How do you look up a veteran's Official Military Personnel File?

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How would someone go about looking up a veterans official military personnel file?

Rachael Salyer · Answer

Dear Ms. Adams, &#160; Thank you for posting your request on History Hub! &#160; Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs) and individual medical reports for those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces and who were separated from the service before October 2002 are in the custody of NARA's National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis. In many cases where Army and Air Force personnel records were destroyed in the 1973 fire , proof of service can be provided from other records such as morning reports, payrolls, and military orders, and a certificate of military service will be issued. Navy and Marine Corps OMPFs were not affected by the fire. Please complete a GSA Standard Form 180 and mail it to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO&#160; 63138-1002. Veterans and their next of kin also may use eVetRecs to request records. See eVetRecs Help for instructions. &#160; Military personnel records are completely opened to the public 62 years after the veteran leaves the military. If less than 62 years have passed since the veteran&#8217;s discharge date (to include any reserve time), c ertain information in the records is not available to the general public without the written consent of the veteran or his next of kin. For more information see Request Military Service Records and Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), Archival Holdings . &#160; Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs) for those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces and were separated after September 30, 2002 (Army); after September 30, 2004 (Air Force); after 1994 (Navy); and after 1998 (Marine Corps) are available in electronic format via https://milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect/ . &#160; We hope this is helpful.

Richard Petersen · Answer

I notice that the eVetRecs form does not allow for grandchildren as next of kin. Annoying. But I will use the Form 180.

How do you look up a veteran's Official Military Personnel File?

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