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...
New location of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam Army IDPF Casualty Personnel Files (as of 2017)
Exciting news regarding the transfer of Army I.D.P.F.’s to the National Archives! WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War Individual Deceased Personnel Files (Army I.D.P.F.’s) for Army veterans have been transferred to the custody of the National Archives. Prior to the start of 2017 the Army I.D.P.F.’s had been maintained under the custody of the Army. The process to acquire a veteran’s Army I.D.P.F has...
