Locations of Service Records
| RECORDS LOCATION TABLE | ||
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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 | |
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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 to December 31, 2013 | 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 |
| Discharged, deceased or retired on or after January 1, 2014 | All Personnel | U.S. Army Human Resources Command Note: records are stored electronically at AHRC but requests are serviced by: National Personnel Records Center |
AMEDD Record Processing Center |
| All active duty, including active Army Reserve | All Personnel | U.S. Army Human Resources Command | |
| All active and non-active duty National Guard | All Personnel | The Adjutant General (of the appropriate state, DC, or Puerto Rico) |
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 to December 31, 2013 | All Personnel | Air Force Personnel Center HQ AFPC/DPSSRP |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Discharged, deceased or retired from active duty on or after January 1, 2014 | All Personnel | Air Force Personnel Center HQ AFPC/DPSSRP |
AF STR Processing Center |
| 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 to December 31, 2013 | All Personnel | Navy Personnel Command | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Discharged, deceased or retired on or after January 1, 2014 | All Personnel | National Personnel Records Center | |
| 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 to December 31, 2013 | All Personnel | HQ U.S. Marine Corps | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Discharged, deceased or retired on or after January 1, 2014 | All Personnel | HQ U.S. Marine Corps | BUMED Navy Medicine Records Activity |
| 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 from April 1, 1998 to September 30, 2014 | All Personnel | National Personnel Records Center | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Discharged, deceased or retired from active duty on or after October 1, 2014 | All Personnel | National Personnel Records Center | |
| 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.