Seeking all Military and Merchant Marine information on Henry Roble Sanborn, born 24 July 1892 and died 13 June 1963. He served in the US Army before and during WW1 and the Canadia between periods of US Service, as well as a Navy Chaplain post WWI and serv

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We searched the National Archives and located the Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917–September 16, 1940 ? that includes a card for Henry Roblee Sanborn. We are attaching the card below. For more information about these records and the VA claims files that they index, please contact the National Archives at St. Louis (RRPO) via email at stl.archives@nara.gov.

We also locate Henry R Sanborn in the U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939

Source Citation: The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 208

Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

We searched Ancestry and located a Henry R Sanborn in the Washington, U.S., Military Records, 1855-1950 that may be a match.

Source Citation: Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Military Records; Reference: AR82-2-0-9

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Washington, U.S., Military Records, 1855-1950 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2021.

Original data: Military Records. Olympia Washington, USA: Washington State Archives.

We also located Henry R Sanborn in the U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985

Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.

Original data: United States Military Registers, 1902–1985. Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Library.

We suggest that you request a copy of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). OMPFs and individual medical reports for military personnel who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I are in the custody of the National Archives at 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, and a certificate of military service will be issued if enough information can be located. 

You may use eVetRecs to submit your records request online. See eVetRecs Help for instructions. Alternatively, you may 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 forms 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. If you want the complete record, where it asks which items you are requesting, please specify that you want the entire file. 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 if it survived the fire. For more information see Request Military Service Records. 

Since some veterans registered with their state or local veterans service agencies after they separated from service, we suggest that you contact the state or county veterans agency where the veteran lived for additional assistance. Please review the NPRC web page Other Methods to Obtain Military Service Records for more information. Please be advised that registering discharge papers with local and state authorities was optional, so we cannot guarantee that these types of organizations will have his records.

The Merchant Marine Personnel and Licensing Records dated before 1968 in the Records of the U.S. Coast Guard (Record Group 26) are in the custody of the National Archives at St. Louis (RRPO). Please contact RRPO via email at stl.archives@nara.gov.  Include the name, date of birth, dates of service, "Z" number, and date of death, if known, in your email. If you do not know all of these things, please include as much information as you can, however the more information you can provide, the easier it will be to locate the correct file.

Archival OMPFs and Merchant Marine records may also be requested by visiting the Archival Research Room at the National Archives at St. Louis. Please see the linked web pages for more information.  Please email stlarr.archives@nara.gov for further assistance prior to making an appointment. 

We hope this is helpful with your research!  

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives and located the Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917–September 16, 1940 ? that includes a card for Henry Roblee Sanborn. We are attaching the card below. For more information about these records and the VA claims files that they index, please contact the National Archives at St. Louis (RRPO) via email at stl.archives@nara.gov.

We also locate Henry R Sanborn in the U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939

Source Citation: The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 208

Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

We searched Ancestry and located a Henry R Sanborn in the Washington, U.S., Military Records, 1855-1950 that may be a match.

Source Citation: Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Military Records; Reference: AR82-2-0-9

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Washington, U.S., Military Records, 1855-1950 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2021.

Original data: Military Records. Olympia Washington, USA: Washington State Archives.

We also located Henry R Sanborn in the U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985

Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.

Original data: United States Military Registers, 1902–1985. Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Library.

We suggest that you request a copy of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). OMPFs and individual medical reports for military personnel who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I are in the custody of the National Archives at 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, and a certificate of military service will be issued if enough information can be located. 

You may use eVetRecs to submit your records request online. See eVetRecs Help for instructions. Alternatively, you may 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 forms 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. If you want the complete record, where it asks which items you are requesting, please specify that you want the entire file. 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 if it survived the fire. For more information see Request Military Service Records. 

Since some veterans registered with their state or local veterans service agencies after they separated from service, we suggest that you contact the state or county veterans agency where the veteran lived for additional assistance. Please review the NPRC web page Other Methods to Obtain Military Service Records for more information. Please be advised that registering discharge papers with local and state authorities was optional, so we cannot guarantee that these types of organizations will have his records.

The Merchant Marine Personnel and Licensing Records dated before 1968 in the Records of the U.S. Coast Guard (Record Group 26) are in the custody of the National Archives at St. Louis (RRPO). Please contact RRPO via email at stl.archives@nara.gov.  Include the name, date of birth, dates of service, "Z" number, and date of death, if known, in your email. If you do not know all of these things, please include as much information as you can, however the more information you can provide, the easier it will be to locate the correct file.

Archival OMPFs and Merchant Marine records may also be requested by visiting the Archival Research Room at the National Archives at St. Louis. Please see the linked web pages for more information.  Please email stlarr.archives@nara.gov for further assistance prior to making an appointment. 

We hope this is helpful with your research!