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Looking for Active and Former military personnel NOTICE If you are seeking information from your own or someone else's military record, please note the following: Under the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, we must have the written consent of the individual whose records are involved before considering a request to review a record and/or to furnish information/photocopies from the record. If the individual is a minor dependent of a veteran, the parent or legal guardian must sign the release. If the person is mentally incompetent, the legal guardian must sign the release. The Privacy Act of 1974 also provides for the release of information with the written consent (signature) of the individual to whom the records pertain. The Privacy Act does not apply to the records of deceased individuals; however, Department of Defense instructions indicate that in such cases we must have the written consent of the next of kin (NOK). For purpose of release, the next of kin is defined as any of the following: unremarried widow or widower, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister.
SF 180 to: FAX: 314 801-9195 Or, MAIL: National Personnel Records Center 9700 Page Avenue St Louis, MO 63132-5100 4 The NARA Center holds the majority of military medical records. Louis, MO VA medical records are kept at 1 of 58 regional VA centers around the country or at the national Veterans Administration Records Management Center in St.
Click here to Pick-Up SF-180 at any VA facility Or, Apply on line: (This is available ONLY to veterans, spouses of veterans, brother or sisters of veterans, or children of veterans.
On Line SF-180 Or, Fax on Demand: Call the Fax-on-Demand System at (301) 837-0990 from a fax machine, using the handset. Follow the voice instructions, and request document number 2255. There is no charge for this service except for any long distance telephone charges you may incur.
The 1973 Fire at the Natl Personnel Records Center (MPR) On July 12, 1973, a disastrous fire at NPRC(MPR) destroyed approximately 16-18 million Official Military Personnel Files. Branch Personnel and Period Affected Estimated Loss Army Personnel discharged November 1, 1912, to January 1, 1960 80% Air Force Personnel discharged, September 25, 1947, to January 1, 1964 (with names alphabetically after Hubbard, James E) 75% No duplicate copies of the records that were destroyed in the fire were maintained, nor was a microfilm copy ever produced. In addition, millions of documents had been lent to the Department of Veterans Affairs before the fire occurred. Therefore, a complete listing of the records that were lost is not available.
NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER MILITARY PERSONNEL RECORDS 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 CHECKING THE STATUS OF A CURRENT REQUEST/QUESTION If you have already sent in a SF 180 or some other type of written request seeking information from us, and you are checking on the status of that request, you should call our Customer Service Center at: (314) 801-0800. Note: The peak calling times are weekdays between 10:00 am CST and 3:00 pm CST. Staff is available to take your call as early as 7:00 am and as late as 5:00 pm CST. LOCATION AND FACILITY INFORMATION HOURS OF OPERATION Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 3:45pm Closed weekends and Federal holidays LOCATION The Military Personnel Records (MPR) facility of the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) is located in the St. Louis suburb of Overland, MO, about 10 miles west-northwest of the Gateway Arch. DIRECTIONS From Interstate 170 take Page Avenue west for a mile, and turn left into the Federal Records Center (FRC) complex at the Spencer Avenue traffic light. From Interstate 270 take Page Avenue east for four miles and turn right at the Spencer Avenue traffic light. The Guard at the gate will provide further information about parking and building entry. Our research room is located at the east end of Building 100. FACILITY INFORMATION The National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records (NPRC-MPR), shares the FRC complex with the US Army, which administers its reserve components from this site. MPR offices and records storage areas are all located in the larger of the two main buildings, a 5-story structure which opened in 1955 and covers nearly 5 acres. The Army occupies part of this building and all of the adjacent office building, which opened in 1990. STAFF CONTACTS/CUSTOMER SERVICE LINES: (314) 801-0800 Note: Peak calling times are weekdays between 10:00 am CST and 3:00 pm CST. Staff is available to take your call as early as 7:30 am and as late as 5:00 pm cst. INTERNET E-MAIL ACCESS NOTE: The E-Mail address below may only be used to contact the Military Personnel Records facility to obtain information regarding the proper method of submitting written requests for information contained in military personnel records. The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC 552a) and Department of Defense directives require a written request, signed and dated, to access information from military personnel records. No requests for military personnel records or information from them will be accepted at the E-Mail address below.
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