How can I obtain copies of U.S. Army personnel records for myself or for family members?
The Institute does not possess individual military service records of soldiers from any time period. Such records of soldiers (enlisted personnel through October 1912 and officers prior to July 1917) are on file at the National Archives and Records Administration, Textual Archives Services Division, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001. Copies of extant pension and service records can be purchased from that agency. A search for information on these records should begin by clicking this link. If they were not destroyed by a 1973 fire, records of enlisted personnel after October 1912 and officers after June 1917 are in the custody of the National Personnel Records Center, 9700 Page Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63132-5100. Information concerning required procedures and forms are available at this link.
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