Access to Military Personnel Records
Records prior to 1917 are not at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis.
For these older records, see
Military Records Holdings in Washington, DC.
Also see the article,
An Overview of Records at the National Archives Relating to Military Service.
Most requests received at NPRC (MPR) pertain to the official military personnel files of service veterans, and to the records of medical treatment of military and non-military personnel at U.S. military medical facilities worldwide. Releasable information, access to these records, and requesting procedures vary by the source of the request, records or information desired, and the provisions of the law.
- Overview of Records
- Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs),
including the Active Duty Health Record (includes outpatient, dental, and mental health treatment).
- About OMPFs
- Access by Veterans and
Next-of-kin (of deceased veterans), or veteran's authorized representative
- Access by General Public
(including genealogists who are not next-of-kin)
- Visitors and On-site Researchers
- Military Record Requests
- About OMPFs
- Clinical (hospital inpatient) and Medical Treatment Records
- Access by Veterans and Next-of-kin
- Access by the General Public
- Active Duty Medical Records
- Medical Records of Dependents, Retired, and Others
- Clinical Record Laboratories
- Other Records
- Sample Authorization
- Court Order Requirements
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests
