What information about an ancestor or a relative can USAMHI provide?
The information we hold about specific people is variable; in most cases it may simply be name in an index, unit roster, unit yearbook, or unit history. Our biographical files contain miscellaneous information about a limited number of senior leaders, mostly general officers. USAMHI does not hold information about birth dates, parentage, descendents, medical records, service records, or award orders, except in the rare instance in which we hold that person’s personal papers, or a biography exists. Family history inquiries are answered by our volunteer staff. Due to the increasing numbers of such requests, response times are increasing, and can vary from weeks to six months. Official inquiries will be answered first, and family history inquiries will be answered as our volunteer resources permit. You are welcome to hire local researchers.
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