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Research Our Records - National Archives
Nov 19, 2024 · Learn about our records and how to use them to research and discover your family history. Research Military Records Research military records at the National Archives from the Revolutionary War to the present.
Request Military Service Records | National Archives
Aug 26, 2024 · Veterans and their next of kin can get FREE copies of their DD 214, and other military service records including Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), Replacement Medals, and Medical and Health Records.
Online Research Tools and Aids - National Archives
Aug 24, 2023 · Search for records based on media-type or format of the records (such as paper documents, photographs, motion picture film or video, audio recordings, maps and drawings, aerial film, microfilm, databases and electronic records)
What is the National Archives and Records Administration?
Oct 11, 2022 · The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever.
Veterans' Service Records | National Archives
Jul 3, 2024 · Locate older (pre-WW I) military service records; Using military records for genealogical research; Other military and veterans records; Learn about military service …
Online Databases | National Archives
Sep 12, 2024 · National Inventory of Documentary Sources - US (NIDS-US): complete indexing of over 58,600 records. Distributed by ProQuest Archives USA is also available to staff and researchers on CD-ROM in the library at both the National Archives in Washington, DC and at College Park, MD.
How to Obtain Copies of Records | National Archives
Mar 15, 2024 · Order online, and place your order for these records directly through the web. Ordering online requires that you register as a user and that you pay with a credit card. Request these records using our special paper forms. Contact us to have these blank forms mailed to you. Ordering Military Service Records. Veterans' service records, WWI - Present
Welcome to the New National Archives Catalog
May 29, 2024 · The National Archives Catalog has a new look! We are excited to introduce a fully redesigned and modernized online public access Catalog. This new and improved Catalog maximizes our ability to make the records of the National Archives even more accessible.
National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) | National Archives
Oct 7, 2024 · The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) is one of the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) largest operations. We are the central repository of personnel-related records for both the military and civil services of the United States Government.