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All these forms from the Defsense Department (so they can stop my husband's pay --which they have alREADY stopped) -- and from the VA for burial allowances, etc. keep asking for his SERVICE NUMBER.

I have looked all ovr his active service records --discharge papers, etc...and am not finding anything called a SERVICE NUMBER.

Could someone tell me where to find it?

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Thanks for the link. The Air Force isn't even listed --so I guess they always used Social Security numbers. But then again, if ALL branches switched over that long ago -- wouldn't it be nice to stop sending people forms that ask for a number that doesn't even matter?

Air Force is listed as "Army and Air Force." Changeover was July 1, 1969.

It's not critical to provide the old service number, it just helps the archives locate the record.

I helped my mother order my uncle's records not too long ago. He served in the Air Force from November 1950 to November 1953. We used both his service number (on his 'pretty' discharge certificate, DD 256AF) and his social security number, only because we had both numbers. If we didn't have that discharge certificate, we would have had to go only with his social security number.

Very sorry for your loss. The burden of frustrating paperwork, I'm sure, makes things more difficult.

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Oops! I COMPLETELY missed that. I was loking for Air Force - saw Army and didn't notice. Duh! (and here I accuse government employees of not being able to read).

My husband joined the AF in 1970 (Sept) -- so I gues he never had a Service Number.

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Air Force is listed as "Army and Air Force." Changeover was July 1, 1969.

It's not critical to provide the old service number, it just helps the archives locate the record.

I helped my mother order my uncle's records not too long ago. He served in the Air Force from November 1950 to November 1953. We used both his service number (on his 'pretty' discharge certificate, DD 256AF) and his social security number, only because we had both numbers. If we didn't have that discharge certificate, we would have had to go only with his social security number.

Very sorry for your loss. The burden of frustrating paperwork, I'm sure, makes things more difficult.

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All you need is a Social Security Number and they can cross reference it and by the way after 1970 the Army meant Social Security Number. I was drafted in 1968 and I have both.

Veterans deserve real choice for their health care.

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Free spirt, you are right if join the air force in 1970,they had change to social security numbers.

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