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David
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From: Charlene
To: dlcatesoo(a)msn.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 6:37 AM
Subject: Re: Military records
WHERE ARE MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS AND DD214s?
Military service records from World War I to the present are located at the National
Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The dates covered are:
US Army
officers separated after June 30, 1917
enlisted personnel separated after October 31, 1912.
US Air Force
all personnel separated after September 25, 1947
US Navy
naval officers separated after 1902
naval enlisted personnel separated after 1885
US Marine Corps
Marine Corps officers separated after 1895
enlisted personnel separated after 1904.
US Coast Guard
officers separated after 1928
enlisted personnel separated after 1914
The Coast Guard includes civilian employees of the Revenue Cutter Service, the Life-Saving
Service, and the Lighthouse Service), 1864-1919.
HOW DO I GET COPIES OF THESE RECORDS?
Use the Standard Form 180.
The Standard Form 180 can be printed from the following websites:
http://web1.whs.osd.mil/icdhome/SFEFORMS.HTM
http://www.nara.gov/regional/mpr.html
To get a form by mail, send us your postal address. Make sure you tell which form you are
asking for.
There is frequently asked questions list at
http://www.nara.gov/regional/mprfaq.html.
CAN I SEE EVERYTHING IN THE SERVICE RECORD?
You may not be able to see everything in the service record. The Freedom of Information
Act, the Privacy Act of 1974, and directives from the Department of Defense and other
federal agencies control the release of information from military service records.
The service member or the member's legal guardian has access to almost any information
contained in that member's own record. Others requesting information from military
personnel/health records must have the release authorization in Section III of the form
signed by the member or the legal guardian.
If the appropriate signature cannot be obtained, only limited types of information can be
provided. If the former member is deceased, surviving next of kin may under certain
circumstances be entitled to greater access to the veteran's records.
Next of kin is a surviving spouse who has not remarried, father, mother, son, daughter,
brother, sister.
The information given is usually limited to complete name and dates of service. But if the
information is needed to assure identification of the person or if it is specifically
requested, such information as date and place of birth, and name of father, mother, and
wife can be given.
We hope you find this information to be helpful. Please let us know if we can be of
further assistance.
Thank You