Military Service Dates for Donald Duane Dittmer

There is a Donald D Dittmer, GM3 from Iowa listed in the 1955 Cruise Book for the USS Boyd DD544..  Not USS Lexington, but thought I'd pass it along just in case.

Regards - Brad Davidson

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DianeV 

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We recommend requesting your family member's military personnel file. These records typically identify the assigned duty station and the dates of service. Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs) are in the custody of NARA's National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO. Below is a GSA Standard Form 180 which you should complete and mail to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO  63138-1002.  Or you may apply online on our Request Military Service Records webpage.

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