1 Reply Latest reply on Jun 1, 2018 11:35 AM by Rebecca Collier

WWII Army serial # letter prefixes

Martha Collins May 29, 2018 11:19 AM

Does anyone know where I might find the official reference for the letter prefixes to serial #s the Army used during the World War II era? I found one explanation on Wikipedia and one on a commercial site, but they don't match. I am searching for an "official" explanation.

Re: WWII Army serial # letter prefixes

Rebecca Collier Jun 1, 2018 11:35 AM (in response to Martha Collins)

Dear Ms. Collins,

Thank you for posting your request to History Hub!

Army Regulation No. 615-30 dated February 12, 1942 has an explanation of the Army Serial numbers for enlisted personnel and lists a few of the letter prefixes in the changes to the regulation. Correspondence in the Legislative and Policy Precedent Files, 1943-1976 under File 593-121 contains even more listings of the prefixes. For access to these documents, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.

We hope is this information is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

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