Looking at relatives WW2 discharge paperwork Block 6 for organization says 1791st Engineer Service Platoon hoping to get more information on this can't seem to find much other info on the form the addresses listed are for Hawaii

ConerCal01 

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The Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR) has custody of the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917- (Record Group 407) and the Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter) (Record Group 338).  Military unit files among these records consist mostly of historical reports, after action reports, unit journals, and general orders. These records do not include personnel information, nor do we have a name index to these records. 

We have searched our available finding aids for the relevant series in the abovementioned record groups for records of the 1791^st Engineer Service Platoon, U.S. Army, and located the following:

Record Group 407

Entry (NM3) 427

Box 15741

File: ENPL-1791-0.1: History 1 October 1944 – 20 May 1946 

You may also wish to review the following U.S. Army engineer unit-related series described in our online catalog:

Record Group 498

Entry (UD) 484: Engineer Unit Histories, 1942–1946

The series is described in our online catalog here.

Record Group 498

Entry (UD) 494: Organizational Unit Records, 1943–1947

The series is described in our online catalog here.

Military service personnel files and individual medical reports for the period in which you are interested are in the custody of the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO. To submit a request via Postal Mail please use the Standard Form 180 (SF-180): Request Pertaining to Military Records to submit your request. You should complete and mail the form to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO  63138-1002. You may also apply online on our Request Military Service Records webpage.  Please be aware that there was a fire at the Records Center in 1973 and some records were destroyed.

Selective Service records for individuals who served after World War I and born before 1960 are in the custody of the National Archives at St. Louis, ATTN: RL-SL, P.O. Box 38757, St. Louis, MO 63138-0757; Phone: 314-801-0850; Fax: 314-801-9187; the email address is stl.archives@nara.gov. There are two types of records: the ledgers and the cards.  The ledgers are in the public domain and not restricted by privacy.  The cards are considered personal information and written permission for release, a death certificate, and/or an indication that the information is requested for genealogical purposes should accompany the request for copies of the cards. Please use the enclosed form to request a search of these records.  

We invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub, but should you have follow up questions for the staff at Archives II, please email us at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further. 

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

Sincerely,

Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)
[25-12025-PBB]

ConerCal01 

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

The Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR) has custody of the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917- (Record Group 407) and the Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter) (Record Group 338).  Military unit files among these records consist mostly of historical reports, after action reports, unit journals, and general orders. These records do not include personnel information, nor do we have a name index to these records. 

We have searched our available finding aids for the relevant series in the abovementioned record groups for records of the 1791^st Engineer Service Platoon, U.S. Army, and located the following:

Record Group 407

Entry (NM3) 427

Box 15741

File: ENPL-1791-0.1: History 1 October 1944 – 20 May 1946 

You may also wish to review the following U.S. Army engineer unit-related series described in our online catalog:

Record Group 498

Entry (UD) 484: Engineer Unit Histories, 1942–1946

The series is described in our online catalog here.

Record Group 498

Entry (UD) 494: Organizational Unit Records, 1943–1947

The series is described in our online catalog here.

Military service personnel files and individual medical reports for the period in which you are interested are in the custody of the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO. To submit a request via Postal Mail please use the Standard Form 180 (SF-180): Request Pertaining to Military Records to submit your request. You should complete and mail the form to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO  63138-1002. You may also apply online on our Request Military Service Records webpage.  Please be aware that there was a fire at the Records Center in 1973 and some records were destroyed.

Selective Service records for individuals who served after World War I and born before 1960 are in the custody of the National Archives at St. Louis, ATTN: RL-SL, P.O. Box 38757, St. Louis, MO 63138-0757; Phone: 314-801-0850; Fax: 314-801-9187; the email address is stl.archives@nara.gov. There are two types of records: the ledgers and the cards.  The ledgers are in the public domain and not restricted by privacy.  The cards are considered personal information and written permission for release, a death certificate, and/or an indication that the information is requested for genealogical purposes should accompany the request for copies of the cards. Please use the enclosed form to request a search of these records.  

We invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub, but should you have follow up questions for the staff at Archives II, please email us at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further. 

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

Sincerely,

Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)
[25-12025-PBB]