Arthur J. Iacofano WWII Request Submission Packet - 29 April 2026

Purpose

This packet turns HIR-20260423-025 into the smallest current submission set after the public NARA/AAD, Morning Report, Fort Bliss, Muroc/Camp Haan, replacement, Company H/90th Infantry, Company B/175th Infantry, and General Orders lanes already produced proposed source records.

No 01_people/ record should be updated from these military records until the user accepts the relevant proposed sources.

Current Status

Completed public lanes:

  • NARA AAD serial-number record for 35066128.
  • Public NARA Catalog Morning Report and roster/order pages for Fort Bliss, Muroc/Camp Haan, Camp Carson/Company H/90th Infantry, replacement context, and Company B/175th Infantry known September-November 1944 entries.
  • Public NARA Army General Orders page for Arthur's Expert Infantryman Badge.

Remaining high-value lanes require requester action, account access, archive staff, membership, payment, family papers, or a St. Louis researcher.

Official Access Check, 29 April 2026

  • NARA Selective Service still identifies Arthur's birth cohort as in scope: WWII non-old-man registrants born 17 February 1897 through 31 July 1927. NARA states WWII draft cards are on Ancestry collection 2238; St. Louis requests use the Selective Service Request Form by email or mail. Mailed fees are listed as $7 for SSS Form 1 and $27 for SSS Form 102, with the Form 102 fee including the draft card.
  • NARA OMPF archival requests apply to veterans separated before 1960. NARA asks for service name, service number, branch, birth details, and service dates; for fire-affected records, place of discharge, last unit, and place of entry help. Archival requests may be made online, by mail, or by fax; no veteran/next-of-kin signature is required for archival records.
  • NARA Morning Reports dated 1912-1968 are archival and open to the public, but written requests for archival Morning Reports are not accepted. The remaining full continuity pull requires the St. Louis Archival Research Room or an independent researcher. NARA also states Army rosters for 1944-1946 were destroyed.
  • NARA auxiliary-record guidance confirms final pay vouchers and SGO hospital admissions as alternate reconstruction sources for fire-affected Army files.
  • Cuyahoga County's DD-214 page says a certified replacement can be obtained at no cost if discharge papers were recorded with the County Recorder.
  • The 29th Division Association WWII Morning Reports page remains restricted to current dues-paying members and points nonmembers to 29div@29div.com.
  • Euclid Public Library still lists remote 24/7 NewsBank Plain Dealer access.

Submit First

1. NARA St. Louis Selective Service Request

Why first: Form 102 is the most likely single record to explain the 14 June 1943 AAD date versus the 28 June 1943 family-narrative date.

Send to: stl.archives@nara.gov

Subject:

Selective Service request: Arthur J. Iacofano, Cleveland, Ohio, ASN 35066128

Body:

Hello,

Please search WWII Selective Service records for Arthur J. Iacofano of
Cleveland/Cuyahoga County, Ohio, born about 1 May 1922 in Cleveland. Please
include alternate spellings Arthur Joe Iacofano, Arthur Iacofano, Iaciofano,
and Iacofajo.

His later Army serial number was 35066128. NARA AAD record id 5432145 identifies
him as a married barber/selectee from Cuyahoga County, Ohio, enlisted at
Cleveland on 14 June 1943.

Please provide both the SSS Form 1 draft registration card and the SSS Form 102
classification history if available. Residence clues include 2025 Random Rd,
Cleveland, and later 373 E 232d; spouse/contact clue Mary Ricciardi Iacofano.

If no record is found, please provide a written negative search response naming
the spellings, county/local-board scope, and date range searched.

Payment expectation: NARA's current page lists $27 for SSS Form 102, including the draft card, for mailed requests. Follow staff payment instructions if they reply with a request number or payment form.

Expected repo artifact:

  • source-selective-service-record-arthur-j-iacofano-1942-1946.md
  • Event only if the form states a concrete dated classification, induction, active-duty entry, or separation fact.

2. OMPF / Fire-Reconstructed File

Why second: Arthur is in the Army fire-risk cohort, but an archival request can return surviving pages, a reconstructed file, a certificate, or a useful negative/fire response.

Preferred route: NARA archival OMPF online request or SF-180.

Request values:

Veteran name used during service: Iacofano, Arthur J.
Alternate names/spellings: Arthur Joe Iacofano; Arthur Iacofano; Iacofajo; Iaciofano
Service number: 35066128
Branch: U.S. Army
Date of birth: about 1 May 1922
Place of birth: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Dates of service: June 1943 to 13 January 1946
Place of entry: Cleveland, Ohio
Place of discharge: Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
Last assigned or known unit: Company B, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Residence: Cleveland/Cuyahoga County, Ohio; 2025 Random Rd; later 373 E 232d
Purpose: Genealogy and family-history research; archival OMPF request

Comments/request text:

Please provide a complete copy of every page of the archival Official Military
Personnel File for Arthur J. Iacofano, U.S. Army serial number 35066128, not an
extract. If the OMPF was damaged or destroyed in the 1973 NPRC fire, please
provide the reconstructed/fire-related file and identify all alternate sources
used, including final pay voucher, discharge/separation papers, WD AGO Form
53-55, assignment chronology, hospital extracts, awards, and separation orders.

Expected repo artifact:

  • source-ompf-arthur-j-iacofano-1943-1946.md, or
  • source-nara-negative-ompf-response-arthur-j-iacofano-2026.md.

3. Family-Held WD AGO / Discharge Papers

Why third: family-held discharge pages may be faster and richer than a federal OMPF response.

Copy-ready family request:

Could you please search for and scan every page and side of any WWII discharge,
separation, WD AGO Form 53-55, honorable discharge, county-recording receipt,
VA paper, medal card, or envelope for Arthur J. Iacofano / Arthur Joe Iacofano,
U.S. Army serial number 35066128?

Expected discharge: 13 January 1946, Indiantown Gap Military Reservation,
Pennsylvania.

Please photograph or scan the full page edge-to-edge, including backs, folds,
stamps, signatures, handwritten notes, and any attached pages.

Expected repo artifact:

  • source-discharge-paper-arthur-j-iacofano-1946.md.

4. Cuyahoga County Recorded Discharge Search

Why fourth: if Arthur recorded his discharge locally, this can recover a certified county copy or an official access/negative response.

Contact route from current county page:

Cuyahoga County Records Management
Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office
Transfer and Recording Division
2079 E 9th Street, #4-100
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Phone: 216-443-7420

Request text:

Hello,

Please search for any county-recorded military discharge, DD-214, WD AGO Form
53-55, or equivalent separation paper for Arthur J. Iacofano / Arthur Joe
Iacofano, U.S. Army serial number 35066128. Please include variant spellings
Iaciofano and Iacofajo. The expected discharge date is 13 January 1946 from
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania.

Please search the recording period January 1946 through December 1955. Arthur
was a Cuyahoga County resident before service and later lived in Euclid. If a
record exists, please advise what authorization or next-of-kin proof is required
for a certified copy. If no record exists or access is restricted, please send
a written response stating the search terms and recording window searched.

Expected repo artifact:

  • source-county-recorded-discharge-response-arthur-j-iacofano-2026.md, or
  • source-discharge-paper-arthur-j-iacofano-1946.md if a copy is supplied.

Submit After Or In Parallel

5. 29th Division Association Inquiry

Why: the Association page says WWII Morning Reports are a member benefit, and a public History Hub search snippet now again exposes an Iacofajo | Arthur | J | 35066128 | Pvt Company B/175th style line. Treat this as clue-only until a source image, Association response, or formal citation is captured.

Send to: 29div@29div.com

Subject:

Company B 175th Infantry query: Arthur J. Iacofano / Iacofajo, ASN 35066128

Body:

Hello,

I am researching Arthur J. Iacofano / Arthur Joe Iacofano, U.S. Army serial
number 35066128, reported with Company B, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th
Infantry Division. Known NARA Morning Report entries place him in Company B in
September-November 1944, including hospital/NBC status and a 24 November 1944
dropped-from-assignment entry.

Could you please advise whether the Association's WWII Morning Reports, indexes,
newsletters, rosters, or 175th Infantry materials contain any entries for
Arthur J. Iacofano, Iaciofano, or Iacofajo? If images can be supplied, I am
especially interested in Company B/175th pages from 20 September 1944 through
31 January 1945 and any citation details for the pages.

Please let me know whether dues-paying membership is required to access or cite
the material, and what citation details should be preserved.

Expected repo artifact:

  • source-29th-division-association-response-arthur-j-iacofano-2026.md.
  • If images are supplied, create one source record per distinct artifact.

6. St. Louis Morning Report Researcher

Use only if the Association route cannot supply images/citations or if a full continuity pull is needed.

Scope:

Company B, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
20 September 1944 through 30 November 1944
Follow-up if needed: 1 December 1944 through 31 January 1945
Search: Arthur J. Iacofano; Iacofajo; 35066128; 745; NBC; Drpd fr Asgmt

Expected repo artifact:

  • source-nara-company-b-175th-infantry-morning-report-continuity-arthur-j-iacofano-1944.md.

Defer Until Responses Or Account Access

  • SGO/hospital admission card: search Fold3/Ancestry/library collections by serial 35066128; if not available, ask NARA about RG 112 SGO data.
  • Final pay voucher / auxiliary reconstruction: ask only after an OMPF fire/negative/partial response, unless NARA staff invites the request earlier.
  • VA/BIRLS/XC indexes: search account/library databases; if a claim locator is found, create a new request/FOIA lane.
  • Cleveland/Euclid newspapers: use Euclid NewsBank/Plain Dealer access for 1942-1947 after the federal request lanes are moving.

Official References Checked