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It was when I looked for the meaning of “DNB” (Died Non-Battle) that I discovered there is meaning in the serial number, also referred to as a service number. WWII US Army Serial Numbers: Meaning in the First Digits The U.S. Army began issuing serial numbers to help avoid mixing the records of people with the same name. (A genealogist’s dream come true!) When we dig a little deeper into the number itself, we can learn a bit about the person. Look at the First Number or Letter Some prefixes were used in World War I.
However, the following system began shortly before World War II. The first character gives us a lot of information. Look at the Second Number When you have an 8-digit serial number, the second number shows the Service Command. This narrows down where the person enlisted or was drafted. If you have a serial number for a member of the WAC, look at the number after the letter prefix. There’s an exception. Remember those serial numbers that begin with “2,” showing National Guard service?
You need to look at the 3rd digit. (The second digit for those will always be a zero. You knew there’d be some exception, didn’t you.). Other Resources. J ennifer Holik, (Generations, 2015).
Jennifer has put together a tremendous resource for researching members of the Army, Air Corps and National Guard from WWII. NOTE: This is an Amazon affiliate link.
“” by Alain Batens on World War II Living History & Reenacting Information has great info about different styles of WWII dog tags and how to decipher them. The at Hero Files will generate an accurate WWII-era Army serial number based on the criteria you enter. Useful for authors and reenactors. References. War Department, World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing: State of Ohio, (Washington, DC: by the War Dept., June 1946), p. “” on Wikipedia. “” by Alain Batens on World War II Living History & Reenacting Information.
Glad you got at least some info from the post! Was this during WWII? Was the post in the US or overseas? If overseas, I think there’s a record group at the National Archives for births of American citizens abroad. Have you looked for your grandfather in the 1940 census? The reason I ask is if you find him there (hopefully still living at home), you might be able to track some of those people forward and see if he’s mentioned in any of their obituaries (which could give you another point in time for him, possibly even a location).
Does your mother know what unit he belonged to? If so, look for reunion groups; many of them have message boards. Your mother could also do a DNA test to find some genetic relatives. It’s amazing what those tests can do in situations like this.
As far as I can tell, the 6-digit commissioned officer numbers (which is what the O prefix indicates) doesn’t tell the Army Area or Corps Area, which would narrow down where he was from. He isn’t listed in the Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 on Ancestry.
Is it possible that Dr. Wilson didn’t die in the crash? If so, could he be the Franklin L. Wilson who is buried at Arlington National Cemetery? And served in both WWII and Korea.
That would be consistent with your Dr. Wilson being a commissioned officer. Hi – my dad was a WWII US Marine. He was born January 1914 (sorry I could never remember the date) in Detroit MI. He died in January 1998. Again I cannot remember the date.
He lived in Saginaw, MI when he enlisted in the Marines in 1943. As for me, I joined the California Natl. Guard in 1956, while in high school, then joined the US Army in Sept. 1956 after graduating from high school.
My serial number was RA28xxxxxx (not sure if I am supposed to show it). Tried to find info about dad but could not. Amy, in regards to my uncle Frank I.S., while my mom was alive (she just passed at age 96 in March), we spoke of me trying to get him a military headstone. I cannot locate a dd214 because he had passed away in a house fire at home.
Apparently his records were also in the fire in Missouri back when. I checked everywhere however seems like no one has any records on him. Even the big veterans records center say they can’t find any information on him. They say if I find something to let them know. So I am still looking. Thank you but if you have any helpful information I sure would appreciate it. Hi Amy, I am doing some research on my granduncle, George Donovan who fought for the US in the Pacific during WWII.
I came across your site and was delighted to find out that there was an explanation to his Army Serial Number. You explained the first two numbers but was there a method for the other six or were they just a random selection? George’s Army Serial Number was 32443804 – meaning he was drafted (not enlisted) in New York??
Would it then be right to say he was conscripted or is being drafted / inducted different to conscription?