199th & 23rd Arty

9th Div - Riverine

If you are a member of  MILITARY . COM

please consider adding your name to the UNIT PAGES below,

please click these links

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2nd Civil Affairs Company

for USA and RVN

and

2d Civil Affairs Company (Vietnam)

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Click the link below

Buddy Finder  on  MILITARY.COM

use the

Advanced Search  function

see if your friend is listed

either as a

Member of  MILITARY.COM

or

is in the available military records;

verify

First Name and the Middle Initial

did he go by his middle name

Dennis L.   vs.  Les

Thomas D.  vs.  Del

look at the Rank,

he may have been promoted after you served with him;

check for the Home of Record = State

do you remember where his was from

did he speak with an accent;

and

check the   MOS  or  click Link below

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)

Civil Affairs did NOT have a MOS during the Vietnam era,

11B20  and  1542  are Infantryman,

most of our guys had

Public Safety Supervisor (E6)  -  95B40,

Medical Specialist (E5)  -  91B20,

Expert Linguist (E7)  -  04C2L,

Clerk Typist (E4)  -   71B20.

Make some notes, use this data with  Search Links  below.

first click this Link     www.zabasearch.com

alternately click this Link     www.intelius.com

then click this Link     www.whitepages.com

Hopefully, you will be successful.

Do NOT sign up for any FREE services !

Military Grave Site Locator

via the Veterans Administration

click the Link below

http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1

Telephone  Courtesy

Most often,  your friend's wife  will answer the phone,

please introduce yourself to her first

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Hello, my name is John Smith,

I served in Vietnam with a Tom Jones,

we were in the 2nd CA Company in 1970

is this the correct family ?

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Be prepared for an unexpected answer.

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If you reached the Wrong Household,

THANK  the person for listening.

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Your friend may be Deceased.

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You may be advised they are Divorced !

and then  CLICK .

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If you are really lucky,  someone will say

Grand Pa,

there is some guy on the phone from the Army,

  he wants to talk to you !

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Time Zones - the time of the day

think about where you are  and  where you are calling.

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If you know the previous Home of Record

or if you have been in contact with a

2nd Civil Affairs Brother,

  please advise

Joe Napp

JNapp@2ndCivilAffairs.com

Work Hours EST-EDT @ 1-800-773-5127

After 7PM EST-EDT @ 973-731-5732

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