Navy Locator

Many people are interested in how to get in contact with their former crew members.   The Navy World Wide Locator has duty stations for active duty personnel.   Their phone number is: Commercial (901) 874-3388, DSN 882-3388.

If you are looking for active duty personnel, you might also try the Navy/Marine Corps White Pages Directory.  Additional locator services may be found at http://www.nic.mil/dodnic/milloc.html.

A lot of interesting information about the history and customs, as well as many other items of interest, can be found at the Naval Historical Center.  You can find information on items such as deck logs, muster rolls, and Navy casualty files from World War II at the Naval Historical Center link for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).  This link also contains information on finding retired military personnel and arranging military reunions.

There is some additional help available from other than official sources.  If you are looking for retired personnel, you might try a web site called NAVetsUSA.

The United States Government Information Locator Service (GILS) Record is #45469.