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Re: Seeking information on James C Wright
Shannon Kerner
Mar 5, 2021 12:24 PM
Dear Ms. McDaniel,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
We suggest that you request a copy of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). OMPFs and individual medical reports for enlisted men of the U.S. Army who were separated from the service after October 1912 and before 1959 are in the custody of 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, and a certificate of military service will be issued. Please 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. For more information see Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), Archival Records Requests.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NPRC is closed except for emergencies. Currently, NPRC will continue servicing requests ONLY associated with medical treatments, burials, and homeless veterans seeking admittance to a homeless shelter. If your request is urgent, please see Emergency Requests and Deadlines. Please refrain from submitting non-emergency requests such as replacement medals, administrative corrections, or records research until NPRC returns to pre-COVID staffing levels. Please check archives.gov/veterans for updates to the NPRC operating hours and status. We apologize for any inconvenience.
We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!
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Re: Seeking information on James C Wright
Misty,
Here is some information to get you started on your search and to utilize when requesting records below.
Field Title Value Meaning ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 14222367 14222367 NAME WRIGHT#JAMES#C########## WRIGHT#JAMES#C########## RESIDENCE: STATE 41 ALABAMA RESIDENCE: COUNTY 001 AUTAUGA PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 4130 FT MCCLELLAN ALABAMA DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 27 27 DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 08 08 DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 46 46 GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private GRADE: CODE 8 Private BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION NO# No branch assignment BRANCH: CODE 02 No branch assignment FIELD USE AS DESIRED # # TERM OF ENLISTMENT 6 Enlistment for the Panama Canal Department LONGEVITY ### ### SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 2 Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge NATIVITY 41 ALABAMA YEAR OF BIRTH 28 28 RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen EDUCATION 4 4 years of high school CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 373 Undefined Code MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 1 Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) CARD NUMBER 9 9 BOX NUMBER 0172 0172 FILM REEL NUMBER 2.29# 2.29# -
Re: Seeking information on James C Wright
Was he in Alabama when they came for him? Do you have a general idea of the year? There is a small possibility something could have made the local newspapers.