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Q: I have a relative who served on Iwo Jima. How can I learn about his past?
A: 1. Get his service record from:
Military Records Facility 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63132-5100 NAVY and MARINE CORPS (314) 538-4141 http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/
2. From that record you can determine his unit. Just as your identity goes from general to specific--ie, Country, State, City, Street--your Marine or Corpsman was identified by his Division, Regiment, Battalion, Company and then Platoon designation.
3. Send that information to one of the following Divisions, asking for people who knew your relative:
http://www.caltrap.com Third Marine Division Association PO Box 297 Dumfries, VA 22026
Fourth Marine Division Association PO Box 595 Laurel, Fl. 34272
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/fifthmarinedivisionww2 Fifth Marine Division Association Dean F. Keeley PO Box 44250 Lafayette, LA 70504-4250
4. Good luck!
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