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Re: Seeking military records of Benjamin R Preston
Lisha PennJul 14, 2021 2:43 PM (in response to Sarah Nicholas)
Dear Ms. Nicholas,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the Muster Rolls and Personnel Diaries, 1/1941 - 12/1980 in the Records of the U.S. Marine Corps (Record Group 127) that may include the Benjamin R. Preston for 1941-1945. Some of these records have been digitized and are available using the Catalog. For more information about the non-digitized records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.
We suggest that you request a copy of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). OMPFs and medical records of officers and enlisted personnel of the U.S. Marine Corps who were separated from service after 1904 and before 1959 are located at NARA's National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002. To request these records, please mail a completed GSA Standard Form 180 to NPRC. Veterans and their next of kin also may use eVetRecs to request records. See eVetRecs Help for instructions. For more information see Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), Archival Records Requests.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to guidance received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA has adjusted its normal operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of NARA staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgement as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RDT2. Also, NPRC will continue servicing requests ONLY associated with medical treatments, burials, homeless veterans seeking admittance to a homeless shelter, and those involving the VA Home Loan program. 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 this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.
We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!
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Re: Seeking military records of Benjamin R Preston
Alice Lane Jul 15, 2021 2:08 AM (in response to Sarah Nicholas)Hi Sarah,
Welcome to History Hub
Would you like to share more information. I found a couple of Benj Preston, one was in the Army and the other was too old to be him. Was his father's name the same.
Need a place of birth and the date and if possible his burial date and location.
Thanks
Alice Lane
Research Volunteer
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Re: Seeking military records of Benjamin R Preston
Sarah Nicholas Jul 15, 2021 2:48 PM (in response to Alice Lane)Hi Alice,
A little background on Benjamin. He was my father in law’s biological father and we know very little about him. His mom, Louise, was working at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard when she met Benjamin and my FIL was born out of wedlock. We have his dad’s name, Benjamin Robert Preston, and we know he was a marine stationed at the shipyard in 1944. Rumor has it that after Louise was married in 1950, her husband was stationed in California and she saw Benjamin at that base on guard duty one day as she was entering. So I’m trying to follow Benjamin’s military trail in hopes it will lead me to a date and place of birth to be able to start researching him better.
Thank you so much for your interest and for trying to help!
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Re: Seeking military records of Benjamin R Preston
Alice Lane Jul 15, 2021 6:50 PM (in response to Sarah Nicholas)Hi Sarah
Can you give your father in laws name and date of birth? does he have a birth certificate?
Alice Lane
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Re: Seeking military records of Benjamin R Preston
Sarah Nicholas Jul 16, 2021 3:39 PM (in response to Alice Lane)Hi!
My Father in Law is John Robert Nicholas. DOB 1/14/1945.
We have sent for his original birth certificate as we only have his adopted one but have not received it yet. His mother’s maiden name was Hoyt.
Thank you!!!
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