Veterans and their next of kin can get FREE copies of their DD 214, and other militaryservicerecords including Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), Replacement Medals, and Medical and Health Records.
This guide is comprised of Library of Congress print and digital sources and external digital sources related to the topic of locating and accessing United States militaryrecords.
To view your record in My Record Portal, log in and choose the icon that identifies your service type. For IT issues, please contact the Army Enterprise Service Management Platform (AESMP)...
This guide provides information on locating military unit histories and individual servicerecords of discharged, retired, and deceased military personnel. It also provides information on locating and replacing military awards and medals.
Military personnel records can be used for proving military service or as a valuable tool in genealogical research. Please note that NPRC holds historical Military Personnel Records of nearly 100 million veterans.
Research Using MilitaryRecords What's available online? Locate older (pre-WW I) militaryservicerecords Using militaryrecords for genealogical research Other military and veterans records Learn about militaryservicerecords (e.g. DD Form 214)
The National Archives holds Federal militaryservicerecords from the Revolutionary War to 1912 in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Militaryservicerecords from WWI - present are held in the National Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC), in St. Louis, Missouri. See details of holdings.
Research Using Military Records What's available online? Locate older (pre-WW I) military service records Using military records for genealogical research Other military and veterans records Learn about military service records (e.g. DD Form 214)