If anyone can make progress on this issue you will be doing a great service
to the HMV community. I answer many emails each week directed to Olive-Drab
and one of the most common questions is "How can I find out the history of
..." with a particular vehicle registration number. I always direct them to
this list as the best source of ideas, but of course there is no real answer
right now.
Best of luck with this quest,
Chuck
chuck@olive-drab.com
www.olive-drab.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Paisley" <paisley@erols.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] National Archives Experiences
> > I spoke with Mitch Yockelson, and his boss,
> > Mr. Ninnenger of the Modern Military Records Branch, sent me what I
> > consider to be a "knee jerk" response. "Vehicle records are always
> > destroyed after administrative use" PERIOD?
>
> I have done extensive research at the NARA and what they told you is true.
> If it were a plane, ship, etc., they could provide that information. But
> wheeled vehicles they do not have. I even did a FOIA request to DOD for
> records like this for WWII jeeps and they just don't have this
information.
>
> Todd Paisley
>
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