WW2 research

Question

Hi I'm trying to find any information about the original owner's of two items that I bought for my personal collection.
The first one is a ww2 id bracelet with the name Richard H. Wade and what I believe to be the service number "543817"
The other item is a 1940 Bulova watch, with only one name "Floyd" and the date of birth "31 august of 1922", the seller said to me that Mr. Floyd served in the army during ww2 but he didn't have gone to combat, actually he never leaved US. Unfortunaley the seller didn't remember the army branch.
Could someone please help me?

History Hub Info · Answer

Hello Alavuk 
 Thank you for posting your question on History Hub! 
 To get started with your research, we would recommend that you request Richard Wade's 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 for each individual 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) . 
 Unfortunately, you don't have enough info to be able to request Mr. Floyd's OMPF, but you can follow the same process above if you are able to find out more about him. 
 Hopefully the community can provide some better leads on how to research Mr. Floyd, best of luck!