Sample of a Service Record - US

Earthican · Aug 8, 2014

Today I wanted to find online a sample of a US Army service record from WWII. I found this for an Army Air Force soldier/airman.

These are the files that were 80% destroyed by fire in the 1970's.

One of the things I was most interested in was a record of his Military Occupational Specialty, MOS. Unfortunately I do not see any entries that provide information about the assignment or certification of an MOS. The student record shows he trained as an aircraft mechanic but there is no three digit code assigned.

If anyone finds, or knows of, other samples please post a link.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robert/RobertJosephArvin.htm

According to his Personnel Records, Robert’s enlistment was effective on 5 July 1941. He was given a Service number, 17029870, and his Service Record began. Both would stay with him for the duration of his time in the Armed Forces. The Service Record gives us many details of the time he spent in the military: page 1 page 2 and 3 insert page 5 page 6 and 7 Remarks Remarks Remarks The Record shows he was at the Recruiting Station in Kansas City on the 4th and the 5th of July, then he was sent the Reception Center at Jefferson Barracks (just South of Saint Louis), where he stayed until the 10th.

At Jefferson Barracks there was the usual battery of tests, shots and a physical. He took an oath and enlisted for a three year hitch. He was assigned to the 31st School Squadron of the Army Air Forces. He was described as being 23 years old, having blue eyes, brown hair and a ruddy complexion. He was 69 inches high, weighed 139 lbs. and had two flat feet. Like many new Air Force recruits, he was sent from Jefferson Barracks to Chanute Field, in Rantoul, Illinois (about 130 miles south of Chicago). On July 31st, he was assigned to the 8th School Squadron there and spent the first few days of August assigned to its School Headquarters. On August 4th, he entered Airplane Mechanic School, where he would spend almost six months.

From his Personnel Records, we get a rough idea of his progress, which was slowed by illness and a realignment of classes.
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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robert/NARA%20Robert0021.jpg

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robert/NARA%20Robert0022.jpg

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robert/NARA%20Robert0027.jpg

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robert/NARA%20Robert0028.jpg

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robert/NARA%20Robert0029.jpg

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robert/NARA%20Robert0030.jpg

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robert/NARA%20Robert0031.jpg

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robert/NARA%20Robert0032.jpg

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robert/NARA%20Robert0033.jpg

Student Record

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robert/NARA%20Robert0036.jpg

Buten42 · Aug 9, 2014

Earthican, I have a complete copy of my brother's service record from the archives. On page 4 it shows his Army Specialty and mos number. For some reason, the sample of the airman shown is blank on page 4. Since the army Air Corp was an arm of the Army the Service Records should be the same.
I would be happy to copy and send you the complete record by USPS if you like--I'm not good at uploading stuff.
I'll give you my email address by pm and get your address.
Dave

DocL · Aug 9, 2014

You don't seem to have a real page 4-- what I see is an "insert to page 4", which looks like an add-on. It looks like the page you really need is missing. I wonder if the "insert" is loose, or if it is pasted to the real page 4.

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