Trying to track WWII service records for my deceased Merchant Marine father, McDonald Ives, who served in the Atlantic Theater of Operations
Dear Ms. Ives,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
To request your father’s Merchant Marine personnel service jacket, please write to the USCG-National Maritime Center (NMC-421), ATTN: Correspondence Section, 100 Forbes Drive, Martinsburg, WV 25404. Please include name, date of birth, copy of death certificate if deceased, Social Security number, address, and Z or Service number. Their website is is https://www.dco.uscg.mil/national_maritime_center/.
We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!