Any officer that isn’t “Staff Corps”, ( Supply, Medical, Legal, Civil Engineer). 

Thank you Leigh!!! I can not express enough how helpful and rejuvenating finding a picture is! I knew all that stuff about his mother and father, but finding a high school picture is amazing! That was right before he was enlisted/drafted as well.  Thank you for taking the time to do that. I really appreciate it.

I can’t find a date on this coat.  Any guesses?  Thanks

At least those guys were alive, my guy and all his family have all passed. Research is my only friend here, and I’m pretty bad at it.

Based on the very quick search I did, John Louis Harjo was born 14 October 1949 in Bristow Cree, Oklahoma. His father's name was Taylor Harjo and his mother's name was Bessie Brown.   Taylor was born June 26, 1918 and he passed away January 13, 1964. Taylor Harjo served in the US Army during WW2 with the 264th Coast Artillery, Battery B. He enlisted August 22, 1941 and was honorably discharged 31 March 1944. He is buried at the Thomas Tiger Cemetery in Bristow, Oklahoma. Based on Taylors Obituary he was survived by two son's John and Wayne, a daughter Delores and Taylor's mother Winey Harjo, all who lived in Bristow. Taylor had 5 brothers, Wilson, Paul, Kenneth all of Bristow, Wesley from Sand Springs and Barney from Oakhurst, and two sisters, Mrs. Vera Mason and Mrs. Patsy Lambert both of Oklahoma City.    So that is John Louis's Fathers side of the family and some information about him. I have no9t dug into Bessie Brown's side of the family... LOTS Of information and documents on Taylor Harjo on Ancestry...   You should also keep an open mind when searching for information regarding John Louis Harjo, there may be some official documents that list the names differently or they may even be misspelled. For example in some of the records I searched:   In February 1964 his name was listed as John Louis Harjo and on 08 May 1999 his name was listed as John L. Harjo.. What does mean in the scope of things... Different Records will have middle names, others will not.. Also you need to keep an open mind and possibly search for misspellings in the name and different spellings of the first name such as Johnny instead of John. A lot of this data is input by a person into these websites and they make spelling mistakes just like everyone does... So moral of the story, search different name spellings as an option, you may get some more hits or you may not...   Here is some information about John "Johnny" Louis Harjo: Born 14 October 1948, His daughter Denise Lynn Harjo was born February 6, 1960 and she passed  August 10, 2016. In 1966 records indicate John lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma, He passed on 19 April 1999 and is buried at Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.    Here is a photo of John Louis Harjo, his estimated age was 16 years old and was a student at Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.   There is much more information but I have to go to a meeting.   Hope this is helpful   Leigh               

Oh man. Matt was a great forum member and just a great guy. He was a tremendous source of good information and was always willing to help out when he could. I miss having him around here terribly. And I’m sure I’m far from the only one.  mikie

Here is one where the Vet was alive and absolutely wanted nothing to do with the helmet or me... lol Just as an example of what can happen. I never sent the guy a letter... I gave up after being hung up on....    

Its a darn shame AZNATION is not on the forum anymore. The forum needs another Matt. And you are correct about it taking years sometimes. Sometimes you can even find the vet still living, and they dont want to talk to you. This guy here in the link. Robert Lopez Flynn... took  a year to get a hold of. A year before I finally found a valid email and he wrote me back... There is some speculation here but I feel its sound.... So did Mr Flynn....   Keep digging. Be patient.          

It’s just frustrating because I have the name and the time period, and all the other surrounding info, and yet I can’t find some of the easiest stuff. All because I can’t pay for resources. Being broke stinks…