Roster Avenger training mission off goleta field santa barbara

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Four avenger wwII planes took off from marine corp air station on a training mission.Two planes collided over Anacapa island two were rescued. One died. Other plane never found. Trying to find if my uncle was one of the crew on either plane

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BettyWilkerson 
 
 Thank you for posting your question on History Hub! 
 
 This is in response to your inquiry to the National Archives regarding your request for information related to your uncle&rsquo;s military service during the World War 2 era . 
 
 We suggest that you obtain your uncle&rsquo;s Official Military Personnel File. Please see the following information on how to proceed ; 
 
 Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs) and medical records of Officers and Enlisted Personnel of the U.S. Marine Corps who were separated from service after 1904 and prior to January 1, 1999 are located at NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002. Certain information in the records is not available to the general public without the written consent of the veteran or his next of kin. You may apply online at http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/ . Or you can download Standard Form 180 (SF-180) and send in your request via postal mail. 
 
 To download an SF-180 please visit our website at the following: https://www.archives.gov/files/research/order/standard-form-180.pdf 
 
 For a complete copy of a personnel file, in Section II, on the line for "Other" (Specify), write "Complete copy of every page of personnel file - not an extract." 
 
 For information regarding access to medical records please visit http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/public/general-public-clinical.html . 
 
 If you have a follow up request please send your request to archives2reference@nara.gov . We hope you find this information useful in conducting your research . 
 
 Thank you for your email to the National Archives. 
 
 Sincerely, 
 
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