Seeking service info and photos for Richard Lee Jackson. Born in Kemp, OK was married in Fannin Co TX. Served in WWII as PFC.

The best source is to try and request his Official Military Personnel file, if it survived the 1973 fire. That information on how to request the file can be found Here

You might have these documents already but they give his service number and the date he was drafted which will help in filling our your request form. 

Good luck with your search.

Hello romemadison 

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In addition to the information provided by the community, we would recommend that you request his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). In general, OMPFs for military personnel who were separated from the service between 1912 and 1999 are serviced by NARA's National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis. In many cases where personnel records were destroyed in the 1973 fire, proof of service can be provided from other records such as morning reports, payrolls, and military orders.

You'll want to complete a GSA Standard Form 180 and mail it to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002.  If there is any information requested by the form that you do not know, you may omit it or provide estimates (such as for dates), but the more information you provide, the easier it will be to locate the correct file. For more information see Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF).

Veterans and next of kin of deceased veterans may use eVetRecs to request records. See eVetRecs Help for instructions. Please note that next of kin of a deceased veteran must provide proof of death of the veteran such as a copy of death certificate, letter from funeral home, or published obituary. For more information see Request Military Service Records.

We hope this helps with your research!