What will I get from an SF-180?

JE3146 · 04-12-2010, 06:26 PM

My grandfather passed away in the late 60's. I never met him and my dad was only 4 when he passed away.

There are a lot of things I don't know about him, that really no one talks about or remembers.

He was USMC and a Gunny sgt from what I can tell from his rank patches. We have a few of his medals in our possession, but honestly I don't know if we have everything.

I've been digging up research and for father's day I wanted to submit an SF-180 with the help of my aunt to obtain records about him to give to my dad. Hopefully stuff about why he was promoted or why he received medals and a complete list of medals he received.

Sadly my grandfather is as much of a mystery to my own father as he is to me.

Is this the proper route to obtain all this info? I imagine there will be a lot of unnecessary information, but will this provide the information I am looking for?

04-12-2010, 06:26 PM	#1
JE3146 Jordan #2 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jordan Location: Tigard, OR Posts: 2,115 Trading: (26)	What will I get from an SF-180? My grandfather passed away in the late 60's. I never met him and my dad was only 4 when he passed away. There are a lot of things I don't know about him, that really no one talks about or remembers. He was USMC and a Gunny sgt from what I can tell from his rank patches. We have a few of his medals in our possession, but honestly I don't know if we have everything. I've been digging up research and for father's day I wanted to submit an SF-180 with the help of my aunt to obtain records about him to give to my dad. Hopefully stuff about why he was promoted or why he received medals and a complete list of medals he received. Sadly my grandfather is as much of a mystery to my own father as he is to me. Is this the proper route to obtain all this info? I imagine there will be a lot of unnecessary information, but will this provide the information I am looking for?