Military Service Records, NARA Holdings
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Service Branch Records | Washington, DC Holdings | Other Records |
Army | Volunteers | Public Health Service |
Air Force | Confederate States | Selective Service |
Navy | Pension Claim Files | |
Marine Corps | Bounty Land Warrant Application Files | |
Coast Guard | |
ARMY
(includes Army Air Corps and Army Air Forces)
Dates of Service | Rank | Personnel Record Location | Health Record Location |
1789 to November 1, 1912 | Enlisted | NARA, Washington DC | N/A |
1789 to July 1, 1917 | Officer | NARA, Washington DC | N/A |
November 1, 1912 to October 15, 1992 Note: Many records were destroyed by the 1973 Fire |
Enlisted | National Personnel Records Center Note: Personnel records are Archival 62 years after the service member's separation |
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July 1, 1917 to October 15, 1992 Note: Many records were destroyed by the 1973 Fire | Officer | National Personnel Records Center Note: Personnel records are Archival 62 years after the service member's separation |
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October 16, 1992 to September 30, 2002 | All Personnel | National Personnel Records Center | Department of Veterans Affairs |
Discharged, deceased or retired on or after October 1, 2002 | All Personnel | U.S. Army Human Resources Command Note: records are stored electronically at AHRC but requests are serviced by: National Personnel Records Center |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
All active duty, including active National Guard and Army Reserve | All Personnel | U.S. Army Human Resources Command | |
National Guard not on active duty | All Personnel | U.S. Army Human Resources Command |
AIR FORCE
Dates of Service | Rank | Personnel Record Location | Health Record Location |
September 24, 1947 to May 1, 1994 Note: Many records were destroyed by the 1973 Fire | All Personnel | National Personnel Records Center Note: Personnel records are Archival 62 years after the service member's separation |
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May 1, 1994 to September 30, 2004 | All Personnel | National Personnel Records Center | Department of Veterans Affairs |
Discharged, deceased or retired from active duty on or after October 1, 2004 | All Personnel | Air Force Personnel Center HQ AFPC/DPSSRP |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
Active (including National Guard on active duty in the Air Force), TDRL, or general officers retired with pay | All Personnel | Air Force Personnel Center HQ AFPC/DPSSRP |
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Reserve, retired reserve in non-pay status, current National Guard officers not on active duty in the Air Force, or National Guard released from active duty in the Air Force | Various Personnel | Air Reserve Personnel Center HQ ARPC/DPTOCW (Contact Center) |
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Current National Guard enlisted not on active duty in the Air Force | All Personnel | The Adjutant General (of the appropriate state, DC, or Puerto Rico) |
NAVY
Dates of Service | Rank | Personnel Record Location | Health Record Location |
1798 to 1885 | Enlisted | NARA, Washington DC | N/A |
1798 to 1902 | Officer | NARA, Washington DC | N/A |
1885 to January 30, 1994 | Enlisted | National Personnel Records Center Note: Personnel records are Archival 62 years after the service member's separation |
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1902 to January 30, 1994 | Officer | National Personnel Records Center Note: Personnel records are Archival 62 years after the service member's separation |
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January 31, 1994 to December 31, 1994 | All Personnel | National Personnel Records Center | Department of Veterans Affairs |
Discharged, deceased or retired on or after January 1, 1995 | All Personnel | Navy Personnel Command | Department of Veterans Affairs |
Active, reserve or TDRL | All Personnel | Navy Personnel Command |
MARINE CORPS
Dates of Service | Rank | Personnel Record Location | Health Record Location |
1798 to 1904 | All Personnel | NARA, Washington DC | N/A |
1905 to April 30, 1994 | All Personnel | National Personnel Records Center Note: Personnel records are Archival 62 years after the service member's separation |
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May 1, 1994 to December 31, 1998 | All Personnel | National Personnel Records Center | Department of Veterans Affairs |
Discharged, deceased or retired on or after January 1, 1999 | All Personnel | HQ U.S. Marine Corps | Department of Veterans Affairs |
Individual Ready Reserve | All Personnel | Marine Forces Reserve | |
Active, Selected Marine Corps Reserve, TDRL | All Personnel | HQ U.S. Marine Corps |
COAST GUARD
Including: Revenue Cutter Service (Revenue Marine), Life-Saving Service and Lighthouse Service
Dates of Service | Rank | Personnel Record Location | Health Record Location |
Discharged, deceased or retired prior to December 31, 1897 | All Personnel | NARA, Washington DC | N/A |
January 1, 1898 to March 31, 1998 | All Personnel | National Personnel Records Center Note: Personnel records are Archival 62 years after the service member's separation |
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Discharged, deceased or retired from active duty on or after April 1, 1998 | All Personnel | National Personnel Records Center | Department of Veterans Affairs |
Active, Reserve or TDRL | All Personnel | USCG Personnel Command |
VOLUNTEERS
Dates of Service | Rank | Record Location |
Military service performed by persons serving during an emergency and whose service was considered to be in the Federal interest, 1775 to 1902 | All Personnel | NARA, Washington DC |
CONFEDERATE STATES
Dates of Service | Rank | Record Location |
Persons who rendered military service for the Confederate States government in its armed forces, 1861 to 1865 | All Personnel | NARA, Washington DC |
PENSION CLAIM FILES
Dates of Service | Rank | Record Location |
Claims files for pensions based on Federal military service, 1775 to 1916 | All Personnel | NARA, Washington DC |
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT APPLICATION FILES
Dates of Service | Rank | Record Location |
Claims based on wartime service, 1775 to 1855 | All Personnel | NARA, Washington DC |
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
Division | Rank | Record Location |
Commissioned Corps Only | Officer | Division of Commissioned Corps Officer Support |
SELECTIVE SERVICE
Holdings | Record Location |
WWI Selective Service Records | Order copies of WWI Draft Registration Cards online |
WWII - Vietnam Era Selective Service Records* | National Personnel Records Center |
After January 1, 1960 | Selective Service System |
*Please Note: men born from March 29, 1957 - December 31, 1959 were not required to register with Selective Service because the registration program was suspended when they would have reached age 18.