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Re: Seeking my father's World War II records
Elliot Schneider Aug 8, 2020 9:52 AM (in response to Jo Heinzman)Jo,
Do you have any other information on your father like a name or DOB, or place of birth.
Thanks,
Elliot Schneider
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Re: Seeking my father's World War II records
Jo Heinzman Aug 8, 2020 9:42 PM (in response to Elliot Schneider)Hi, Elliot!
My father's name was James Walter Albright. (Some of his documents misspelled it as Allbright). His birthday was Jan 29, 1917. He was born in Holt, Missouri. Thanks!
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Re: Seeking my father's World War II records
Elliot Schneider Aug 9, 2020 12:09 PM (in response to Jo Heinzman)1 person found this helpfulJo,
Here is some information. Regarding the bronze star is is not the actual Bronze star medal. This was for award of the bronze service star or bronze battle star to be issued for wear on the campaign ribbon per the GO# 33 and 40 Northern France campaign.
Hope this helps,
Elliot Schneider
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Re: Seeking my father's World War II records
Jo Heinzman Aug 10, 2020 1:48 PM (in response to Elliot Schneider)Elliott:
Thank you so much for your help, I really appreciate it! Jo
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Re: Seeking my father's World War II records
Rebecca CollierAug 17, 2020 6:17 PM (in response to Jo Heinzman)
2 people found this helpfulDear Ms. Heinzman,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the World War II Operations Reports, 1940-1948 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917-1981 (Record Group 407) that may include records of the 156th Infantry Regiment during WWII. For access to these records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.
We also located the Official Logbooks of Merchant Vessels, 1942 - 1989 in the Records of the U.S. Coast Guard (Record Group 26) that includes the logbook of the SS Joseph T. Robinson for a voyage ending on January 1, 1946. For access to the logbooks, please contact the National Archives at New York (RE-NY) via email at newyork.archives@nara.gov.
For Army personnel, NARA's National Personnel Records Center will verify the awards to which a veteran is entitled and forward the request with the verification to the appropriate service department for issuance of the medals. For requesting medals and awards, please use eVetRecs on NARA’s website at https://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/ or complete a GSA Standard Form 180 and send it to NARA's Military Personnel Records, National Personnel Records Center, 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002. Provide as much information as possible in Section II under "other."
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We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family history.