Re: New to Forum - Assistance Needed
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New to Forum - Assistance Needed
Michael Hernandez 4/04/12
Ancestry has Dept of Burial Affairs database with this information:
Turney Conway b. 17 Jun 1924 d. 29 Sep 1993
SSN: I won't post as you should have it
Branch 1: NAVYEnlistment Date 1: 14 Sep 1942
Release Date 1: 8 Nov 1945
The NARA has a copy of his service record that your mother, as his next of kin, can request:
http://www.archives.gov/veterans/http://www.archives.gov/veterans/
He is listed in the CA Death Index which gives his mother's maiden name which might be helpful in Form 180 information.
http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ca/death/search.cgihttp://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ca/death/search.cgi
Once you get his records you can begin a search of the units and places he was stationed for reunion sites and to request pictures. There could be a basic training group photo out there somewhere in cyber space or locate someone that has one.