How do I find archived military records?
To obtain a copy of an archival record (for a COPY FEE), a requestor may:
- REQUEST RECORDS ONLINE! (
- Visit the NPRC Archival Research Room in St.
- Mail a letter or Standard Form (SF) 180, Request Pertaining to Military Records to:
- Fax a letter or Standard Form 180 to: 314-801-9195.
Can you look up anyone’s military records?
NPRC stores service records from the Department of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. As outlined on the NPRC website, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) typically grants anyone with the statutory right to view general information from executive branch agency records.
How do I access Army OMPF?
Visit the Request Your Military Service Records Online, by Mail, or by Fax page on the National Archives site to start a request for your paper-based OMPF information. A: The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, MO holds historical Military Personnel Records of nearly 100 million veterans.
Where can I find old military records?
Older military personnel records, generally prior to WWI depending on the service branch (see Records Location Table), are on file at the National Archives and Records Administration, Old Military and Civil Records Branch (NWCTB), Washington, DC 20408.
Where can you find veterans records?
Most veteran’s records are stored at the National Archives and Records Administration’s National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records (NPRC-MPR OR NPRC), St. Louis, Missouri. This includes records of veterans who are completely discharged (with no remaining reserve commitment), or who are retired or have died.
How do you find soldiers records?
The National Archives’ National Personnel Records Center maintains the country’s official database of military records. It is open to the public, although some records are restricted to service members, veterans or next-of-kin. Open the National Personnel Records Center website. Click on “Access to Records” under the “For the Public Section.”.
Where can I Find my Fathers military records?
Complete a records request online, or find your father’s military records by sending Standard Form 180 to the NPRC. Military veterans can apply for their own service records. If your father is deceased, then you can apply for his records if you are his immediate next of kin.