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How do I get a copy of a death certificate

racy36 Oct 18, 2017 3:57 PM

I am looking to purchase a death certificate for my husband that passed away in 1945 in WWII in France..help

Re: How do I get a copy of a death certificate

Research Services at the National Archives Oct 20, 2017 1:20 PM (in response to racy36)

Dear Ms. Duran,

Please help us assist you by providing more information. Was your husband in the U.S. Army during WWII when he passed away in France?
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  racy36 Oct 20, 2017 1:27 PM (in response to Research Services at the National Archives)
  
  Yes he was in WWII when he passed in France
  
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    Research Services at the National Archives Oct 20, 2017 1:34 PM (in response to racy36)
    
    Dear Ms. Duran,
    
    If your husband was in the U.S. Army when he passed away in France, then the information you seek may be contained in his burial case file (later called the Individual Deceased Personnel File or IDPF). Burial case files from 1915-1976 are in the custody of the National Archives at St. Louis, ATTN: RL-SL, P.O. Box 38757, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002. Please contact them regarding access to these records. Their email address is stl.archives@nara.gov.
    
    Thank you for contacting History Hub.
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