VA BIRLS Index Entry for Arthur Joe Iacofano

Public BIRLS.org/Reclaim The Records index result for Arthur Joe Iacofano, showing Army service from 28 June 1943 to 13 January 1946 and matching birth/death details.

What this record says

Record summary

What it says

Public BIRLS.org/Reclaim The Records index result for Arthur Joe Iacofano, showing Army service from 28 June 1943 to 13 January 1946 and matching birth/death details.

Why it matters

It connects Arthur Iacofano to the public evidence trail.

Type: Military Service Index
Date: 13 January 1946
Review: Still checking
Confidence: Medium

What it says

Details pulled from the record

View full data

service member name: Arthur Joe Iacofano
service member name as recorded: ARTHUR JOE IACOFANO
first name as recorded: ARTHUR
middle name as recorded: JOE
last name as recorded: IACOFANO
date of birth: 1 May 1922
date of death: 22 January 1985
gender: Male
ssn as recorded: 291-12-5068
branch of service: Army
entered on duty date: 28 June 1943
released from active duty date: 13 January 1946
recorded length of service months: 41
cause of death: Unknown
birls record id: BIRLS-7824680
search result id: 7824680

Service

Service member: Arthur Joe Iacofano

Other details

Service Member Name As Recorded: ARTHUR JOE IACOFANO
First Name As Recorded: ARTHUR
Middle Name As Recorded: JOE
Last Name As Recorded: IACOFANO
Date Of Birth: 1 May 1922
Date Of Death: 22 January 1985
Gender: Male
Ssn As Recorded: 291-12-5068
Branch Of Service: Army
Entered On Duty Date: 28 June 1943
Released From Active Duty Date: 13 January 1946
Recorded Length Of Service Months: 41
Cause Of Death: Unknown
Birls Record Id: BIRLS-7824680
Search Result Id: 7824680

Artifact inspection

Record file

05_raw/text/va-birls-index-arthur-j-iacofano.txt

BIRLS.org / Reclaim The Records public search result
Retrieved: 27 April 2026
Search performed: surname IACOFANO on public BIRLS.org search endpoint
Public site: https://www.birls.org/
Source description: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File public search result

record_id: BIRLS-7824680
id: 7824680
LAST_NM: IACOFANO
FIRST_NM: ARTHUR
MIDDLE_NM: JOE
SUFFIX: 
DOB: 1922-05-01
DOD: 1985-01-22
GENDER: M
SSN: 291125068
record_SSN_formatted: 291-12-5068
BRANCH_OF_SERVICE_1: ARMY
BRANCH_NAME_1: ARMY
ENTERED_ON_DUTY_DATE_1: 06/28/1943
RLS_ACTIVE_DUTY_DATE_1: 01/13/1946
record_lengthofservice: 41
CAUSE_OF_DEATH: UNKNOWN
CODE: 4
record_indexed: 2023-12-28T06:00:06.089Z

Raw JSON:
{"record_date_death_formatted":"1985-01-22T00:00:00Z","record_date_birth_problematic":false,"record_date_entered_year_formatted":1943,"record_date_released_problematic":false,"record_age_released":23,"ENTERED_ON_DUTY_DATE_1":"06/28/1943","record_date_entered_original":"06/28/1943","record_date_birth_year_formatted":1922,"ENTERED_ON_DUTY_DATE_2":"","ENTERED_ON_DUTY_DATE_3":"","record_date_released_formatted":"1946-01-13T00:00:00Z","record_age_entered":21,"record_date_released_year_formatted":1946,"FIRST_NM":"ARTHUR","record_givenname":"ARTHUR","record_givennames":["ARTHUR"],"record_givennames_synonyms":["ARTHUR"],"record_givennames_bmpm":["ARTHUR"],"record_givennamesandmiddlenames":["ARTHUR","JOE"],"record_givennamesandmiddlenames_bmpm":["ARTHUR","JOE"],"record_age_entered_problematic":false,"BRANCH_OF_SERVICE_1":"ARMY","record_branchofservice_codes":["ARMY","",""],"BRANCH_OF_SERVICE_2":"","DOB":"1922-05-01","record_date_birth_original":"1922-05-01","BRANCH_OF_SERVICE_3":"","DOD":"1985-01-22","record_date_death_original":"1985-01-22","record_date_birth_formatted":"1922-05-01T00:00:00Z","GENDER":"M","BRANCH_NAME_1":"ARMY","record_branchofservice_names":["ARMY","",""],"BRANCH_NAME_2":"","id":"7824680","record_age_death_problematic":false,"BRANCH_NAME_3":"","SUFFIX":"","record_suffix":"","MIDDLE_NM":"JOE","record_middlename":"JOE","RLS_ACTIVE_DUTY_DATE_2":"","RLS_ACTIVE_DUTY_DATE_1":"01/13/1946","record_date_released_original":"01/13/1946","record_date_entered_problematic":false,"RLS_ACTIVE_DUTY_DATE_3":"","record_SSN_formatted":"291-12-5068","CAUSE_OF_DEATH":"UNKNOWN","SSN":"291125068","record_lengthofservice":"41","record_age_death":62,"record_id":"BIRLS-7824680","CODE":"4","LAST_NM":"IACOFANO","record_surname":"IACOFANO","record_surnames":["IACOFANO"],"record_surnames_bmpm":["IACOFANO"],"record_date_entered_formatted":"1943-06-28T00:00:00Z","record_date_death_year_formatted":1985,"record_age_released_problematic":false,"record_date_death_problematic":false,"record_indexed":"2023-12-28T06:00:06.089Z","_version_":1786504236067979265}

Reading notes

Things to be careful about

The BIRLS search result does not display Arthur's Army serial number; identity is based on name, birth date, death date, Army branch, and matching service dates.
The index gives the entry date as 28 June 1943, which agrees with the family WWII narrative and differs from the NARA AAD enlistment/selectee date of 14 June 1943.
The index gives no explicit VA claim file number or XC locator beyond the BIRLS record id.

Artifact inspection

Text transcript

05_raw/text/va-birls-index-arthur-j-iacofano.txt

BIRLS.org / Reclaim The Records public search result
Retrieved: 27 April 2026
Search performed: surname IACOFANO on public BIRLS.org search endpoint
Public site: https://www.birls.org/
Source description: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File public search result

record_id: BIRLS-7824680
id: 7824680
LAST_NM: IACOFANO
FIRST_NM: ARTHUR
MIDDLE_NM: JOE
SUFFIX: 
DOB: 1922-05-01
DOD: 1985-01-22
GENDER: M
SSN: 291125068
record_SSN_formatted: 291-12-5068
BRANCH_OF_SERVICE_1: ARMY
BRANCH_NAME_1: ARMY
ENTERED_ON_DUTY_DATE_1: 06/28/1943
RLS_ACTIVE_DUTY_DATE_1: 01/13/1946
record_lengthofservice: 41
CAUSE_OF_DEATH: UNKNOWN
CODE: 4
record_indexed: 2023-12-28T06:00:06.089Z

Raw JSON:
{"record_date_death_formatted":"1985-01-22T00:00:00Z","record_date_birth_problematic":false,"record_date_entered_year_formatted":1943,"record_date_released_problematic":false,"record_age_released":23,"ENTERED_ON_DUTY_DATE_1":"06/28/1943","record_date_entered_original":"06/28/1943","record_date_birth_year_formatted":1922,"ENTERED_ON_DUTY_DATE_2":"","ENTERED_ON_DUTY_DATE_3":"","record_date_released_formatted":"1946-01-13T00:00:00Z","record_age_entered":21,"record_date_released_year_formatted":1946,"FIRST_NM":"ARTHUR","record_givenname":"ARTHUR","record_givennames":["ARTHUR"],"record_givennames_synonyms":["ARTHUR"],"record_givennames_bmpm":["ARTHUR"],"record_givennamesandmiddlenames":["ARTHUR","JOE"],"record_givennamesandmiddlenames_bmpm":["ARTHUR","JOE"],"record_age_entered_problematic":false,"BRANCH_OF_SERVICE_1":"ARMY","record_branchofservice_codes":["ARMY","",""],"BRANCH_OF_SERVICE_2":"","DOB":"1922-05-01","record_date_birth_original":"1922-05-01","BRANCH_OF_SERVICE_3":"","DOD":"1985-01-22","record_date_death_original":"1985-01-22","record_date_birth_formatted":"1922-05-01T00:00:00Z","GENDER":"M","BRANCH_NAME_1":"ARMY","record_branchofservice_names":["ARMY","",""],"BRANCH_NAME_2":"","id":"7824680","record_age_death_problematic":false,"BRANCH_NAME_3":"","SUFFIX":"","record_suffix":"","MIDDLE_NM":"JOE","record_middlename":"JOE","RLS_ACTIVE_DUTY_DATE_2":"","RLS_ACTIVE_DUTY_DATE_1":"01/13/1946","record_date_released_original":"01/13/1946","record_date_entered_problematic":false,"RLS_ACTIVE_DUTY_DATE_3":"","record_SSN_formatted":"291-12-5068","CAUSE_OF_DEATH":"UNKNOWN","SSN":"291125068","record_lengthofservice":"41","record_age_death":62,"record_id":"BIRLS-7824680","CODE":"4","LAST_NM":"IACOFANO","record_surname":"IACOFANO","record_surnames":["IACOFANO"],"record_surnames_bmpm":["IACOFANO"],"record_date_entered_formatted":"1943-06-28T00:00:00Z","record_date_death_year_formatted":1985,"record_age_released_problematic":false,"record_date_death_problematic":false,"record_indexed":"2023-12-28T06:00:06.089Z","_version_":1786504236067979265}

Place

Where this record belongs

place: United States

Details

Record details

pages: unknown
source database: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File
access site: BIRLS.org
publisher: Reclaim The Records
record id: BIRLS-7824680
search result id: 7824680
search performed: surname IACOFANO

Notes

Research notes

Raw text captures the public BIRLS.org result returned for surname search IACOFANO on 27 April 2026.
No event record was created because repo_rules.yaml says to skip event creation when the source is an index.
Use this source as a VA/BIRLS lane artifact and as request context for any later VA claims/C-file FOIA request, not as a substitute for the OMPF, WD AGO Form 53-55, or Selective Service file.

Timeline

Moments that use this record

No timeline moment currently uses this record.

Connected to

People, moments, and place

Person Arthur Iacofano

Place United States

Citation

Where the record came from

VA BIRLS Index Entry for Arthur Joe Iacofano; BIRLS.org / Reclaim The Records; Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File public search result; accessed 27 April 2026.

Open original record