You may want to check out or put an advertisement in the back of a few
military magazines. (DAV, Legionnaire, VFW, WWII, Military, etc.) This
is a good way to find if there is any current reunions for an outfit.
Also by posting an advertisement in them, it may bring forward some one
who knew the person or outfit. Below is information about military
records, personnel and units.
Records |
Repository |
Officers separated after June 30, 1917, and enlisted personnel separated after October 31, 1912 | National
Personnel
Records Center (Military Personnel Records) 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 |
Morning reports, 1917-1974 (In 1974 the Army discontinued the use of morning reports and switched to PDC cards. PDC cards are also in the custody of the NPRC.) | National
Personnel
Records Center (Military Personnel Records) 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 |
Unit operational records, 1939-1954, and 1954 to present for units which served in Southeast Asia | Archives II Textual Reference Branch National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001 (301)-713-7250 |
Unit rosters, 1917-present, Regular Army | National
Personnel Records Center (Military Personnel Records) 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 |
Unit rosters, 1917-present, Army Reserve | For soldier himself: Army Reserve Personnel Center ATTN: ARPC-SFR-SSD 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5200 For the public (please submit request under the Freedom of Information Act): U.S. Army Reserve Personnel Center ATTN: ARPC-IMP-F (FOIA) 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63123-5200 |
Information pertaining to unit Lineages and Honors
ALSO good for ANY history on outfits. |
Organizational History Branch U.S. Army Center of Military History 1099 14th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005-3402 (202) 761-5413 |
Awards to individuals still on active duty | Military Awards Branch Hoffman Building II 200 Stovall Street Alexandria, VA 22332-0400 (703) 325-8699 |
Awards to individuals no longer in the service | U.S. Army Reserve Personnel Center Veterans Services Directorate 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5200 N.B.: Individual must submit request with name, social security number and/or service number, and return address. |
Official photographs pertaining to the U.S. Army, 1861-1988 | Still Picture Branch Special Archives Division National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001 (301) 713-6660 |
Motion pictures, 1898 to the present | Motion Picture, Sound & Video Branch Special Archives Division National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001 (301) 713-7060 |
Unofficial materials such as unit histories, personal papers, diaries, and photographs. Also includes select official papers. | US
Army
Military History Institute Carlisle Barracks PA 17013-5008 (717) 245-3611 |
Official US Army publications | US Army Publications Center 2800 Eastern Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21220-2896 (410) 671-2272 |
Information concerning flags, colors, streamers, guidons, insignia, & uniforms (AR-840-10) | US Army Institute of Heraldry 9235 Gunston Road, Room S-112 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5579 (703) 806-4968/4969 |
Records concerning units in or assigned to the US Army Air Forces | US
Air Force Historical Research Agency 600 Chennault Circle Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6424 (205) 953-5834 |
Information concerning Engineer Outfits | US Army Corps of Engineers History Office 7701 Telegraph Rd. Alexandria, VA 22310-3865 |