Locating World War I Marine Corps Veteran Service Records: The Official Military Personnel File (WWI WW1)
To request military service records of your veteran now click here: Request a WWI Marine Corps military service record What is the WWI U.S.M.C. service record? The WWI U.S.M.C. service record (also referred to as the Official Military Personnel File or O.M.P.F.) is a vital tool for researching individual Marine Corps veterans of WWI. During the Great War the service record, which was essentially an administrative collection of records...
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...
How to Access a Marine Corps O.M.P.F. (Official Military Personnel File)
To request your U.S.M.C. veteran’s records now click here: Request a WWII U.S.M.C. Official Military Personnel File The Marine Corps O.M.P.F. ( Marine Corps Official Military Personnel File) is a vital tool for researching Marine Corps veterans who served during the 20th Century. The Marine Corps O.M.P.F.’s for WWI, WWII, the Korean War, and Vietnam are maintained at the National Archives and these official military...
How to Access a World War II Coast Guard Official Military Personnel File OMPF Service Record
If you are ready to request your Coast Guard veteran’s WWII records please click here: Request WWII Coast Guard service records The WWII Coast Guard O.M.P.F. (Official Military Personnel File) is an essential tool for researching Coast Guard veterans who served during WWII. The WWII Coast Guard O.M.P.F. is maintained at the National Archives and it contains records that cannot be found on the internet. In this post, we will...
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...
