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Re: Seeking DD-214 & replacement medals for William Kelley
Thomas RichardsonJan 4, 2021 1:01 PM (in response to Richard Kelley)
1 person found this helpfulDear Mr. Kelley,
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. For more information see Request Military Service Records.
For Navy personnel (including Marines), 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."
Navy and Marine Corps casualty records from 1940-1989 are in the custody of the National Archives at St. Louis (RL-SL). For access to these records, please contact RL-SL via email at stl.archives@nara.gov.
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 RL-SL. Also, the NPRC is closed except for emergencies. Currently, NPRC will continue servicing requests ONLY associated with medical treatments, burials, and homeless veterans seeking admittance to a homeless shelter. 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 any inconvenience.
We hope this is helpful.
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Re: Seeking DD-214 & replacement medals for William Kelley
Elliot Schneider Jan 4, 2021 1:57 PM (in response to Richard Kelley)2 people found this helpfulMr. Kelly,
Here is some information on your fathers brother below. He was with F Company 2nd BN 4th Marines
Command Report from 2nd BN 4th Marines:
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/reports/images.php?img=/images/1201/1201045002.pdf
MILITARY SERVICE M USMC [United States Marine Corps] COUNTRY OF CASUALTY VS Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) TYPE OF CASUALTY A2 Hostile - Died of Wounds REFERENCE NUMBER 1435 1435 NAME KELLEY WILLIAM ROBERT KELLEY WILLIAM ROBERT DATE RECORD PROCESSED 6608 6608 SOCIAL SECURITY OR SERVICE # 2101665 2101665 MILITARY GRADE LCPL LANCE CORPORAL PAY GRADE E3 PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (U.S. ARMY) or AIRMAN FIRST CLASS (U.S. AIR FORCE) or LANCE CORPORAL (U.S. MARINE CORPS) or GRADE/RATE ABBREVIATIONS WITH FIRST COLUMN: A,C,D,F,H,S,or T; SECOND COLUMN: A; THIRD AND FOURTH COLUMNS: BLANK (U.S. NAVY, U.S. COAST GUARD) DATE OF DEATH or DATE DECLARED DEAD (MM/DD/YYYY) 08/28/66 08/28/1966 HOME OF RECORD CITY CITRONELLE CITRONELLE HOME OF RECORD STATE CODE 01 Alabama SERVICE OCCUPATIONAL CODE 0311 Rifleman (USMC) DATE OF BIRTH (MM/DD/YYYY) 01/24/46 01/24/1946 REASON D Gunshot or Small Arms Fire AIRCRAFT OR NOT AIRCRAFT 7 Ground Casualty RACE C Caucasian RELIGION CODE 72 Protestant- No Denominational Preference LENGTH OF SERVICE 02 2 MARITAL STATUS S Single (Spouse Not Listed) SEX M Male CITIZEN CODE 1 U.S. POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION 0 Not Posthumously Promoted DATE TOUR IN SOUTHEAST ASIA BEGAN (MM/DD/YYYY) LAST RECORD CODE 1 Final Record BODY RECOVERED OR NOT * Body Recovered AGE 20 20 COMPONENT R Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG) COMMENTS TYPE PROVINCE CODE 01 Military Region 1 - Quang Tri CORPCD 01 01 PROCD 2 2 FLAG _ _ Hope this helps,
Elliot Schneider
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Re: Seeking DD-214 & replacement medals for William Kelley
Richard Kelley Jan 4, 2021 9:10 PM (in response to Elliot Schneider)1 person found this helpfulThank you for your help!
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