1 Reply Latest reply on May 7, 2019 10:49 AM by Holly Rivet

Pay Records

Elliot Schneider May 2, 2019 11:12 AM

Hello NARA,

Need your help determining who to contact, for pay records prior to the current pay system DFAS which was in effect in 1991. So my question is who do we contact in order to retrieve those older pay records and do you know contact information.

Here below was the response I got from them

**Prior to 1991, before the establishment of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), pay records were maintained by the respective military service. As a result, neither the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Indianapolis, Indiana nor the Federal Records Center was able to locate records for the requested period. We regret that we are unable to provide a more favorable response.

Thanks,

Elliot Schneider

Re: Pay Records

Holly Rivet May 7, 2019 10:49 AM (in response to Elliot Schneider)

Dear Mr. Schneider,

Thank you for posting your question to the History Hub!

Due to the fire of 1973, the Army and Air Force provided the National Personnel Records Center at St. Louis with World War I Enlisted Men Final Military Pay Vouchers, 1917 - 1921, World War I Officers and Nurses Final Pay Vouchers, 1917 - 1921, and Final Pay Vouchers Post WWI, WWII, and Post WWII 1926-1950, 1961-1962 (Army and Air Force). Typically pay records were not considered permanent, but the NPRC uses them to reconstruct a veteran’s service history.

For records beyond this period, please contact the Army and Air Force Records Managers to inquire about their records schedule and public requests.

We hope this information has been helpful!

Holly Rivet

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