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Independent Researchers for Hire

Researchers Specializing in Military Records held at the National Personnel Records Center (St. Louis, MO) *

Aardvark Research
1075 Midland Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63130
Telephone: (314)488-7923(cell) and (314) 863-0605
E-mail: aardvark411@sbcglobal.net
Contact Person: Jason Mavropoulos
Research Specialty:Military records at National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) St. Louis, including next day DD214, 201 Files, Service Records for all Branches, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Enlistment Photographs, Morning Reports, Rosters, ER.

Advanced Research Solutions!
821 1/2 W Market Street
Orrville, OH 44667-1830
Telephone: (330) 682-0312
E-mail: jchakey@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Jessica Chakey

All-American Research
3000 Marshall Ave. B
St. Louis, MO 63143
Telephone: (314) 803-3113
Fax: (636) 343-9446
E-mail: aa_allamerican@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Nicholas Schultz

Research Specialty: Photo retrieval and restoration, Military/Civilian records, Personnel records

Jacqueline M. Bickford
5725 S Elati Street
Littleton, CO 80120-2304
Telephone: (720) 283-6488
E-mail: martinfam21@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Jackie

Richard L. Brawley
9237 Jacaranda Avenue
Hesperia, CA 92345-6417
Telephone: (760) 948-9980
E-mail: rlbrawley@charter.net
Contact Person: Richard L. Brawley

Robert Wayne Brewer
5876 Christmas Tree Road
Campbellsburg, IN 47108-6371
Telephone: (812) 883-4724
E-mail: admjag753@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Robert W. Brewer

Michael Cawvey, American Legion Post 1
1411 E 2nd Street, Post Office Box 50792
Tulsa, OK 74150-0792
Telephone: (918) 639-5739
Fax: ((918) 584-4423
E-mail: tulsapost1@aol.com
Contact Person: Michael Cawvey

CJ Clancy Publishing
670 Willow Drive
N Catasauqua, PA 18032-2132
Telephone: (610) 264-4099
E-mail: cjclancy@rcn.com
Contact Persons: Carol J. Clancy, Edward J. Clancy

COS Inc.
16560 harbor Boulevard Ste A
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-1382
Telephone: (714) 418-0130
Fax: (714) 418-0137
E-mail: fleetsafety@centraldrugsystem.com
Contact Person: David Raley

Data Force and Associates
Post Office Box 1881
Maryland Heights, MO 63043-1881
Telephone: (314) 495-0700
Fax: (314) 426-6837
E-mail: dfa2@swbell.net
Contact Person: Ronald J. DeChant

Data Retrieval Services
Post Office Box 2227
Peachtree City, GA 30269-0227
Telephone: (800) 250-1665
Fax: (877) 389-5822
E-mail: erssves@aol.com
Contact Person: Donnie East

Date Screen
352 Gracie Road
Nevada City, CA 95959-3601
Telephone: (530) 478-0374
E-mail: datescreen@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Shari L. Dean

Documents Archaeology, Incorporated
Research Office, 5029 Country Club Drive
High Ridge, MO 63049-3509
Telephone: (314) 486-8406
Fax: (636) 376-4336
E-mail: documents@brick.net
Contact Person: Douglas R. Givens, Ph.D.

Draco International Investigations
999 Bookcliff Avenue, Apartment N5
Grand Junction, CO 81501-8156
Telephone: (970) 242-4240
E-mail: kcOnmp@gvii.net
Contact Person: Vernon L. Estes, Chief Investigator/CEO

Robert Duckham
9401 Owings Heights Circle 102
Owings Mills, MD 21117-6108
Telephone: (410) 356-6076
E-mail: duckham@comcast.net
Contact Person: Robert Duckham

Extended Families
1305 W Birmingham Street
Broken Arrow, OK 74011-3036
Telephone: (918) 812-0820
E-mail: lawhursh@msn.com
Contact Person: Tracy Hursh

Christine Gardner
PO Box 272296
Boca Raton, FL 33427-2296
Telephone: (561) 392-0797
E-mail: humifish@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Christine Gardner
Research Specialty: Military records - Vietnam War only, draft registration, military service records, textual records/material & still pictures.

LaDonna Garner, CG
Post Office Box 24
Bloomsdale, MO 63627
Telephone: (573) 535-9120
E-mail: leafseeker.com
Contact Person: LaDonna Garner, CG Research Specialty: African-American History, Military Records, Genealogy and Family History

M. L. Gentry
6480 East Farm Road 148
Turners, MO 65765-9998
Telephone: (206) 333-0982
Fax: (206) 333-0982
E-mail: OnWingsofEagles@safe-mail.net
Contact Person: M. L. Gentry

Kathy Grace
Post Office Box 282
Altoona, AL 35952-0282
Telephone: (205) 446-1826
E-mail: kathygrace662000@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Kathy Grace

Historical Research
758 Augusta Drive
Moraga, CA 94556-1008
Telephone: (925) 376-0509
E-mail: htbwrite@silcon.com
Contact Person: Harrison Beardsley

History Associates Incorporated
300 North Stonestreet Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850-1655
Telephone: (301) 279-9697
Fax: (301) 279-9224
E-mail: hai@historyassociates.com
Contact Person: Mike Reis

Deborah R. Kemp
8500 Hiawatha Road
Kansas City, MO 64114-3002
Telephone: (816) 333-6770
Fax: (816) 444-0148
E-mail: DeborahRKemp@kc.rr.com
Contact Person: Deborah R. Kemp

Harvey E. Morse, P.A., Allen McFarland, Probate Court Researcher
240 1st Ave
Daly City, California 94014
Telephone: (800) 410-4347, contact Ari Morse
E-mail: lln_mcfrlnd@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Allen McFarland
Research Specialty: I do researching on missing relatives once every 3 months at the probate court in Redwood City, California.

Morgan, Angel, and Associates
1601 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 600
Washington, DC 20009-1049
Telephone: (202) 265-1833
Fax: (202) 265-8022
E-mail: mike@morganangel.com
Contact Person: Michael Lawson

O'Canan Research
1719 Evelyn Drive
Rockville, MD 20852-4101
Telephone: (301) 770-6909
E-mail: pekeane@worldnet.att.net
Contact Person: Paul Keane

Redbird Research
3 Sandbar Ct
St. Louis, MO 63303-6065
Telephone: (636) 448-3275
Fax: (636) 447-5154
E-mail: redbirdresearch@att.net
Contact Person: Lori Berdak Miller
Research Specialty: Persons of prominence files, archival military records, current military records located at NPRC - 201 Files, morning reports and rosters, cemeteries.

Steele Security Consulting
Post Office Box 242
herniston, OR 97838-0242
Telephone: (541) 571-5003
E-mail: rgsteele63@charter.net
Contact Person: Robert Gene Steele

Dorothy M. Suggs
29 Cary Street
LaGrange, GA 30241-2473
Telephone: (706) 845-8801
E-mail: dodie30241@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Dorothy M. Suggs

Taylor & Hammel LLC - A Litigation and Environmental Research Firm
1224 N. Meade Street #22
Arlington, VA 22209-3712
Telephone: (703) 822-4658
Fax: (703) 842-8656
E-mail: info@taylorhammel.com
E-mail: johntaylor@taylorhammel.com
Contact Person: John Taylor - Senior Researcher
Research Specialty: Environmental and Legal Research; Asbestos; Captured German Records; Cold War; Congressional Records; Court Records; Diplomatic Records; Immigration, Emigration and Naturalization; Labor & Business History; Military Records; Native American Relations Records; Navy Records; President Nixon Records; Science, Technology, Natural Resources and the Environment Records; Audio/Sound Recordings; Cartographic/Architectural/Ships Plans Records; Film & Video Recordings; Photographs and Pictures.

Touchstone Research Group, LLC
244 5th Avenue, Suite 2571,
New York, NY 10001-7604
Telephone: 800-AT-DD214 (800-283-3214)
Fax: (646) 530-8701
E-mail: info@touchstoneresearchgroup.com
Contact Person:William Hammond, Director< br /> Research Specialty:Touchstone is one of the largest research firms for military records at NPRC. Our on-site researchers have successfully retrieved thousands of veterans' records from that facility and retrieves more records for veterans per week than any other firm. DD214s, OMPF, 201 Files, Military Medical Records. Bonded and insured services to acquire your military service records with offices in St. Louis MO, Denver CO, Millington TN, Quantico VA, Kansas City MO, and researchers at other military records repositories nationwide.

Veterans Research Associates
10174 Grand Forest Lane
Woodbury, MN 55129-4226
Telephone: (856) 904-1398
E-mail: sonny_vra@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Sonny English

Westmoreland Research
Post Office Box 20069
Alexandria, VA 22320-9804
Telephone: (202) 421-5151
Fax: (703) 317-1709
E-mail: mjc@westmorelandresearch.org
Contact Person: Michael Constandy
Research Specialty:Captured German Records; Cold War; Congressional Records; Coast Guard; Diplomatic; Intelligence; Military Records; Navy; Film and Video; Photos and Pictures


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