Veterans and their Families

Services and Resources For Veterans' Families, Dependents and Next-of-Kin

The National Archives can help families, next-of-kin and descendants of veterans to obtain copies of Military Service Records such as separation documents and medical records, and to get started with genealogical or historical research. We're also often the first step in obtaining important veterans' and survivors' benefits.

Genealogy &
Military Service Records

New to Research in Military Records?

An Overview of Records at the National Archives Relating to Military Service

Starting Your Genealogy Research The Veterans History Project from the Library of Congress

National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)

Resources & Services at the NPRC-MPR:

The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001
Telephone: 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272