How to Find an Old Navy Friend

About a decade earlier, this article would've been much more involved than it is. It might have even detailed such acts like "how to bribe the county clerk so that he doesn't take months." Luckily, these days you need only a name to find that one navy friend who you remember well but have grown estranged from over time. Finding him might take a bit of time, but at least it won't take longer than it should.

Instructions

1. Find out or recall as much information about the person as possible. What is his first and last name? Where did he say he was from? If you are unable to remember where he was from, then are there some certain states where there's a greater possibility of him living in than others?

2. Go to a website that specializes in contact information. A good one to look at is whitepages.com. Type in whatever information there is and follow the steps. Most will give up the person's name, phone number and address for free. Other records pertaining to that person (such as age or previous addresses) cost money.

3. Determine whether or not it's possible to contact the person. Sometimes, the person's name yields many results, thereby making it difficult to home in on the right guy. There are other websites that specialize in finding old navy friends. These include navylocator.com and military.com.

4. Know the value of networking. If you cannot remember or obtain the person's name, try to find those who were close to that individual. Contact other men from the vessel who might know.

Tips & Warnings

• Think of this as like being a detective. Piece together the pieces, follow the leads and know how to put two and two together.

• Don't give up. The person is out there, somewhere.