How do I get service records?

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My uncle, John H Wells, was a member of the US Army Special Forces. He died in 2006, at the age of 69, and was buried with full military honors in Burke County, NC, in 2006. He rarely spoke of his service, but I believe he was stationed in Germany, and was involved in covert operations between East and West Germany during that time. He would have been in service somewhere between 1955-1960. Because he refused to speak about his service, my family knows very little about what he did in service to our country. I am trying to find out as much as I can, but I have no idea how to do this. Can anyone help me, or point me in the right direction? I would greatly appreciate any help anyone can give me.
Sincerely,
Tom Wells
 
I would imagine your first step would be to contact these people :

http://www.archives.gov/veterans/mil...rvice-records/

Also if he was buried with full military honours you could try and find out who was present at the burial in Burke County. Were the local newspapers present. Worth checking.

Regards
 
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