Request Copies of Military Personnel Records

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[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.

[SandRat]

Thought this might be of help to some of you.

[deport]

thanks......

Is there a military ping list that you all know about?

[SandRat]

VetsCOP forum should have lots. Calling HiJinx, calling Hijinx, you got a ping list for this?

[Auntie Mame]

Thank you.

[HiJinx]

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...

[HiJinx]

Ping, you guys.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

thanks
My father was in ww1.
He died in 1962.
I hope I can get his records.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Important Info PING for Vets

Thanks SandRat

Thanks for the ping HiJinx

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the link Sandrat.

Thanks for the ping HiJinx.

[HiJinx]

My pleasure!

[strela]

Bumped and bookmarked. Thank you.

[SandRat]

You are Welcome

[philetus]

How long does it usually take?
It's been 2 months since I requested mine.

[JustAmy]

Is there a source for military records for genealogical purposes? ie: Revolutionary and/or Civil War?

TIA

JustAmy

[fatima]

Bump.

[paulklenk]

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.

[.38sw]

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.

[SandRat]

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.

[SandRat]

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.