How to Replace Service Records Lost in the 1973 Archives Fire
To request your veteran’s WWII military service records now click here: Request WWII military service records Can I replace any of the information which was lost in the 1973 archives fire? The fire which swept through the National Personnel Records Center (N.P.R.C.) in 1973 led to the destruction of millions of Army and Air Force military service records from WWI through the early 1960s. While the vast majority of the Army...
A Guide to Hiring an Expert Researcher for Military Service Records (O.M.P.F.’s) and Unit Records (WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam)
To request your veteran’s service records now please click here: Research a vetearn Knowing when to engage the help of an experienced military research specialist is important for folks who are wanting to learn more about a family member’s military service and battle participation during WWI, WWII, the Korean War, and Vietnam. This post will give you some ideas about when it is a good idea for you to reach out to an...
Korean War I.D.P.F.’s: How to Access Korean War Casualty Records from the National Archives
To request a Korean War casualty file please visit the Golden Arrow ordering page here: Request a Korean War Casualty File The Korean War I.D.P.F. casualty file is a vital tool for researching individual Korean War veterans who were killed in action or who died in the service during the Korean War. In this post, we will examine why the Korean War I.D.P.F. casualty record is important for Korean War research, what kinds of records...
How to Obtain a World War II Casualty Service Record (WWII WW2 IDPF)
To request a WWII casualty Service Record I.D.P.F. click here: Request a WWII casualty record I.D.P.F. If you are researching a veteran who became a casualty during WWII then you will need to ensure that you can access the WWII I.D.P.F. (Individual Deceased Personnel File) of your K.I.A. veteran. The WWII I.D.P.F. casualty record is an essential tool for researching K.I.A. veterans because it contains a wealth of valuable...
WWI Casualty Records: The WWI Individual Deceased Personnel File (WWI I.D.P.F.)
To start researching a WWI Casualty Record click here: Request WWI Veteran Burial File Casualty Records When a WWI veteran was killed or died in action during the pre-WWII period from 1915 through 1939, a WWI I.D.P.F. or ‘burial file’ was created. This post will examine how the WWI I.D.P.F. can be useful for research purposes, what kinds of records you will find in your veteran’s file, and also how you can access...
World War II Casualty Records: Understanding the WWII Individual Deceased Personnel File (I.D.P.F.)
To request an I.D.P.F please click here: Request a WWII I.D.P.F The WWII Individual Deceased Personnel File (I.D.P.F.) was created during the war if a veteran was killed or died in the service and it is a vital tool for researching members of the U.S. Military who became casualties during WWII. If you are researching a veteran who was killed in action you will need to make sure that the WWII I.D.P.F. is included as part of your...
