Father, Joseph Edward Weston, served in US Navy in Ww2. Would like to know what ship he served on and build a model kit for the grandchildren

I'm really not sure but will see what I can find out. Is there a machinist 1st class? Don't know why, but it rings a bell.

Hello river...!

I found a couple musters with the name minus the "E", only thing is is that the only ranking they show is of a S1 or S2.....didn't think that there would be a few Westons out there, but there were more than I had assumed ...

Good morning Dea, I really had no idea in regards to rank. I wouldn't have thought so many Westons either. I know he had a brother in the Navy. Jesse Earl Weston, I believe he was mostly in the Atlantic,  but was in the pacific for a short time while my father was there. He had 2 older brothers, different last name. They're both gone. One had children who have both passed. The other I've never met but he had children who I know nothing about. Trying to track them down to seei f they have any family history. I'm not having any luck with the family knowing anything either. I've talked with my sister and all the grandkids and they are also in the dark. I will certainly keep digging. I can not express how grateful I am for your help. I realize and appreciate all your time and research you have done.

Keith 

Hello Dea, 

I found some info off Ancestry.com from the Dept of Veterans Affairs  BIRLS death file 1850-2010. Still digging.

He's listed as :

Joseph E Weston

SSN 253240425

Enlistment date: 21 December 1942 (ironically he died 21 December 1990)

Discharge date: 23 March  1946

I'm also going to fill out the form to access his military files and see what I can find there.

Keith

G' mornin' Dea. You are awesome.  This all just gets more interesting. My sister was able to dig up his discharge papers. Seems he was an aviation machinist.  Not sure, but, he may not have been on board a ship, or  but at various Naval Air Staions. ???  Maybe you better to decipher. As always, thanks so much,  Keith

NICE..!!  Way to go sister..!

Keith, the acronyms are as follows.

(NRS) Naval Receiving Station, Macon Georgia;

(NTS) Naval Training Station, San Diego Cal;

(NATTC) Naval Air Technical Training Command, Norman Oklahoma;

(NAS) Naval Air Station, Atlanta Georgia;

(ABATU) Advanced Base Aviation Training Unit, Norfolk Virginia;

(HEDRON FAW 8) Headquarter's Squadron/Fleet Air Wing 8
(FAW-8: Redesignated at NAS Alameda, Calif., on 1 November 1942,
3 July 1946: Disestablished at NAS Alameda.)

(RB TADCEN SHOEMAKER) CALIFORNIA-Training and Distribution Center, Shoemaker Calif

(NAS BARBER'S POINT) Naval Air Station, Hawaii (Kapolei)

Am adding a link for you Keith that explains the history of the FAW

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-2/pdfs/Appen13.pdf

PS-  Jesse Weston muster roll sheet of your uncle... was on the LST-7.