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Veterans and their next of kin can get FREE copies of their DD 214, and other military service records including Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), Replacement Medals, and Medical and Health Records.
Military personnel records can include DD 214s/Separation Documents, service personnel records found within the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), and medical records. Military personnel records can be used for proving military service or as a valuable tool in genealogical research.
Request Service Records Online, by Mail, or by Fax; More ways to get service records; Request Medical and Health Records ; Check the Status of an Existing Request; Recently separated veteran? Funeral Home Director Information Page
The National Archives holds Federal military service records from the Revolutionary War to 1912 in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Military service records from WWI - present are held in the National Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC), in St. Louis, Missouri. See details of holdings.
We are the official repository for records of military personnel who have been discharged from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard. If you are a recently separated veteran, records can be found online via the
Online Military Records in AAD. Using the Access to Archival Databases (AAD) System, you can access and search some of the National Archives' holdings of databases and other electronic or computerized records.
Listed below are online collections of specific interest to veterans, their families and researchers. Additional online records may be found by searching the National Archives Catalog and Access to Archival Databases (AAD) systems. Current Era and General Military Records. Pictures of United States Navy Ships (1775-1941) Vietnam Conflict Era
1. How to Obtain Standard Form 180 (SF-180) to Request Military Service Records. There are several ways to obtain an SF-180. You can: Download and print a copy of the SF-180 in PDF format. You need access to a printer and the Adobe Acrobat Reader software (see link below). The form is a total of 3 pages.
Certain basic information needed to locate military service records, includes: the veteran's complete name as used in service; service number; Social Security Number (if applicable); branch of service; dates of service; date and place of birth.
In the National Archives, researchers can find records on the United States Marine Corps ranging from the capturing of the shores of Tripoli to the doctrine of modern amphibious and combined arms operations.