

(with names alphabetically after Hubbard, James E.) Personnel discharged, Septemto January 1, 1964 Personnel discharged Novemto January 1, 1960 The affected record collections are described below. On July 12, 1973, a disastrous fire at the NPRC destroyed approximately 16-18 million Official Military Personnel Files. Louis at the Start your Military Service Record Request page at the National Archives website. Order records from the National Personnel Records Center, in St. Records of individuals who left service more than 62 years ago are considered Archival Records and become records of the National Archives open to the general public. See Access to Non-Archival Records for more information. Non-Archival records are those of service members who separated from the military less than 62 years ago. Louis maintains Korean War Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF).Īccess to Non-Archival Military Service Records is limited. The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. United States, National Archives, Korean War and Vietnam War Records.Beginning Research in United States Military Records.Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, 2003. National Archives records relating to the Korean War : reference information paper 103. Spartanburg, South Carolina : MIE Publishing, c1999 FS Library 973 M27j 1999 Johnson Debra Johnson Knox, How to locate anyone who is or has been in the military : Armed Forces locator guide 8th ed. Getting started with Korean War research Topical Subject Authority Record National Archives The Korean War was a United Nations affair. 1.7 Prisoner of War and Missing in Action RecordsĪbout 54 thousand of the 5 million American service men and women who served in the Korean War were killed.1.2.1 Official Military Personnel Files.1 Getting started with Korean War research.
