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Re: Seeking service records for my great uncles
Emily,
Do you mind sharing the names of individuals, DOB, place of birth? You would need to request based on time frame and when they served from the NPRC in St. Louis using a SF-180 but currently NARA has suspended these requests due to the pandemic and are only processing emergency requests.
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Re: Seeking service records for my great uncles
Thank you! I know that it’s been over 60 years for most of them. I’d think that I am just going to fill out the SF-180 and send in. I was hoping to visit the NPRC but looking over their site you are not able to visit in person at this time. Thank you for the help!
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Re: Seeking service records for my great uncles
Elliot,
I am looking over the SF-180 forms and I have some questions. I have their full names, DOB, DOD and where their burials are located. But I don't have complete information on them. Such as, exactly which branch of service they were in or when they enlisted. I know a couple were in multiple service branches too. Is there somewhere that I can find this information out to better file out a SF-180?
Thank you for any and all help.
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Re: Seeking service records for my great uncles
Shannon Kerner
Mar 19, 2021 2:23 PM
1 person found this helpfulDear Ms. Sandlin,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
We suggest that you request a copy of all of their Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). OMPFs 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 for each uncle and mail them to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002.
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’s discharge date (to include any reserve time), certain 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.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NPRC will continue servicing requests ONLY associated with medical treatments, burials, and homeless veterans seeking admittance to a homeless shelter. If your request is urgent, please see Emergency Requests and Deadlines. Please refrain from submitting non-emergency requests such as replacement medals, administrative corrections, or records research until NPRC returns to pre-COVID staffing levels. Please check archives.gov/veterans for updates to the NPRC operating hours and status. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.
We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!
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Re: Seeking service records for my great uncles
Thank you I think I will be filling out the SF-180 to send in as it seems the NPRC isn’t open for visits.
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Re: Seeking service records for my great uncles
Emily,
Collect as much as you can for now. However, your request would not be filled due to NPRC only processing "Emergency Requests" during the pandemic. Please wait to submit your request until NPRC resumes normal operations.
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