As you can imagine, we receive numerous requests from veterans and family members looking for information on someone who served with the 65th (or Army). We are a small, independent production company with extremely limited manpower and resources and simply cannot respond to every request made to us for research help.

We do suggest you add your e-mail address to our mailing list to receive our free online newsletter which contains announcements about the documentary.  Since we sometimes publish articles and photographs (some of which identify soldiers by name), you may get lucky and find some information.  

As far as we know, there is no complete list which exists or is available to the public which contains the names of all those who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment.  There ARE lists of those who WERE WOUNDED OR KILLED OR... in some cases OF THOSE WHO EARNED MEDALS.  You can visit the National Archives website for listings of wounded/dead by state.  Or visit the Korean War Project or valerosos.com websites for lists of those who earned medals and served specifically with the 65th.  You can also check our website periodically to search the photo gallery or newsletters which might have information on the person you are looking for.  From these lists, you can obtain valuable information such as the individual’s serial number, date he was wounded or killed, etc.

Once you find the soldier’s Serial Number from these lists, family members can obtain a veteran’s military records by sending in Form SF-180 (Getting Military Records).  As a close family member, they can send you his military service records and that may bring you some information.

Once you have a serial number, you can send a letter to the Veterans Administration addressed to the veteran you are looking for with a request to the VA to forward the letter to him. If he is receiving VA benefits and is still alive, they will have a current address for him.


You must be a close family member and submit  Form SF-180 (Getting Military Records).  If you do a search on the Internet, you can find the Form to download.  Try to fill out as much information as you know in the form, including Serial Number (if known), companies and dates served, etc.  Then be patient – since it takes quite some time.


Contact your local office of State veterans’ affairs, a veterans’ center or a local congressman.  They can assist you in filing the required paperwork to obtain any awards and decorations missing.  Be prepared for a long wait.  Maybe longer than a year.  But continue to check on the status periodically.


If you feel you deserve a medal or award you were never authorized you may apply as a first-time recipient for that award to your military department's Awards Branch using form DD-149. You will also be required to submit military record documentation, eyewitness statements and other evidence confirming your eligibility for the medal or award you are applying for.