRC Alexandria.  Once there, you'll have quite a few selections on the left starting with "my record."  You'll need your ako login information to access all those features on the left.\n\nFor finding information on your unit, go to www.army.mil.  Select Organization from the header selection group.  Then select from the left side menu what type of installation you departed.  For example, if you left Fort Lewis, WA; you would select Forts and then scroll down the list of forts until you find Fort Lewis.  From there, you're on your own.  You should be able to find your unit on the installation's webpage or at least a unit locator number for that particular installation.
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try googeling "military .com" this can hepl if you know what unit he was in. ... otherwise , no dont ring a bell.... try just googeling his name ... i found a friend that way
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It depends on who they are and how much you know about them. If they are family, you can ask for a welfare check through the Red Cross if you haven't heard from them in a while. This only works for family, because you have to have a lot of information (Social, DOB, Last known location, etc). Also, know that he/she will probably get scolded by their commander for not keeping in touch with their family once the message is sent. \nIf it is just an old friend, do you have any idea where they were stationed? I know that with Air Force personnel, you can usually get e-mail through to them by using the following format:\nfirst.last@basename.af.mil\nI don't know if that also works for other services. Otherwise, if you know what the person's job was, and what their last base was, you can try calling to the base operator at that base, asking for their old unit, then see if anyone there knows them. If that doesn't work, you might try calling the base's public affairs office and ask them to look for the name in their "alpha roster." That may or maynot work, depending on how vigilant the person you talk to is. Last ditch effort, get in touch with the person's family back home. They usually know where their soldier is.   Hope something in here helps.
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Military.com should have a search by name\nClick on Buddy Finder\n\nSometimes members choose NOT to have their information made available; if they did you won't be able to see them unless you join.
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I can not remember the website, but here is the mailing address:\nNational Personnel Records Center\nMilitary Personnel Records\n9700 Page Avenue\nSt. Louis, MO 63132-5100\n\nMy father passed away 11 years ago and my teenage son wanted to know more about his grandfathers military background.  On the web site you can request records, it took about 2 weeks and we got everything in the mail.\n\nHope this helps you out.  GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS
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Check out military.com and see if you can find him on the buddies list there. It's free to join. You may not be able to find a location because that information may endanger him or his unit. Settle for an address to write to.
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go to www.military.com    sign up to get a user name, and start searching....
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Call the Department of Veterans' Affairs.  You can also go to your county Veteran's Representative.  Contact your county clerk's office and they'll find your VA info.  Your father will have a form DD-214, which describes all his schools, his jobs, his medals and his honors, as well as his discharge information.  If nothing else helps, you can even contact your Congressman's  or Congresswoman's Office.  Ask whoever answers your call for the info, and how to contact them.  They might even put you on hold and get the info for you.  You can also contact any USMC Recruiting office and they will be more than happy to help.  Go to the VFW, American Legion or AM VETS post, or even Disabled American Veterans.  They will get you what you need.\n\nHope I helped you...
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Maybe, that's all the info you will need.  Check within the military, universities(especially that of Washington), and records at the library.  Hopefully that will aid in your search besides the web.
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Find out his branch, unit, theater of operations, and years served.  Then research his unit and try to find it on the web.  I am in the process of doing the same thing.  If you need help contact me via e-mail I may be able to help a little more if I know the specifics.  monkeyshine39@yahoo.com
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Due to security requirements you can't use the world wide locator so you'll have to contact the Enlisted Records and Evaluation Center's (EREC) Customer Service Center at 1-866-771-6357.  You can try military.com, but it only works if the soldier registered with the site.  Otherwise, it's pretty useless.
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sorry i cant give my address already to many strangers got due to my picture flying through the internet. but try to find a friend that happens to be a soldier near by his AKO acct has acces to the information you request. Hopefully he/she is willing to help you. the army is a big place so unless you know what unit he went to its like finding a needle in a stack of needles.I used to see this all the time in Bragg, people would ask for their son/brother etc if we know them . And we keep telling them without their unit or MOS we cant narrow down anything due to our post being the size of a city.
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The links below can help you.  One of the most important bits of info you will need is his social security number also sometimes the same as his "service number".  It could also help to know where he enlisted from- usually a hometown at the time of enlistment. As well as his full legal name.\n\nBut are you trying to find him, or his military records?\nThere may be other easier ways to find the person, since he is certain to have been out of the service for many years.\n\nThere are online phone, address, and background searches if you are trying to locate a living person.  You could start with a free one like www.whitepages.com \n\nIf you know him to be deceased then you could search death records of the states and counties where you think he might have lived.\n\nIf all else fails and you can get his social security number you can send a letter to him via the Social Security Administration. They will forward the letter to him if he is living. If he is not they may tell you, for their policy on this is would be good to call them and ask.