I am looking for records for my uncle who was in the military (Marine MP) mid 1960s. His name is Rudi Diron and 52-378-869 is the number sown inside his boots which I have. Rudi passed away in 2010. Any information would be appreciated.
Chris,
If your uncle is deceased you probably cannot request his service files, his children or spouse would need to. If your mother and father is the only one living then he would be able to request his brothers OMPF files. I would suggest following up with the State of Ohio Veterans Service Office they have people that can help you find the records your seeking. Here is the link below for the State website. Since he lived within Cuhygoa County Veterans Service Commission. They tell me you will need a death certificate.
https://cuyahogavets.org/contact-us/
https://dvs.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/dvs/what-we-do/records-request
Ohio Department of Veterans Services
77 South High Street, 7th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone # (614) 644-0898
Fax # (614) 387-7317
(877) OHIOVET | (877) 644-6838
Fill out this form here is the link:
Thanks,
Elliot Schneider
Thanks for the replay, unfortunately there is nobody left in the family that can do that, lost my mother last year ( his sister) and both parents are gone
Then if you have your uncles death certificate you can probably do it. But I would reach out to any of your 2nd cousins to see if they can help you.
Thanks,
Elliot Schneider
Sep 22, 2020 12:27 PM
Dear Mr. Soreo,
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 medical records of officers and enlisted personnel of the U.S. Marine Corps who were separated from service after 1958 and prior to May 1994 are located at NARA's National Personnel Records Center (NRPC), (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. Certain information in the records is not available to the general public without the written consent of the veteran or his next of kin. For more information see Request Military Service Records.
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We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!