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Research request

Start the search

Only a few fields are required. Every extra thing you can tell us — a date, a hometown, a hunch — narrows the search and gets him back to you sooner. Skip anything you don't know; we'll dig for the rest.

01 About you

Your first name

Please tell us your first name.

Your last name

Please tell us your last name.

Please enter an email we can reach you at.

Phone number — optional

You asked us to reach you that way, so we'll need a number.

It's okay to text me at this number

How should we reach you?

Email Phone call Text

Your relationship to the veteran — optional

How did you find us? — optional

Where did you hear about us? — optional

02 About the veteran

Their first name

We need at least one of his names to begin — either is enough.

Their last name

We need at least one of his names to begin — either is enough.

Date of birth — optional

Roughly when he was born — optional

Date of death — optional

Roughly when he died — optional

Leave this empty if he's still living.

Service number — optional

Look on his discharge paper (WD AGO 53-55) or dog tags. Don't worry at all if you don't have it — it's the first thing we track down.

Branch — optional

Conflict or era — optional

Roughly when he served — optional

03 What you already have

Check anything you can lay hands on. None of it is required — each one just gives us a thread to pull.

Discharge paper Photographs Letters or diaries Medals or insignia Only family stories Nothing yet

What do you most want to know? — optional

No payment now. We'll read it, look into him, and come back to you within a few days with an honest read on what's recoverable.

We have him.

Thank you for trusting us with him. We'll read every word, start looking into him, and come back to you soon with what we think we can recover.

Your reference: —

We've emailed you a link to your veteran's page, where you can send us photos or papers you've kept, add anything you remember later, and see how the search is going.

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