Links to
Information
on Military Records
Military Records can be
requested directly by next of kin
without involving companies that expect you to pay them
to get them for you.
Don't be misled by these companies,
often found high in the results of Online Search Engines.
Links:
Military
Records Requests
SF-180 Getting
Military Records
Standard Form 180 from NARA
NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) FOIA Site
Military Personnel Center of NARA
To Request
Records of Deceased Military Personnel Online
Master Index
of Army Records
USN Military
Records of World War II Veterans
Resources for Finding US Navy Records
Footnote: On July 12, 1973,
a disastrous fire at the National
Personnel Records Center (Military Personnel Records)
destroyed approximately 16-18 million
Official Military Personnel Files.
The affected record collections are
as follows: Army Personnel discharged
November 1, 1912, to January 1, 1960- 80% lost.
Air Force Personnel discharged,
September 25, 1947, to January 1, 1964
(with names alphabetically after Hubbard, James E.)-
75% lost.
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