How do I access my Merchant Navy records?

How do I access my Merchant Navy records?

The best websites for finding Merchant Navy records

1. Crew List Index Project (CLIP) The Crew List Project will help you find crew lists held in county collections, which you can search by ship’s name or official number.
2. 1915 Crew Lists.
3. The National Archives (TNA)
4. Irish Mariners.
5. Welsh Mariners.

How do I trace a merchant seaman?

Sometimes the only way to track down a record of a seaman is to trace the records of the ships he served on….You can use the CLIP (Crew List Index Project) website to trace a ship by the:

1. ship’s name.
2. ship’s port of registration.
3. ship’s official number.

Where can I find ship logs?

These logbooks are located at the National Archives at College Park. Some merchant vessels logs may also be found in our Records of the Office of Naval Records and Library (RG 45).

Do merchant Marines get a DD214?

Application for Merchant Marine Veteran Status DD214 Check with the Veterans Administration for medical and other benefits. Mariner or survivor should complete the following steps and mail to the proper address: Complete Form DD2168. Supply as much information as possible.

How do I look up Navy records?

You can find veterans’ military service records from World War I to the present from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). The NPRC houses many types of records, including Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF).

Where can I find Merchant Marine records?

6 Places to Look for Merchant Marine Records for WWII:

• #1: Official Military Personnel Files.
• #2: Individual Deceased Personnel Files.
• #3: National Maritime Center in Martinsburg, WV.
• #4: National Archives Collections on Merchant Mariners.
• #5: Ship Log Books.
• #6: Officer Applications.

Where are Navy ship logs kept?

Deck logs for commissioned U.S. Navy ships covering the past 30 years are maintained by the Naval History and Heritage Command, Archives Branch, Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Most of these are stored at the Washington National Records Center (WNRC) in Suitland, Maryland.

Can a merchant marine be buried in a national cemetery?

Section 402 of the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1988 (P.L. 105-368) extended veterans’ burial benefits and the right to interment in national cemeteries to merchant mariners who served on vessels engaged in oceangoing service from August 16, 1945, to December 31, 1946.

Are Navy records public?

Access to Records, Information for the General Public: Without the consent of the veteran or next-of-kin, the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) can only release limited information from the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) to the general public.