Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to

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Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources

Julissa Gomez-Granger Information Research Specialist

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Summary This guide provides information on locating military unit histories and individual service records of discharged, retired, and deceased military personnel. It includes contact information for military history centers, websites for additional sources of research, and a bibliography of other publications.

This report will be updated as needed.



Contents Personnel Files: Military Service and Pension Records at the National Archives........................... 1 Finding Unit Histories ..................................................................................................................... 1 Additional Sources for Research ..................................................................................................... 3 Select Bibliography ......................................................................................................................... 3

Tables Table 1. Military History Centers and Museums ............................................................................. 2

Appendixes Appendix. Standard Form 180......................................................................................................... 5

Contacts Author Contact Information............................................................................................................. 8


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Personnel Files: Military Service and Pension Records at the National Archives The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), Military Personnel Records, holds most military personnel, health, and medical records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services from World War I to the present. Personnel records may be requested online at http://www.archives.gov/veterans or by completing the Standard Form 180 (see Appendix) and sending it to the correct address listed on the back of the form.

Note that in 1973, a disastrous fire at NPRC destroyed approximately 16 million to 18 million Army and Air Force official military personnel files. In such cases where files were lost, NPRC uses alternate sources of information to respond to requests.

More information about obtaining military personnel files can be found on the NPRC website, http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/, or by contacting the center at

National Personnel Records Center Military Personnel Records 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 Tel: (314) 801-0816 congressional line Tel: (314) 801-0800 public line E-mail: [email protected]

Older military personnel records (generally prior to World War I, depending on the service branch) are located at

National Archives and Records Administration Old Military and Civil Records Branch (NWCTB-Military) Washington, DC 20408 http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html

Finding Unit Histories Unit records are preserved at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For unit records of World War I contact the Archives I Textual Reference Branch of NARA, Washington, DC 20408; telephone (202)-501-5430. For unit records of World War II, Korean, and Vietnam Conflicts contact the Archives II Textual Reference Branch at NARA, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001; telephone (866) 272-6272.

NPRC has morning reports for the Army (from November 1, 1912 to 1974) and the Air Force (from September 1947 to June 30, 1966). In addition, NPRC has Army unit rosters from 1912 to 1974, with certain exceptions. For more information on unit rosters and morning reports, see the NPRC website at http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/morning-reports-and-unit-rosters.html.



Certain published unit histories can be found in the collections of the Library of Congress or military history centers of each branch (see Table 1).

Table 1. Military History Centers and Museums

Center or Museum Telephone Number

Air Force

U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency 600 Chennault Circle Building 1405 Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6424 http://www.afhra.af.mil/index.asp

(334) 953-2395

Air Force Historical Studies Office HQ USAF/HOH 3 Brookley Avenue, Box 94 Bolling AFB, DC 20032-5000 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.afhso.af.mil/

(202) 404-2264

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force 1100 Spaatz Street Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433 http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/

(937) 255-3286

Army

U.S. Army Center of Military History Collins Hall 102 4th Avenue Bldg. 35 Fort McNair Washington, DC 20319-5060 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.history.army.mil/

(202) 685-4042

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center 950 Soldiers Drive Carlisle, PA 17013-5021 E-mail: [email protected] (research inquiries) http://usahec.org

(717) 245-3949

Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard Historian’s Office (CG-09224) U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Rm B-717 2100 Second Street, SW Washington, DC 20593-7362 http://www.uscg.mil/history/

(202) 372-4651

Coast Guard Museum Waeshe Hall U.S. Coast Guard Academy 15 Mohegan Avenue New London, CT 06320-8511 http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg092/museum/

(860) 444-8511

Marine Corps

Marine Corps History Division 3078 Upshur Avenue Quantico, VA 22134

(703) 432-4874



Center or Museum Telephone Number

Marine Corps Heritage Foundation 3800 Fettler Park Drive Suite 104 Dumfries, VA 22025 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.marineheritage.org/

(800) 397-7585 (703) 640-7965

Merchant Marine

American Merchant Marine Museum 300 Steamboat Road Kings Point, NY 11024 http://www.usmma.edu/about/museum/

(516) 726-6047

Navy

Naval History & Heritage Command 805 Kidder Breese Street, SE Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5060 http://www.history.navy.mil

(202) 433-2210 main (202) 433-4132 library

Source: Table compiled by the Congressional Research Service.

Additional Sources for Research • Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress

The project collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans. http://www.loc.gov/vets/

• Veterans Affairs Nationwide Gravesite Locator The database contains burial locations of veterans and their family members. http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1

• American Battle Monuments Commission The website contains databases of veterans interred or memorialized at overseas American military cemeteries and memorials. http://www.abmc.gov

• Philippine Army and Guerilla Records at the National Archives The collection includes records of the Philippine Commonwealth Army of the United States Armed Forces Far East (USAFFE), including recognized Philippine Guerrilla forces (not the Army of the United States or Philippine Scouts) during World War II. http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/philippine-army-records.html#reasons

Select Bibliography Beers, Henry Putney. The Confederacy: A Guide to the Archives of the Government of the

Confederate States of America. Washington: National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.



Center of Military History. Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War. Washington: Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1988. 3 v.

Controvich, James T. United States Army Unit and Organizational Histories: A Bibliography. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2003.

——United States Air Force and Its Antecedents: Published and Printed Unit Histories, a Bibliography. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2004.

Dinackus, Thomas D. Order of Battle: Allied Ground Forces of Operation Desert Storm. Central Point, OR: Hellgate Press, 2000.

Dornbusch, C. E. Military Bibliography of the Civil War. New York: New York Public Library, 1971.

Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York: T. Yoseloff, 1959.

Stanton, Shelby L. World War II Order of Battle, U.S. Army (Ground Force Units). Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2006.

——Vietnam Order of Battle. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2003.

U.S. Department of the Army. Office of Military History. Order of Battle of the United States Army Ground Forces in World War II, Pacific Theater of Operations: Administrative and Logistical Commands, Armies, Corps, and Divisions. Washington: Department of the Army, 1959.

U.S. Naval War Records Office. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Harrisburg, PA: National Historical Society, 1987. 30 v.

U.S. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington: GPO, 1880-1901. 70 v.



Appendix. Standard Form 180

INSTRUCTION ANl> I:\TORMATI0:-1 SHEET FOR Sf 180, REQUEST PERTAINlNG TO MILITARY RECORDS

1. ~nual Infonn:trion. The Standanl Fonn 180, Request Pertaining to Militaty Records (Sfl SO) is used to request infonn.rlion from milit3l)' records. C.ettain ide.ntifying infonnation is ~ssaty to detennine the 1oc.ation of an indn·i.dual's record of militaJ.y sen. i ce. Please try to answer each item on the SF 180. If you do not have and cannot obtain the info:rmation for an item, show ''NA, • me.illling the infotmation is "not available.." Include as much of the requested infollll.ltion as ·you em. Incomplete infonnation lll:tY delay response time. To determine wbere to mail this request see Page 2 of the SF180 for record locations and facility addresses.

Online requests may be submitted to the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) by a veteran or deceased \-etmD's u~'\1 of kin using eVetR.ecs at http://\\"\\w.archive$.gov/vete.ramlmilituy-sen:ice·recorcb/.

! . Pe:rsouueJ Rt"Cords/Military Hwnau Rt>souNe Rt"Cords/Offidal ~lilitarr Pe:rsouuel f ile (OMPF) and ~iedicaJ Rt"Cords/SuUce Treatment Records (STR). Persoanel records ofmilitaty membe-s who were discharged, retU:ed, or died in set'\ ice le'>'> th:m6: years ago and medical records are in the legal custody of the military sen. i ce dep..utment and are administered in accordance with rule$ issued by the Dep..utment of Defense and the Departme.nt of Homeland Seauity (DHS, Coast Guanl). SIR's of per.>Ons on active duty aJ.-e generally kept at the local sen·i.cing clinic, and usually are available from the Department of Veterans Affair:s approximately 40 days after the last day of active duty. (See item 3, Alclrival R.erords, if the milit;uy member was discharged, retit-ed or died in set'\ ice over 62 years ago.)

a.. Release pf jpfrnmaripn· Release of information is subjed to resb:idions imposed by the militaty sen i ces consistent with Depa11ment of Defense regulations and the provisions of the Freedom of lnfonnation Act (F014) and the Privacy Act of 1974. The senice member (eithet" past or p -esent) or the Ulelllber's legal guardian has access to almost any infonnation contained in that member's own record. .!\n authorization signatw:e, of the set'\ ice uwnbet· or the member's legal guardian, is needed in Section m of the SF ISO. Others requesting infonnafion from milituy personnel records and/or SIR's must have the release authorization in Section ill of !he SF 180 sig»ed by !he 111ember or legal guard>m. If !he appropriate signature cannot be obtained, only limited types of infoamation can be pll)'Yided. If the foamer member is deceased, SW'\·i.ving next of kin may, 1.mder certain circwnstances, be entitled to greater access to a dece.ased vetetan's t-ecords than a uwnber of the general public. The ne.xt of kin may be any of the following: unremanied surviving spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, sister, or brother. Requester:s must pro,ide proof of death, such a'> a copy of a death certificate, newspaper artide (obituary) or death notice, coroner~s report of death; funeral dire<'tors signed statement of death, or n•rdict of coroner's jury.

b. Fees foa· records: Thet-e is no charge for most sen-ices pl'O\·i.ded to sen. i ce members or next of kin of dece.as.ed veterans. A llOillinal fee is charged for ce.rtain types ofset'\ice..ln most instances ser,:ice fees cannot be determined in advance. If yow· request involves a sen.-ice fee, you will be notified.

3. :\N bin J Record<;:. Pet'SOnnel t-ecords of military members who were discha:rged, retil-ed. oa· died in sen -ice 6! or more years ago have been tr..nsfen-ed to the legal custody ofNARA and at-e t-efetnd to as "atclrival" records.

a. Release of lnfonnation: .4rchival records are open to the public. The Plivacy Act of 1974 <loe$ not apply to atclrival records, therefoa-e, written authorization from the veta -an or ne.'Ct of kin is not rEqUired. However, in ordet" to protect the privacy of the veteran, hislhet· family, and third patties named in the recoa-ds, the personal privacy exemption of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552 (b) (6)) ma.y still apply and p -eclude the t-e!ease of some infotmation.

b. Fees for Archival Rerords: Access to arclrival t-ecords is granted by offeting copies of the records for a fee (44 U.S.C. 2116 (c)) . You will be notified if there is a charge for photocopies of d.ocumets contained in the recoa-d you are requesting. for mot-e infonnation see bttp:/lwu."\\•.aJ.-chives.gO\·/st·louisfarchival-programsfmilit;uy·personnel-archivalfowpf-archival-t-equests.html.

.t, Where reply m:1:y be se.nt. The rep ly may be sent to the sen.-ice member oa· any other ac:ldress designated by the sen·i.ce member oa· other authorized requester.

:;, Definition'> and abbrHi.<ttion'>. DISCHARGED -- the itu:fu.i.duaJ has no cwrent military starus; SERVICE TREATMENT RECORD (STR) -- The chrono!~ry of medical, mental health and dental care received by set'\ ice lllE'tllbet'S during the cour:se of their militaJ.y career (<loe$ not include t-ecords of treatwe.nt wbile hospitalized); TDRL- T ewporazy Disability Retired List.

6. Senice comp]eted before World War I. National .4rchives TlU$t fund (NA TF) fotms must be U$ed to request the-s.e t-ecords. Obtain the folUl.S by e-mail from ;,[email protected]\' oa· write to the Code 6 address on page 2 of the SF 180.

PRIVAC.'Y ACT OF 197<1 COMPI..lA..'iCE INFORMATION Tbe foUowillg i!liomu!iou is provided in accordrux:e with 5 U.S.C . 552a(eX3) :md :!.pplies to this form. Auiliority for collec.tiou of the illf~tioo is 44 U.S.C. 2907, 3101, :md 3103. :md Public Law 104-134 (April26, 1996), as~ iD title 31, section 7701. Disclosure of the i.nfol:tmtion is volumary. lf the requested Wfoomtio:1 is uo~ pro\'ided,. it may delay sen icing your inquiry bec:!.use the &cilit)' sm. icing the service m.et:nbets record may no~ ba\-e all of the iniomu!iou oeeded to loca.:e it The purpose of the infonuatio:1 on this fonn is to assisri the facility sm. icing the records (see tbe 3ddres lli.t) in loca.!ing: the correct miliwy ser\'ice record(s) or illfonmrioo to 3ll.SV.W your inquiry. This fonu is tbeo retaiDed as 3 record of cllidosllf'e. The foon may aho be cllidosed to Deparo:n.ent of Defese con:rpoueots, the Depal1Jnent of Ve::t."'3ll; Affairs, tbi!' Depmme: of Home.lmd Security (DHS, U.S. Coast Gtt;rd). or the N:!.tioraal .~.rchh-es mi Records Adminismtioo v.W::l the otiginsl cus~;odiru:l of tbe military hellth ard pm.ollllel records a::msfim aU or p:ut of those records to tba: :tgellcy. If the senice member l\':lS a member of the N-atio::lil G\wd, the fonu may also be d&losed to the A~Wlt Geoeral of the appropria:e state, Disak~ of Columbia, or Pue."1o Rico, where be« sbe sen:ed

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT PUBUC BURDEN STATE..\JL""'T Public burdtn reponing for this collectio:1 of infi:mna!ion is estilmted to be fi\:e miouru per request, indud:ing time for miuing instnrtioos :md compleri:Dg :md miel\iog: the coUectioo of Wfoonatio:a. Seod Cotnlll.ellt$ ~the bu:rdec::l etim.'L:e or any oilier aspea of the collecriou of infonmrion, iDcludillg su:~stio::l.S for redocing: this burden, to Na.!iooal Arcbi\-es :md Records Acb:ni.nistratio:1 0'-liP), 8®1 Adelphi Ro3d, Coll.eg_e Park, 1m 20140· 6001. DO NOT SEND C0~1PLETED FORMS TO nDS ADDRESS. SEND CO:MPLETED FORMS AS n-.-r>ICATED IN TEE .WDRESS LIST ON PAGE 2 0 F TEE SF 180.



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5. SERvlCE, PAST Al><'D PRESENT (Foran effecti\'e nKords SW'Ch, it is itl!por~m tb:u all ser\ice be sbO\\-o below.)

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D NO D YES 0 No D YES SECTION II- INTORJIIATION .\l\ll/OR DOCI.iME1\TS RIQUESTED

I . CHECK THE ITEM(S) YOU .<RE REQtiESTINC:

0 DD Form 2U or equin.&eut. Wbe.n wa; the DO Form(s) 214 issued? YEA.R.(S) : lfmore th:m 0::1e p~Tiod of s~"\ice was performed, enn in the '>3me brauch, there m:ty be more thaD one 0 0214. This fonn cont:t.Uu information normally needed to verify military se!\i ce. A copy may be sent to the \'eteran, the deceased veteran•s nut ofkin, or other persons ororganiz:atiom if auiborized in Section m , below. AD UNDELETEO OD1U is ordiDarily required to determine digibility for btDefits. Sensitive items, sucb as, the character of separation, 3uthorit)' for separation, re:tSOn for separ:uioa, reelisonent eligibilit)' code, separation (SPOJSPN) code, aud d3tes of time lost 3te usuall}' shown.

AD uaddeted copy 1rilJ bt sent 'Ollltss you specify a ddeted copy. lodicate htrt if you 101.ot a delded copy of the DO Form 2H . O. The follcm:ins it<-= are dde~<:d: authority for :.cporntion, roa:.ou for :.eparatioo, reeulb tm<:nt elis;ibility cock, :.cpornnon (SI"D/SN-i) code, nnd for separatiom after June 30, 1919, cb.aracter of sep3t3tio:n 3lld dates of time lost.

0 AJI Oocumeots ill Official Military PersoD.Del File (O~·IPF)

0 Mtdica1 RKords (lndudes Se!\·ice Tre3nneot Records, Health (outpatient) and dental records.) If hospiulized (inpatient), the facility nune and date for Hch admission must be pro\ ided:

0 Other (Specify):

2. PURPOSE: (AD e."tphulation of the pwpose of the request is s trictly ,·olutary; bow ever, such information may help ~o provide tbe best possible response aud lll3Y result in a f3Ster repl)'. lnfomutioo pro\ided will in no way be used to mae a decisio:n to deny the requesL) Check appropriate box:

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tPIM:" ;:rint or t)Pf. SH i" m 4 on au01'1!pan)'ing in:truaions.) this Section m is 0'\le :md comet. No signa:ure required for A.rc.hival recor-ds.

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LOCATION Of MILITARY RLCORDS Tbe \:arion; a tegories of military sen i ce records are de--~ribed iD the chart below . For each category there is a code uuober which indicates tbe address a1 tbe bon om of the page to which this reque;.t should be sew. Pleas.e refer to tbe lnstructio:1 3Dd Infonnatio:1 Sbeet acc«np:myiug this fo rm as needed.

ADDRESS CODE

8R\:"'jCH CURRENT STATUS OF SERVICE MEMBER enou>eiRI<"" Medical or

Senict Trtatmeot

Rl<ord Disc.barged. deceased, or retired before Sll/1994 14 14

Disc.barged, deceased, or retired 5/111994 - 9/30/2004 14 11

AIR Disc.barged, deceased, or retired on or after 1 0/112004 I 11

FORCE Active Cll:IC.ludinf: N:uioi:W Gtwdon acti\:e d!K\• in tbe Air Force). lDRL._ or e.mml officers retired \\itb oov I Resm.""e, reti.red resm.lt in oot1p3.y surus, cwre:a N:motW Gtwd officers oot onacti\-e d:uty in tbe .ljr Force, or

2 N~tioml G\wd re1eased from 3ctive du:y in tbe Air Forte C'un'a: N~tional G\wJ1 aliv.ed not on acti\lt du:y in me Air Forte l3 Disc.barge , deceased,. •)r retired before 1/111898 6

CO.<ST Disc.barged, deceased, or retired 1/111 898 - 3/31/1998 14 14 GUARD Disc.barged, deceased, or retired on or after 4/111998 14 11

.o.cm·e,. res.enlt, or TDRL 3 Disc.barged, deceased, or retired before 11111905 6 Disc.ba!M deceased. or retired 1/111905 - 4130/1994 14 14

u~ Disc.barged, deceased, or retired 5/111994 - 12131/1998 14 11 CORPS Disc.barged, deceased, or retired on or after 1/111999 4 11

lndi\idu:d Rndy Res.m.-e ; .o.cm·e, Selected Mruille Cotp; Res.en:e, IDRL 4

Disc.barged, deceased, or retired before 111111912 (elllisted) or before 7/111917 (officer) 6 Disc.barM deceased. or retired l l/111912 - 10/1511992 (Wi;ted) or7/111917- 10/1511992 (officer) 14

• .UU.iY Disc.barged. deceased, or retired after 10/16f1992 14 11 .o.cm·e enlisted,. officers 7

Fonner N~tiooal GuwifUSA..lt pen.ollllel 14

Disc.ba!M deceased. or retired before 11111886 (enlisted) or before 11111903 (officer) 6 Disc.barged. deceased, or retired l/1118&6 - 1130/1994 (elllist:ed) or l/111903 - 1130/1994 (officer) 14 14

N.•WY Disc.barged, deceased, or retired l/3111994 - 1213111994 14 11 Disc.barged, deceased, or retired on or after l/111995 10 11 .o.cm·e,. res.enlt, or TDRL 10

PHS Public Health Senice • Commissioned Corp; officers ooly 12

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