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Military and Civilian Records at the National Personnel Records Center

Military and Civilian Records at the National Personnel Records Center. What Do We Have?. Military records held at NPRC U.S. Army officers, separated July 1, 1917-September 30, 2002, and enlisted personnel, separated November 1, 1912-September 30, 2002

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Military and Civilian Records at the National Personnel Records Center

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  1. Military and Civilian Records at the National Personnel Records Center

  2. What Do We Have? Military records held at NPRC • U.S. Army officers, separated July 1, 1917-September 30, 2002, and enlisted personnel, separated November 1, 1912-September 30, 2002 • U.S. Air Force officers and enlisted personnel, separated September 25, 1947-September 30, 2004 • U.S. Navy officers, separated January 1, 1903-December 31, 1994, and Navy enlisted personnel, separated January 1, 1886-December 31, 1994 • U.S. Marine Corps officers and enlisted personnel, separated January 1, 1905-December 31, 1998 • U.S. Coast Guard officers and enlisted personnel, separated after January 1, 1898; civilian employees of Coast Guard predecessor agencies, 1864-1919

  3. Wars • Spanish American War – Navy and Marine Corps • Philippine Insurrection – Navy and Marine Corps • World War I • World War II • Korean War • Vietnam War • Gulf War

  4. Spanish American War, 1898 • Wilson-Gorman Tariff, 1894 - put restrictions on sugar imports to the United States, severely hurting the economy of Cuba, which was based on producing and selling sugar • “Insurrectos” began a revolt against the Spanish Colonial Regime • Spain sends General "Butcher" Weyler to stabilize the situation in Cuba, putting much of the population in concentration camps. This concerned America since many businessmen with investment interests were located there. • Pulitzer’s and Hearst’s yellow journalism spurs anti Spain sentiment throughout America • U.S. dispatches U.S.S. Maine to rescue U.S. citizens affected by the conflict in Cuba • On February 15, 1898 the Maine was sunk. The US blamed a Spanish mine. • By April 1898, both the US and Spain declare war. • The US passes the Teller Amendment, promising to make Cuba independent after the war. • May 1, Spanish fleet at Manila destroyed • The US also invades the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico, other Spanish island colonies,. • December 10, 1898, the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the war. The US liberated Cuba, and retained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as colonies for itself. • In 1901, the US forces the Cubans to insert the Platt Amendment into their constitution, giving the US a military base on the island (Guantanamo). • After being annexed by the US, in January 1899 the Filipinos declared themselves independent, beginning a guerilla war against the US, led by Emilio Aguinaldo. The rebellion lasted over a year, until March of 1901, when the US captured Aguinaldo.

  5. Philippine Insurrection, 1899-1902 • General Emilio Aguinaldo declares Philippine independence from Spain on June 12, 1898 • President McKinley makes it clear that the Philippines would not be granted independence. • Fighting breaks out. • After suffering several defeats, the Filipinos resorts to guerilla warfare under the leadership of General Vincente Lukban. • April 16, 1902, after the infamous "Balangiga Massacre,“ Americans intensify their campaign and bring about the surrender of Lukban. • After the war was officially over, Americans continue to fight the Muslim Moros in the south until 1913. • Filipino independence was eventually established in 1935 with the Commonwealth of the Philippines

  6. World War I, 1914-1918 • June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in Sarajevo • July 5 Austria requests and receives Germany’s “blank check,” pledging unconditional support if Russia enters the war • July 23 Austria issues ultimatum to Serbia • July 25 Serbia responds to ultimatum; Austrian ambassador to Serbia immediately leaves Belgrade France promises support to Russia in the event of war • July 28 Austria declares war on Serbia • July 30 Russia orders general mobilization of troops • August 1 Germany declares war on Russia, France and Germany order general mobilization • August 3 Germany declares war on France • August 4 Britain declares war on Germany

  7. U.S. Enters World War I, 1917-1918 • May 15, 1915 German submarine sinks the British ocean liner Lusitania, killing 128 U.S. citizens out of a total 1,200 dead • October 21, 1916 French renew attack on Verdun • November 7 Wilson reelected on antiwar platform; begins diplomatic initiatives • February 1, 1917 Germany begins unrestricted submarine warfare • February 3 German U-boat sinks U.S. cargo ship Housatonic United States breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany • February 24 United States learns of Zimmermann telegram • March 1 Zimmermann telegram published in American press • April 2 Wilson asks Congress to declare war • April 6 United States declares war on Germany • May 24 First U.S. convoy to protect shipping to Europe departs • July 4 U.S. troops march through central Paris to Lafayette’s tomb • September 4 First U.S. war fatalities • November 2–3 First U.S. combat mission • January 8, 1918 Wilson gives “Fourteen Points” speech before U.S. Congress

  8. End of World War I • September 29, 1918 Wilhelm II pressured into accepting parliamentary government Bulgaria surrenders, signs armistice • October 3 Wilhelm II hands Parliament authority on military decisions Prince Max von Baden named chancellor of Germany • October 7 Poland declares itself an independent state • October 12 Germany agrees to withdraw forces from France, Belgium • October 14 Provisional government formed in Czechoslovakia Ottoman sultan requests peace terms for Turkey • October 25 Hungarian National Council established in Budapest Allied leaders meet at Senlis to establish formal armistice terms • October 29 Yugoslavia proclaims itself an independent state • October 30 Germany announces end to submarine warfare. Turkey signs armistice • November 3 Austria signs armistice, begins to withdraw forces • November 9 German delegation begins formal armistice negotiations at Compiègne. Max von Baden announces abdication of Wilhelm II • November 11 Germany signs armistice, formally ending the war • June 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles signed

  9. World War II, 1939-1945 • March 13, 1938 Germany annexes Austria • October 7–10 Germany takes Czech region of Sudetenland • August 23, 1939 German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact • September 1 Germany invades Poland • September 3 Britain and France declare war on Germany • September 17 USSR invades Poland from the east • September 19 German and Soviet forces meet in central Poland • September 28 Warsaw falls to Germany • November 30 Soviet forces invade Finland

  10. U.S. Enters the War, 1941-1945 • 1937 Japan goes to war with China • July 1939 Roosevelt announces that Treaty of Commerce and Navigation will not be renewed • July 2, 1940 U.S. Congress passes Export Control Act • August Japan declares greater East Asia co-prosperity sphere • September 27 Japan signs Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy • January 1941 Yamamoto prepares plan for attack on Pearl Harbor • July Japanese troops occupy Indochina • October Hirohito gives general approval for Pearl Harbor attack • November 8 Hirohito approves formal battle plan for attack in December • November 26 Japanese attack fleet sets sail from Japan • December 7 Japan launches surprise attack on Pearl Harbor • December 8 United States and Britain declare war on Japan • December 11 Germany declares war on United States

  11. Fall of Germany • November 20, 1944 Hitler abandons Rastenburg headquarters • December 16 Battle of the Bulge; Germans begin counteroffensive in Ardennes • December 24 Germans surround Americans at Bastogne • January 16, 1945 U.S. forces freed from Bastogne • February 4 Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet at Yalta Conference • April 12 Roosevelt dies; Truman becomes U.S. president • April 16 Soviets begin offensive on Berlin • April 25 U.S. and Soviet advances meet for first time • April 28 Partisans execute Mussolini • April 30 Hitler commits suicide • May 7 Germany signs formal surrender • May 8 Western Allies declare V-E Day • May 9 USSR declares Victory Day

  12. Fall of Japan • March 1945 Allies begin mass bombing raids of Tokyo and other cities • July 16 United States successfully tests first atomic bomb • July 26 Potsdam Declaration signed • August 6 United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima • August 8 USSR enters war against Japan • August 9 United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki USSR invades Manchuria • August 15 Hirohito announces Japan’s surrender • September 2 Japan signs formal surrender

  13. The Cold War • 1938 House Un-American Activities Committee created • 1947 Doctrine of containment emerges Truman articulates Truman Doctrine Congress passes National Security Act • 1948 Alger Hiss accused of being a Soviet operative Truman is reelected • 1949 NATO is formed China falls to Communist forces • 1950 Congress passes McCarran Internal Security Bill • 1951 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of espionage • 1952 United States develops first hydrogen bomb

  14. The Cold War • 1953 CIA-backed coup in Iran • 1954 CIA-backed coup in Guatemala Dien Bien Phu falls to pro-Communist forces Geneva Conference splits Vietnam into two countries SEATO is founded • 1955 Warsaw Pact is signed • 1956 Suez crisis erupts USSR puts down Hungarian Revolution Eisenhower is reelected • 1957 Eisenhower Doctrine is announced USSR launches Sputnik I • 1958 Congress passes National Defense Education Act • 1960 U-2 incident embarrasses U.S. government • 1961 Eisenhower gives farewell address

  15. The Cold War • 1960 John F. Kennedy is elected president • 1961 Soviet-dominated East Germany erects Berlin Wall • Kennedy creates Peace Corps United States sends “military advisors” to Vietnam • Bay of Pigs invasion fails • 1962 Cuban missile crisis erupts • 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed • Washington-Moscow “hotline” established • Ngo Dinh Diem is overthrown in South Vietnam • Kennedy is assassinated

  16. Korean War • On August 10, 1945, after the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan offered surrender in World War II. Soviet troops, part of the Allied forces, immediately began pouring into Korea. The US was appalled, and moved quickly to prevent all of Korea from becoming a Soviet satellite state. Dean Rusk, then a Colonel in the army, selected the 38th Parallel as the line that would divide the American- controlled sector from the Soviet-controlled sector. General Douglas MacArthur announced the division of the Korea into two occupation zones in "General Order Number One", which Stalin accepted. The US took control of South Korea, while the USSR controlled North Korea. • August 10, 1945: Russian troops enter Korea. • August 28, 1945: After reaching the 38th Parallel of Korea, Russian troops stop. • Summer 1947: Marshall Plan announced. • September 1947: Congress/JCS (Joint Chiefs of Staff) want to get out of Korea. • September 1947: Cominform (Communist Information Bureau) founded in Soviet Union. • November 14, 1947: UN passes American resolution calling for free elections in Korea. • May 10, 1948: Korean Election Day. • September 9, 1948: In North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (PRK) proclaimed. • January 12, 1949: Dean Acheson speech to National Press Club Says South Korea not a vital part of US defense perimeter in Asia. • January 19, 1949: Korean Aid Bill fails to pass the House of Representatives. • April 4, 1949: NATO Pact signed

  17. Korean War, 1950-1953 • May 30, 1950: In South Korea, Republic Of Korea elections. • June 25, 1950: North Korea crosses the 38th Parallel, invading South Korea. • June 25, 1950: First Blair House meeting. • June 26, 1950: North Korea's tanks reach the outskirts of Seoul. • June 27, 1950: Truman commits US Naval and Air support to South Korea. • June 27, 1950: American Delegate asks UN to furnish assistance to ROK (Republic of Korea) to restore international peace. • June 29, 1950: General MacArthur flies to South Korean headquarters at Suwon. • June 30, 1950: Truman and advisers agree to give MacArthur 2 divisions. • July 2, 1950: NKPA (North Korean People's Army) takes Suwon. • August 17, 1950: US announces in UN its goal of a unified, anti-Communist Korea. • August 27, 1950: US planes accidentally attack Manchurian airfields. • September 15, 1950: With US/UN/ROK forces pushed back nearly to the end of the Korean peninsula, MacArthur launches the Inchon Invasion. • September 27, 1950: Walker's Eighth Army makes contact with X Corps. MacArthur gives OK for US forces to cross the 38th Parallel.

  18. Korean War • September 29, 1950: Syngman Rhee's government ceremonially restored in reconquered Seoul. • October 9, 1950: US Army crosses 38TH Parallel near Kaesong. • October 15, 1950: Wake Island Meeting • October 19, 1950: US forces occupy Pyongyang • October 24, 1950: MacArthur orders his troops into Korea's northernmost provinces. • October 25, 1950: South Korean ROK forces annihilated by PRC (People's Republic of China) forces at Pukchin. • November 1, 1950: First US vs. Communist Chinese fighting at Unsan • November 3, 1950: UN resolution passed, censuring North Korea for "breach of peace" • November 27, 1950: US Marines/Infantry surrounded by Chinese Communist forces at Chosin Reservoir. • November 30, 1950: In press conference, Truman admits US may be considering using A-Bomb. • December 15, 1950: Truman declares a state of national emergency. • January 4, 1951: Ridgway evacuates Seoul, withdraws from Inchon • January 25, 1951: Operation Thunderbolt. US/UN/ROK forces go back on the offensive. • February 1, 1951: UN censures People's Republic of China for "aggression”

  19. Korean War • February 1951: Operation Killer begun. • March 7, 1951: Ridgway launches Operation Ripper. • March 15, 1951: US/UN/ROK forces retake Seoul. • March 24, 1951: MacArthur unilaterally issues an ultimatum to the People's Republic of China. • April 4, 1951: Congress endorses NATO, sends Eisenhower to head unified NATO command. • April 5, 1951: Operation Rugged. • April 5, 1951: Truman dismisses MacArthur from command. • April 14, 1951: Gen. James Van Fleet assumes tactical command of Eighth Army. • April 22, 1951: All-out Communist offensive fails to retake Seoul. • May 15, 1951: Another Communist offensive, again fails to take territory. • May 18, 1951: Ridgway launches counteroffensive. • May 18, 1951: UN nations start military goods boycott of the People Republic of China. • May 30, 1951: Operation Piledriver, an offensive against the Iron Triangle, begins. • June 30, 1951: Ridgway broadcasts first American overture for peace talks. • July 8, 1951: Peace talks begin at Kaesong. • August 19, 1951: Communists accuse UN forces of violating the Kaesong area, suspend the talks. • October 25, 1951: Peace talks resume at Panmunjom.

  20. Korean War • June 1952: Washington authorizes bombing Korean power plants on the Yalu river. • July 11, 1952: US air attack on Pyongyang. • November 4, 1952: Eisenhower wins Presidential election in landslide. • November 29, 1952: Eisenhower secretly goes to Korea on fact-finding mission • April 16, 1953: Communists attack "Pork Chop Hill" • April 26, 1953: Talks resume at Panmunjom. • June 8, 1953: "Terms of Reference," regulating POW repatriation, signed. • July 19, 1953: Delegates reach agreement at Panmunjom. • July 27, 1953: Peace Treaty signed at Panmunjom. 38th parallel reset as boundary between communist North and anti-communist South. Cold War tensions continue unabated. Gen. Mark W. Clark says he has "the unenviable distinction of being the first US Army commander to sign an armistice without victory."

  21. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 • 1960 USSR begins airlifting to Communist Pathet Lao forces in Laos • 1961 Kennedy takes office • 1962 United States (MACV); sends first “military advisors” to Vietnam Cuban Missile Crisis increases Cold War tensions • 1963 Battle of ApBac sees Viet Cong forces rout ARVN Buddhist monk immolates himself in protest of Diem’s policies Diem overthrown in U.S.-backed coup Kennedy assassinated; Johnson becomes president • August 1964 U.S. destroyers in Gulf of Tonkin report North Vietnamese attacks U.S. Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution • November 1964 Johnson wins presidential election • February 1965 Pleiku Raid kills eight U.S. soldiers U.S. forces begin Operation Rolling Thunder bombing campaign • June 1965 United States reaches 75,000 troops in Vietnam • July 1965 Johnson authorizes an additional 100,000 troops, allocates 100,000 more for 1966 • November 1965 Battle of IaDrang

  22. Vietnam War • January 1967 United States reaches nearly 400,000 troops in Vietnam • June 1967 CIA initiates Phoenix Program • January 1968 NVA attacks U.S. Marine base at KheSanh North Vietnamese launch Tet Offensive • February 1968 McNamara resigns as secretary of defense • March 1968 Westmoreland causes uproar by requesting 200,000 more troops U.S. soldiers kill 500 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai Massacre • 1969 Nixon announces policy of Vietnamization and Nixon Doctrine Ho Chi Minh dies • 1970 United States bombs Viet Cong sites in Cambodia Student protests in United States turn violent • 1971 Nixon sends forces into Laos My Lai court-martial begins New York Times publishes Pentagon Papers • 1972 Kissinger begins secret negotiations with North Vietnam Nixon visits China, USSR Last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam Nixon wins reelection Nixon authorizes Christmas Bombing in North Vietnam • 1973 Cease-fire declared in Vietnam; Last U.S. military personnel leave Watergate scandal escalates Congress passes War Powers Resolution • 1974 Nixon resigns; Ford becomes president • 1975 Saigon falls to North Vietnamese

  23. Gulf War, 1990-1991 • May 28-30 1990Hussein asserts oil overproduction by Kuwait and United Arab Emirates is "economic warfare" against Iraq. • July 15-17Iraq accuses Kuwait of stealing oil from Rumaylah oil field on Iraq-Kuwait border and warns of military action. • July 22Iraq begins military buildup against Kuwait. • August 2, Iraq invades Kuwait and seizes Kuwaiti oil fields. Kuwait's emir flees. Iraq masses troops along the Saudi border. U.N. condemns Iraq's invasion and demands withdrawal. • August 6U.N. imposes trade embargo on Iraq. • August 7Saudi Arabia requests U.S. troops to defend against possible Iraqi attack. • August 8Hussein proclaims annexation of Kuwait. • August 9, First U.S. military forces arrive in Saudi Arabia. U.N. declares Iraqi annexation of Kuwait void. • August 10Hussein declares a "jihad" or holy war against the U.S. and Israel. • August 12Naval blockade of Iraq begins. All shipments of Iraqi oil halted. • August 28Iraq declares Kuwait its 19th province, renames Kuwait City al-Kadhima. • September 14-15United Kingdom and France announce deployment of 10,000 troops to Gulf. • December 17U.N. sets deadline for Iraqi withdrawal on January 15, 1991. Hussein rejects all U.N. resolutions. • January 3, 1991Defense Department censors war reporting by press. • January 9Talks between U.S. Secretary of State Baker and Iraqi Foreign Minister Aziz end in stalemate. • January 12Congress grants President Bush authority to wage war. • January 17Operation Desert Storm begins at 3 a.m. Baghdad time.

  24. Gulf War • January 19, First scud missiles strike Israel. • January 22Iraq begins blowing up Kuwaiti oil wells. • January 25, Iraq begins "environmental war" by pumping millions of gallons of crude oil into Gulf. • January 30, Iraqi and Coalition forces engage in first important ground battle in Khafji, Saudi Arabia. • February 1Secretary of Defense Cheney warns U.S. will retaliate if Iraq uses chemical or unconventional weapons. • February 8Total U.S. troops in Gulf now over half million. • February 12-13Air bombardment of Baghdad destroys three major bridges and kills 400 people in an air-raid shelter. • February 19Soviet-Iraqi peace plan rejected by President Bush. Oil spill in Gulf now estimated at 1.5 million barrels. • February 22President Bush issues 24-hour ultimatum: Iraq must withdraw from Kuwait to avoid start of ground war. • February 24, Allied ground campaign begins. Schwarzkopf implements the Gulf War's critical "left hook" maneuver as conceived by General Grant's 1863 Civil War campaign at Vicksburg. • February 25, Iraqi Scud missile hits U.S. barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 28 U.S. soldiers. • February 26, Hussein announces Iraq's withdrawal from Kuwait. Iraqi troops exodus from Kuwait City results in "Highway of Death.“ • February 27Coalition forces enter Kuwait City. U.S. 1st Armored Division fights battle of Medina Ridge against Iraqi Republican Guard in Iraq. President Bush declares Kuwait liberated.

  25. What makes a record archival at NPRC? • Project 62 & Military Records: • If a veteran was discharged, deceased, or retired 62 years prior to “today’s date,” it becomes a permanent accession to the National Archives and Records Administration; therefore the record is accessible to the public. At this time, wars included are: Spanish American, Philippine Insurrection, World War I, and World War II. • Civilian Records: • Currently, civilian records that were created prior to and including 1951 are considered to be archival; therefore the record is accessible to the public.

  26. How does the Privacy Act of 1974 affect the release NPRC’s records?

  27. The Fire of 1973… • Records damaged or lost include 17,516,376 military records. Records damage occurred from both the fire and the water.

  28. Organizational Reconstruction • As a result of the fire, the Organizational Reconstruction branch was created to glean information from auxiliary records. • http://172.28.152.12/JobAidsRecon/Primarysources.html • QM-P, QM-E, QM-D, QT-D, QM-C, QT-H/SGO, QM-J, JAG tape, Court-Martial, QT-K, QM-K, QT-W, QT-P, SN Index Tape, VA-Index Tape WWI, VA-Index Tape WWII, QT-American Battle Monuments, BIRLS and VA Claim File, State Office

  29. Organizational Reconstruction Records • QM-P: Pay Voucher • QM-E: Enlistment/induction service number register showing date of entry. • QM-D: Discharge special orders and collections of cards with discharge information. • QT-D: California Military Benefit index cards containing discharge information, and in most cases, a copy of the veteran's separation document • QM-C: Hospital clinical record coversheets or Letterman General Hospital record. • QT-H/SGO: Surgeon General's Office Hospital Admission Card File.  These documents do not contain veterans' names.  They only contain service numbers • QM-J/JAG Tape/Court-Martial: JAG Tape is a microfilm of court-martial index cards. • QT – K: List of casualties and prisoners of war. Branches:  Army & Air Force War:  Korean Conflict • QM-K: Dates that veterans were prisoners of war. Branches:  Army & Air Force War:  Korean Conflict • QT-W: Dates that veterans were prisoners of war. Branches:  Army & Air Force War:  World War II • QT-P:US Army personnel who were prisoners of war in the Philippines. Branch:  Army Timeframe:  December 1941 • SN Index Tape: Service Number Index Tape. Branch:  Army War:  World War II Timeframe:  January 1, 1940 to September 1946 • VA Index Tape – WWI: These records contain names and partial information about each veteran who had insurance applications and conversions or paid a WWI bonus. Branches:  All War:  World War I • VA Index Tape – WWII: These records contain names and partial information about each veteran who had insurance applications and conversions. Branches:  All War:  World War II to the mid 1960s. • QT – American Battle Monuments: Information pertaining to veterans buried in American military cemeteries on foreign soil, missing or lost, or buried at sea. Branches:  All War:  World War I, World War II and Korean Conflict • Birls/VA Claim File: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) maintains a claims file on each veteran who has received or is receiving VA benefits.  The Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) is an index of VA Claim folders.  VA claims files are designated by a C prefix.  An X prefix is added to the original claim file number to indicate that the veteran is deceased.  The location of a claim file is indicated in BIRLS by a location code. • State Office : The five major categories of records at state offices are: WWI service record cards, rosters, etc. Selective Service System copies of Reports of Separation. National Guard records. Bonus files. Files created by state agencies that provide assistance to veterans.

  30. Army • World War I • November 11, 1912-December 31, 1959 • B-Files, R-Files, S-Files • Records most affected by the fire of 1973 Organizational records used to reconstruct service for veterans, veteran’s families, and researchers. • Alternate source for World War II Records: Archives II, Burial Case Files, Record Group 92. • Morning Reports • Army Air Corps/Army Air force • World War II: • November 11, 1912-December 31, 1959 • B-Files, R-Files, S-Files • Records most affected by the Fire of 1973 • Morning Reports • Army Air Corps/Army Air Force, until September 25, 1947 when the Air Force becomes its own entity • Korea • November 11, 1912-December 31, 1959 • B-Files, R-Files, S-Files • Morning Reports • Records most affected by fire

  31. Navy • World War I • Enlisted – Dielman • Alphabetical arrangement • In registry • 1885-September 8, 1939 • World War II • Registry Project • Alphabetical arrangement • September 9, 1939-August 31, 1939 • PWW • Non-registry • Alphabetical arrangement • September 1, 1947-December 31, 1963 • Officers • Filed by service number • Non registry • 1902-December 29, 1967 • Medical Records • Not releasable to the public • Good source of information for identifying an enlisted or officer service number • Officer microfilm • Used to identify service numbers of Navy officers • Enlisted microfilm • Used to identify service numbers of enlisted Navy men

  32. Marine Corps • World War I • Dielman • Registry • Arranged alphabetically • 1905-1939 • World War II • Non-registry • Arranged by service number • 1940-December 31, 1963 • Officer • Non-registry • Filed by service number, terminal digit • 1905-December 31, 1963 • Medical Records • Marine Corps Microfilm • Identifies service numbers of enlisted men and officers

  33. Air Force • F-File • Service code is AF, AFM, AFP • September 25, 1947-August 31, 2008 • Does not include Army Air Corps or Army Air Force • Morning Reports • Also does not include Army Air Corps or Army Air Force

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