tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post6211850998989458488..comments2024-02-16T08:14:29.719-08:00Comments on Leah's Family Tree: Madness Monday: Is the Tombstone Wrong?Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918752742296339994noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-57000617828987415202010-12-02T02:52:53.015-08:002010-12-02T02:52:53.015-08:00The rank on the tombstone would reflect the highes...The rank on the tombstone would reflect the highest rank received, which could be Staff Sergeant, if he did in fact, serve multiple terms and in different branches.Travis LeMasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16930839685824336645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-89792529444503415982010-11-29T12:48:13.364-08:002010-11-29T12:48:13.364-08:00You can also request a corrected gravestone from t...You can also request a corrected gravestone from the VA if you have the paperwork to back up what you are asking to be added.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-91779654301859994502010-11-29T11:06:49.735-08:002010-11-29T11:06:49.735-08:00Leah, do you know who requested the marker? The ce...Leah, do you know who requested the marker? The cemetery or funeral home might have some information. Also, if you fill out the paperwork requesting your grandfather's military file and hand/mail it to your father, there's a chance he might sign it. I've had some success doing that with family members who were/are uninterested. Wearing them down with constant pestering helps. Sometimes they sign just to make me go away. ;-)Elizabeth O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191827688514996520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-83060365546484718232010-11-29T10:43:58.145-08:002010-11-29T10:43:58.145-08:00Leah,
Check the NARA website. Even if you are not ...Leah,<br />Check the NARA website. Even if you are not "next of kin" you can still request records under the Freedom of Information Act. I think you should definitely write. It might take a long time but why not try? Good luck!Kathryn Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508373744866161837noreply@blogger.com