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jango
06-21-2008, 06:39 AM
In 1968 my dad was in Vietnam, where one drunken night he traded his shirt for that of a Staff Sgt in the US army named Kilabrew. How could I hunt down this guy.

I only have his rank and name and the date of his time in country. So is there any way that i could find out were he is today through American military record ?
Zombie Squad
06-21-2008, 06:51 AM
Sorry can't help, but why do you wanna find that guy?
therifleman
06-21-2008, 01:25 PM
Have you tried googling his name like "Staff Sgt Kilabrew Vietnam War." Sometimes pages come up that have their names listed if they're a member of a veteran organization, or did something signifigant enough for someone to talk about them.
Hollis
06-21-2008, 01:27 PM
Have you tried googling his name like "Staff Sgt Kilabrew Vietnam War." Sometimes pages come up that have their names listed if they're a member of a veteran organization, or did something signifigant enough for someone to talk about them.


Also many units have reunion associations, you might find something there.
Rynnäkkökivääri
06-21-2008, 02:16 PM
Yeah, hope you find him, but that may be a lot of work.
skysoldier1305
06-21-2008, 04:54 PM
Does that shirt have any other markins,ID's ?
dave81
06-21-2008, 05:18 PM
Pics of the shirt, unit patches?
Or at least describe them.
bd popeye
06-21-2008, 05:47 PM
I only have his rank and name and the date of his time in country. So is there any way that i could find out were he is today through American military record ?

Nope..Only the service member can get to that record. And if he is dead..Only a surviving spouse or family member may access a military record. Or someone with power of attorney(Executor) rights over his estate.
Breakfast in Vegas
06-21-2008, 05:48 PM
In 1968 my dad was in Vietnam, where one drunken night he traded his shirt for that of a Staff Sgt in the US army named Kilabrew. How could I hunt down this guy.

I only have his rank and name and the date of his time in country. So is there any way that i could find out were he is today through American military record ?Well you can check if he died in Vietnam here:
http://www.no-quarter.org/
lt tahoe
06-24-2008, 01:05 PM
Nope..Only the service member can get to that record. And if he is dead..Only a surviving spouse or family member may access a military record. Or someone with power of attorney(Executor) rights over his estate.

Did that change recently? I requested service records a couple years ago while doing some research; as long as the records still exist, they should be available from the NARA.
oregongrunt
06-29-2008, 06:40 PM
The correct spelling is "Killebrew".