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Request Copies of Military Personnel Records
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) ^ | UNKNOWN

Posted on 09/11/2003 9:24:40 PM PDT by SandRat

Welcome to our online military personnel records request system.

Use our system to create a customized order form to request information from your, or your relative's, military personnel records. You may use this system if you are:

A military veteran, or Next of kin of a deceased, former member of the military The next of kin can be any of the following: surviving spouse that has not remarried, father, mother, son, daughter, sister, or brother.

All that is needed is to click the link and follow the instructions.

(Excerpt) Read more at archives.gov ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: military; personnelrecords
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Thought this might be of help to some of you.
1 posted on 09/11/2003 9:24:40 PM PDT by SandRat
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To: SandRat; Squantos; Travis McGee
thanks......

Is there a military ping list that you all know about?
2 posted on 09/11/2003 9:27:36 PM PDT by deport
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To: deport; HiJinx
VetsCOP forum should have lots. Calling HiJinx, calling Hijinx, you got a ping list for this?
3 posted on 09/11/2003 9:33:44 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat
Thank you.
4 posted on 09/11/2003 9:36:21 PM PDT by Auntie Mame (Why not go out on a limb, isn't that where the fruit is?)
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To: SandRat; Neil E. Wright
I'll post a link on the Canteen and the Foxhole, both have a lot of traffic from vets.

Maybe we can get the VetsCor board to make a note of it during their board meeting...
5 posted on 09/11/2003 9:37:29 PM PDT by HiJinx (They’re all turban and no jihad.)
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To: SandRat; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; SAMWolf; MeeknMing
Ping, you guys.
6 posted on 09/11/2003 9:49:15 PM PDT by HiJinx (They’re all turban and no jihad.)
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To: SandRat
thanks
My father was in ww1.
He died in 1962.
I hope I can get his records.
7 posted on 09/11/2003 9:49:28 PM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran (CCCP = clinton, chiraq, chretien, and putin = stalin wannabes (moore is goebbels))
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To: SandRat; HiJinx; Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; LindaSOG; LaDivaLoca; bentfeather; Bethbg79; ...
Important Info PING for Vets

Thanks SandRat

Thanks for the ping HiJinx
8 posted on 09/11/2003 9:55:14 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (THANK YOU TROOPS, PAST AND PRESENT)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Bump!
9 posted on 09/11/2003 9:58:32 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: SandRat; HiJinx
Thanks for the link Sandrat.

Thanks for the ping HiJinx.
10 posted on 09/11/2003 9:59:18 PM PDT by SAMWolf (US Marines - Technical Support for 72VirginsDating.mil (Thanks jriemer))
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To: SAMWolf
My pleasure!
11 posted on 09/11/2003 10:01:12 PM PDT by HiJinx (Geez...I never got invited to tour the Tarawa...!)
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To: SandRat
Bumped and bookmarked. Thank you.
12 posted on 09/11/2003 10:02:16 PM PDT by strela (It is not true that Larry Flynt's biggest financial donor is Dicker and Dicker of Beverly Hills.)
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To: SAMWolf
You are Welcome
13 posted on 09/11/2003 10:04:41 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat
How long does it usually take?
It's been 2 months since I requested mine.
14 posted on 09/11/2003 10:09:48 PM PDT by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll keep getting what you always get)
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To: SandRat
Is there a source for military records for genealogical purposes? ie: Revolutionary and/or Civil War?

TIA

JustAmy
15 posted on 09/11/2003 10:10:16 PM PDT by JustAmy (God Bless our Military, Past and Present. Thank a Veteran for your FReedoms!)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Bump.
16 posted on 09/11/2003 10:11:49 PM PDT by fatima (Jim,Karen,We are so proud of you.Thank you for all you do for our country.4th ID)
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To: SandRat
This is a WONDERFUL service and I thank you for bringing it to my attention. I intend to use to when it's back online to research my late father.
17 posted on 09/11/2003 10:15:53 PM PDT by paulklenk (Freedom isn't free.)
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To: SandRat
I've been trying since December to get my father's service records. I wrote to my Congresswoman in December, and finally received a copy of the letter her staffwrote to the service center - in June. Still nothing. I also went to the website (can't even remember which one now, it's been so long) and requested his records. Also December. Nothing. I suspect that his records were destroyed in the infamous fire. I have his service number and dates of service (WW II), but just haven't gotten very far. He's been deceased now for 12 years, so I can't ask him directly.
18 posted on 09/11/2003 10:16:45 PM PDT by .38sw
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To: JustAmy
At the page that is linked to this posting just scroll to the top of the page and click Welcome on the left hand side. That will take you to the home page and if memory serves me correct when you scroll down there are links to Genealogy.
19 posted on 09/11/2003 10:17:23 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: .38sw
If you are very lucky among your father's papers there should be a DD form 214, Record of Service and Discharge (may not be that exact form number but the title should be similar). That plus what you already know and this link maay just get you what you are looking for.

Also, you might want get in touch with the nearest American Legion Post to you. They may be able to help get you to the right person in the maze of letter openers who actually knows how to help.
20 posted on 09/11/2003 10:25:00 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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