I’m looking for the name of a friend in the Marine Corp.

RayPreston 

Thank you for posting your question on History Hub!

A way to research and determine the name of a Marine who was killed or injured is to review the muster roll of the unit that they were assigned to.

The general practice is to locate them in the rosters, and then review the section called the Unit History (in the Navy these would be the Personnel Diary or Report of Changes (WWII)), which shows when Marines join or leave a particular unit either permanently or (in most cases) on temporary duties.

Unfortunately, the muster rolls will not confirm how the individual died.

Here is the index to USMC Muster Rolls - https://catalog.archives.gov/id/170100556. The 1970 muster rolls are on microfilm, and you should contact archives2reference@nara.gov to either make an appointment or discuss how to get a copy of the muster roll.

If you have a name that you want to confirm either through the process above or if you happen to have it, then there are the US Marine Corps Casualty Cards. This series is broken up into three parts, two of which have no restrictions due age - World War II and Korean War. The Vietnam War period (1964-1975); however has Personal Identifiable Information interwoven in the cards. The cards are arranged alphabetically by last name. The cards give a general description of the cause of death.

To access the Vietnam era Casualty Cards you will need to send your request to the Special Access/FOIA Office at specialaccess_FOIA@nara.gov. Please send the name of the individual, the unit they were with when they died, and relative dates when they died.

We invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub, but should you have follow up questions for the staff at Archives II, please email us at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further. 

We hope this assists you with your research! 

Sincerely,

Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)

[23-46533] - NSP

RayPreston 

Thank you for posting your question on History Hub!

A way to research and determine the name of a Marine who was killed or injured is to review the muster roll of the unit that they were assigned to.

The general practice is to locate them in the rosters, and then review the section called the Unit History (in the Navy these would be the Personnel Diary or Report of Changes (WWII)), which shows when Marines join or leave a particular unit either permanently or (in most cases) on temporary duties.

Unfortunately, the muster rolls will not confirm how the individual died.

Here is the index to USMC Muster Rolls - https://catalog.archives.gov/id/170100556. The 1970 muster rolls are on microfilm, and you should contact archives2reference@nara.gov to either make an appointment or discuss how to get a copy of the muster roll.

If you have a name that you want to confirm either through the process above or if you happen to have it, then there are the US Marine Corps Casualty Cards. This series is broken up into three parts, two of which have no restrictions due age - World War II and Korean War. The Vietnam War period (1964-1975); however has Personal Identifiable Information interwoven in the cards. The cards are arranged alphabetically by last name. The cards give a general description of the cause of death.

To access the Vietnam era Casualty Cards you will need to send your request to the Special Access/FOIA Office at specialaccess_FOIA@nara.gov. Please send the name of the individual, the unit they were with when they died, and relative dates when they died.

We invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub, but should you have follow up questions for the staff at Archives II, please email us at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further. 

We hope this assists you with your research! 

Sincerely,

Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)

[23-46533] - NSP