Always read the back of everything. There may be clues there–sometimes ones that are difficult to discern.
The back flap of this service record envelope for John Ehmen (CO. I 119th Illinois Infantry, US Civil War) indicated a headstone had been issued. on 9 July 1937. The QMG stands for Quarter Master General. The OMH?
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I think that the H that you seeing is for Hdstone–headstone; not a part of OMG.
QMG Hdstone 7-9-37 OMH
Office of Military History?
Office of Military Headstones?
Ohio
🙂
Of course, we don’t know anything about the location of this particular service record, or we could make other guesses.
I believe that OMH are the initials of the clerk who made the notation.
Thanks–That’s what I was tending to think.