We have extensive military records in our library and have published quite a few books with information on servicemen for specific wars. Check our publications page for a complete listing of our military books available for purchase.

The Veterans History Project does not hold any veterans’ records. To request replacement records you need to contact the National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records (NPRC-MPR) in St. Louis. View instructions for requesting replacement records.

Military veterans and the next of kin of deceased former military members may now use a new on-line military personnel records system to request documents. The National Personnel Records Center is working to make it easier of veterans with computers and Internet access to obtain copies of documents from their military files. Other individuals with a need for documents must still complete a Standard Form 180 that can be downloaded from the on-line web site.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the official repository for records of military personnel who have been discharged from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard. Paper copies of military service and pension records can be ordered by mail from the facility which holds the records. Visit National Personal Records Center.

You can obtain your own military personnel and medical records by filling out "Standard Form 180" which is available for you to print out at the National Archives and Records Administration website: http://www.nara.gov/regional/mpr.html You may also contact your County Veterans Service Officer for assistance in completing any forms for veterans services. He or she can help you get the most efficient service from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Great Lakes Region office in Chicago. Holds retired records from federal agencies and courts in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Go to this section of the NARA website where you'll find that Census Bureau records are in Record Group (RG) 29. Read "Know Before You Go: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Regulations for U.S. Residents" produced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

To obtain copies of your military records and/or  Report of Separation from Active Military Service (DD Form 214 or equivalent)  you must submit a Request Pertaining to Military Records (Standard Form 180) to the records custodian of your branch of service.  Addresses for each service’s records custodian are found on page 2 of the SF 180.  The SF 180 requires a signature and must be submitted either by mail or fax.

No. The Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records only has birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Military service information is available from the Illinois State Archives. Information about these records and how to access them can be found on the Genealogy in the Illinois State Archives page of the Illinois Secretary of State's Web site.

Most Canadian military records are held by the National Archives of Canada. Please see the Military and Civilian Personnel Records section of the National Archives website, at the following address: Also, the Regina location of Saskatchewan Archives has some records pertaining to Saskatchewan servicemen. The records of the Department of Public Works contain nominal rolls of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I. The names are arranged by battalion only.

These are federal records held by the National Archives and Records Administration. For information about requesting these records, please see their web page on access to military service and pension records Our state military records include Civil War muster rolls and copies of World War I enlistment/discharge records for some Kansas servicemen. For more information, please see our military records page.

My office can help you obtain military records and discharge papers. To begin the process of obtaining your military records, please begin to prepare your case. Then, fill out form 180 and mail it to my Clarks Summit office: If you have further questions or would like to follow up, please contact Joe Fabricatore in my Clarks Summit office at (570) 585 - 9988 or call 866-846-8124 toll free. You may also contact Joe Fabricatore via e-mail at Joe.fabricatore@mail.house.gov.

Submit your request on Standard Form 180, "Request Pertaining to Military Records", available at most government offices such as the Veterans Administration. The form is broken down by service...Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Army, and Navy. A list of custodians corresponding to your category of service (active, reserve, officer, enlisted, etc.) is provided with a specific mailing address to where your records are kept.

Military service records, military pensions records, and bounty land warrants would all be useful. Genealogy Research in Military Records should be one of your first stops.

Requests can be made by veterans or their next of kin and should be made on a government form that is called the Standard Form 180. It provides information about the service history of the veteran and the specifics of the request being made. The form must be submitted to the appropriate Military Records Center. Assistance in obtaining records or medals can be provided by Veterans Service Organizations such as the VFW, American Legion, DAV, VVA, etc. and local and state veterans agencies.

We recommend that you use Standard Form (SF) 180, Request Pertaining to Military Records. Instructions for obtaining a copy are available through: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/vetrecs Generally, military service records prior to the 20th Century are in the National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. More information is available on NARA's research room page. You may also wish to contact the National Archives Inquire mailbox

A: To obtain a certificate in lieu of a lost or destroyed discharge, a veteran separated under honorable conditions should use Standard Form 180. Persons still in military service should write their branch of service. To obtain a Standard Form 180 to request the records, you may write or call the National Personnel Records Center at:

Yes, mostly of Kansas regiments. Most of the records we do have are hospital records. We also have access to the Internet Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System.

We want Senator Kerry to tell the truth about his conduct in Vietnam to the American public. We were there. We know that there are many critical facts that Americans need to know -? facts that have not been disclosed. Releasing the complete set of Kerry's service records will provide some insight into that conduct.

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library has no military records. 20th century military records are kept at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO. To visit them online, go to http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/military_personnel_records.html. Earlier military records are housed in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/veterans_service_records.html.