Reward:Help Me Find This M1 Garand

Blacksmith101 · Dec 31, 2016

There are a lot of places with Military Information depending on what you are looking for. To get you started here is Cyndi's List of "United States » U.S. Military » Records: Military, Pension, Burial, Casualties" its 6 pages contains 189 links to sources of records and information:
http://www.cyndislist.com/us/military/records/

Cyndi's List is an index of Genealogical sites on the Internet. Here is Cyndi's list of Genealogy Categories and each category shows the (number) of links and when last updated:
http://www.cyndislist.com/categories/

I have copies of two great grandfathers Civil War Records. Another resource I have been using to help some new genealogists is the WW I Draft records, you can find images of their Draft cards online. Here is a link, and most young men registered for the draft (in WW I) even if they did not serve:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968530

MilsurpDan · Jan 1, 2017

Blacksmith101 said:
There are a lot of places with Military Information depending on what you are looking for. To get you started here is Cyndi's List of "United States » U.S. Military » Records: Military, Pension, Burial, Casualties" its 6 pages contains 189 links to sources of records and information:
http://www.cyndislist.com/us/military/records/

Cyndi's List is an index of Genealogical sites on the Internet. Here is Cyndi's list of Genealogy Categories and each category shows the (number) of links and when last updated:
http://www.cyndislist.com/categories/

I have copies of two great grandfathers Civil War Records. Another resource I have been using to help some new genealogists is the WW I Draft records, you can find images of their Draft cards online. Here is a link, and most young men registered for the draft (in WW I) even if they did not serve:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968530

Thanks for the links, I actually found my Great-Great Grandfather's (the father of the GG in question) draft card from WWI using that site. He never ended up getting drafted though.

Doco Overboard · Jan 9, 2017

Your rifles serial# has some close hits on Page 53 US riflecal30 m1.com. Looks like some of the rifles rifles right close to it went through the cmp. Hope this helps.

GodOfVice · Jan 9, 2017

MilsurpDan said:
That's him. I have a picture of the Musket somewhere but I can't find it. I've got half a mind to offer the museum curator a "donation" for it, but like Indiana Jones said "It belongs in a museum!".

His brother was famous for being the first person to cast a cannon in the New World in order to supply them for the Continental Army. The British put a price on his head and he barely got away. Apparently they came rushing through the front door of his house and he ran out the back door and escaped.

84, back in those days that was REALLY a ripe old age! Good luck with your search, slim to none though.

MilsurpDan · Aug 18, 2017

I still haven't had any luck but this guy did!

https://www.reddit.com/r/guns/comments/6tz644/needle_in_a_haystack_finding_grandpas_rifle/

I need to send the request to the CMP, I thought my grandfather did but he tends to be a little forgetful.

mawkie · Aug 18, 2017

I know my only WWII vintage M1 is in the 800k range, short of what you're looking for. Good luck on the adventure, you never know what path it's going to put you on!

redheep · Aug 24, 2017

This website collects boot camp and cruise book pictures for Marine veterans. I found a picture of my (step) grandfather from his combat engineer class in 1943. It's worth looking up your great grandfather to see if you'll find any pictures or information.

http://yellowfootprints.com/forums/index.php?

I am not biologically related to my grandpa, so I can't request records. You're lucky to have his.

MilsurpDan · Feb 9, 2018

Welp, Bittersweet update on the search for my Great-Grandfather’s service rifle.

I sent in a serial number request to the CMP earlier this week and got a call from a nice lady out of the CMP South store. She informed me that at one time they did have my Great-Grandfather’s rifle, but it had been converted into a drill rifle and was sent to some kind of Ceremonial Drill Unit in 2014. I couldn’t get any of the Units information. She said I could send a letter every 6 months or so in case they ever get it back in.

4 years late. I feel stupid for not sending in the request sooner, but I feel good knowing that the rifle is still floating around out there instead of not having any information at all. Maybe someday I’ll be able to get my hands on it, drill rifle or not, I don’t mind.

JDH146 · Feb 9, 2018

Maybe you can find it here.

http://thecmp.org/wp-content/uploads/AnnualReport14.pdf Page 6
Info from link
"Ceremonial Rifle Program
CMP proudly supports
the U.S. Army’s TACOM Life
Cycle Management Command’s Static Display and
Ceremonial Rifle program by servicing and shipping
M1 Garand rifles to eligible veteran service
organizations for ceremonial purposes, at no cost
to the government. Between FY10 and FY14, CMP
has produced and shipped over 13,000 rifles.
CMP armorers inspect, repair, test fire, install
blank firing adapters and ship ceremonial M1
Garand rifles to TACOM at no charge. The CMP has
been providing volunteers to inspect and repair
ceremonial rifles at veteran organizations since
2003."
https://www.army.mil/tacom

MilsurpDan · Feb 9, 2018

JDH146 said:
Maybe you can find it here.

http://thecmp.org/wp-content/uploads/AnnualReport14.pdf Page 6
Info from link
"Ceremonial Rifle Program
CMP proudly supports
the U.S. Army’s TACOM Life
Cycle Management Command’s Static Display and
Ceremonial Rifle program by servicing and shipping
M1 Garand rifles to eligible veteran service
organizations for ceremonial purposes, at no cost
to the government. Between FY10 and FY14, CMP
has produced and shipped over 13,000 rifles.
CMP armorers inspect, repair, test fire, install
blank firing adapters and ship ceremonial M1
Garand rifles to TACOM at no charge. The CMP has
been providing volunteers to inspect and repair
ceremonial rifles at veteran organizations since
2003."
https://www.army.mil/tacom

Thanks for the link! It probably would be worth sending an email asking about it. Hopefully they’ll be willing to give me some information on it.

firemanyz · Feb 9, 2018

Maybe reach out to them and let them know you would buy a replacement for them in exchange for your grandfathers. Worth a shot. All they can say is no.

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