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...
Access to WWII U.S.N. Service Records: How to Obtain a WWII Navy O.M.P.F. (Official Military Personnel File)
To request a Navy O.M.PF. please visit Golden Arrow’s ordering page here: Request a WWII Navy O.M.P.F. Military Service Record The WWII Navy O.M.P.F. or ‘WWII Navy official military personnel file’ is essential for researching veterans who served in the Navy during WWII. In this post, we will examine why the WWII Navy O.M.P.F. is useful for your research, what kinds of records you can expect to find in your...
Using 20th Century Military Service Personnel Records to Research Your Family History
To get started with your research please visit Golden Arrow Research: Research a Veteran Most of us have relatives who served in the military at some point in the past. For those of us wanting to pursue genealogical research, the military records created during our ancestors’ time in the service can provide a wealth of information. This includes not only documentation of the individual veteran’s military service but also a number...
