I recallll Wrote:
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> Anyone who wants a copy of Basl's military record
> can file a FOIA request. Some data is protected by
> privacy act, but a lot isn't. All the info you
> need is here on FFXU, you may have to dig a bit to
> get the SSN or date of birth, but I'm certain it's
> been in some of the court docs shared here.
>
> The FOIA process info:
>
https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personn
> el/public/general-public.html
>
> You’ll need enough information about Basl to
> identify him from among of literally millions of
> sets of Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs)
> and/or electronic equivalents on file in the
> archives. My experience has been that one of the
> following two sets of info is generally enough:
>
> name (firstname/middle initial/lastname) plus SSN.
> If the individual served before their branch
> adopted the SSN as an ID number – typically
> before the early 1970s – their old
> service/serial number (NOT the same as the SSN)
> should also work.
>
> OR
>
> complete name (firstname/middlename/lastname) plus
> date of birth
>
> PLUS
>
> Approximate dates of service (even just something
> as broad as “early 1980s” or
> “Vietnam-era”) and branch of service
> (Army/Navy/USMC/USAF). If you have the
> indivdual’s SSN or service/serial number, you
> might get away with not having this – but I’d
> include it if it’s available.
>
> Place of birth may also now be required in some
> cases if not all cases where SSN or Service/Serial
> Number isn’t available. Per a recent telephone
> conversation with one of the records technicians,
> the Federal records repository that has archive
> responsibility for veterans’ military records
> (more on them later) has tightened up their
> procedures and now requires this if SSN is not
> available. If you have the place of birth, it
> won’t hurt and will definitely raise the chances
> of your getting a records “hit” – even if it
> turns out it’s not strictly necessary.
>
> Mail to:
>
> National Personnel Records Center
> ATTN: FOIA Requests
> 1 Archives Drive
> Saint Louis, MO 63138
>
> And then sit back and wait.
Yes, wait indeed....