Your husband’s DD-214 should be in his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). OMPFs for those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces who were separated from the service through the 1990s or 2000s (depending on branch of service) 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 63138-1002. Under Section II, Item 2, please check that you are requesting his “DD-214 or equivalent.” Veterans and next of kin of veterans also may use eVetRecs to request records. See eVetRecs Help for instructions.
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/ to those with a DOD access card.
Please be aware that NPRC is prioritizing the requests for separation documents needed by veterans and their dependents to prove eligibility for a variety of benefits. If this is needed for benefit purposes or a similar need affecting health and wellbeing, please be sure to state that in your request. For more information, please refer to Onsite Operations at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis.
