Genealogy (For our Friends and Family mailer)
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* D has now traced back his family to the American Revolution.
* Through the VA, Darryl requested information from the National Archives in St. Louis. If you are a blood relative and have some identifying information, you can do this with the Standard Form 180 for any military family member at any time. If the records needed are 60 years or older, they can be requested by anyone.
* What he found: In 1973, a fire destroyed a major portion of the Army records for the years 1912-1959.
* They were able to salvage some of the pages from his mother's father Earl, but we have been cautioned that although copies can be made, they will be of low quality.
* No response about his mother's grandfather William who was murdered in 1932. William was an Army veteran in the early 1900's who went on to serve in WWI.
* The record for his grandfather's younger brother Dennis was destroyed in the fire of 1973. Using his service number, the archivist was able to find information from another organization that states Dennis was killed in some type of vehicle crash in Italy. This was in the line of duty but not combat related. There was noted severe head injury and he most likely died at the scene. The date was July 12, 1944, and Dennis was 23.