Christoph, Again WOW!!!
You will not believe your timing on sending me the Archive website!!! Last week I started filling in all the forms for NARA in St.. Louis. Some people told me to go ahead and put in a large request rather than just asking for records on a few people - especially since I travel out there to review and then copy the records. So I sent the large request in and asked to be advised if it was appropriate to do so. I heard back that I needed to find Serial Numbers for my requests. Probably if I had only sent in a few forms like I did last time, I would not of had a problem.
They were helpful and sent me back the following website, that knowing you, you already knew about. I am inluding thier response with the website address.
"We are glad you are pleased with our service. We reviewed your requests and need some more assistance on your end before we can process your requests. We suggest you go to our website at www.archvies.gov and search the Access to Archival Databases for WWII enlistment data to see if you can ID service numbers for your requests before you submit them to us for processing. Here is the link to that database http://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt=893&cat=WR26&tf=F&bc=,sl . This database is for Army enlistment records only but you may be able to identify a lot of service numbers for your requests. After you check this database to see what service numbers you may be able to identify first, then submit your requests to us for processing."
So Christoph, I did what they asked, but guess what? I still had plenty of blank spaces. This is more than you probably want to know but I am so grateful for your email today that I must continue telling you about the dilemma I had this morning, and now do not have, thanks to you.
I had resolved that I would sort out the many records that had blanks where I should have serial numbers and only send in those with what were hopefully valid Serial numbers for those people. Just when I was getting ready to do that I checked the famous 6th Corp Website and there you were with the answers!!!
More to follow, and do not want to lose this. Someone has come in.
Jean J