William "Bill" Brinkley (my grandfather)
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10 hours ago, Rmb2 said:

Yes sir, that is my grandfather. 


When I originally searched, I could not find anything. And I was told, the fire must have destroyed.


But I was searching using his correct birthday & middle name.


But both his parents died when he was a young boy; he didn't know his "correct" birthday or that he had a middle name until he retired.


Is there any place/database to use his army serial number to find any additional info.


 


A fellow Missourian, cool!


The enlistment cards this online database is made up of was not affected by the infamous 1973 fire, however it is not 100% complete because many of these were handwritten and were not used in the database if all information was not readable. Luckily your grandfather's was included, some you search for may not be. There is no other online database that I know of where you can use his serial number to search for information. If your grandfather had been wounded or spent time in a VA Hospital, the VA Administration may have records. I would encourage you to go ahead and request your grandfather's personnel file from the NPRC in St. Louis. Yes, the fire destroyed most Army records but not all, fragments found in the aftermath have been used to try and reconstruct some files. It is my understanding this reconstruction work continues to this day. When I requested my grandfather's file the only item contained in it was a copy of his final pay voucher, it wasn't much but it still was an interesting item that had his signature on it. If your grandfather's file were to  contain one of these vouchers, it may just show the unit in the 45th ID he belonged to. There is the chance that they may have nothing, but you will never know unless you ask. Here is a link to help you request that record, also check out the help section here on the forum for researching records.


https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/standard-form-180.html


Good Luck!


Randy

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William "Bill" Brinkley (my grandfather) - by Rmb2 - 07-10-2017, 02:06 AM
William "Bill" Brinkley (my grandfather) - by buk2112 - 07-11-2017, 05:57 PM

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