Chapter Thirty
Addresses
Where to Write Open Letters To
Marine Corps
General C.E. Munday Jr.
The Pentagon
Washington,
D.C. 20301-1155
US Army
General Dordon Sullivan Jr.
The
Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20301- 1155
US Navy
Admerial
Frank B. Kelso II Jr.
The Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20301-1155
Air Force
General Merrill A. McPeak Jr.
The Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20301-1155
Where to write for After Action Reports
Military Records of:
Present
Former
Retired
Limited information from personnel records is available to anyone. The information which can be provided under the Freedom of Information Act (some of this information pertains to members on Active Duty or those in the Reserves and National Guard) service number; dependents (including name, sex and age); gross salary; geographical locations of duty assignments; future assignment (approved); military/civilian education level; promotion sequence number; awards and decorations, duty status, official photograph, records of court-martial trials (unless classified), city/town and state of last known residence and the date of that address, place of induction and separation. The place of birth, date of and location of death, and the place of burial or deceased veterans can also be released. Complete personnel and health records are available to former member or their next of kin.
.Becasue of the Privacy Act the general public will not be provided with medical information, Social Security Numbers or present address. To obtain these types of records or information fill out a SF 180 Form. The SF 180 Form has been explained in Chapter ??? and you can find a Link for a downloadable SF 180 in Chapter ???.
Unit & Ships Rosters
Anyone can obtain copies of a
Unit or Ships Roster (list of personnel) or organizational records by
requesting them from the National Personnel Records Center, the National
Archives or the appropriate Armed Force. If the Roster is needed to
supports a VA Claim, there is usually no cost. Otherwise you may obtain
such records at a minium cost of $8.30 (deposit) an hour plus a searching
cost of $13.25 per hour if your request is for matters other than VA
Claims. (Current prices at time of this printing. Costs may be higher.)
Reunion requests receive the low priority and will take more time to
process. You may also make a “Freedom of Information Act Request” for a
Roster and there is no fee charged by the National Personnel Records
Center and usually a small fee by the Armed Services.
The National Personnel Records Center has copies of the following:
US Army Morning Reports and Personnel Rosters from November 01, 1912 to 1974. All subsequent reports (including SIDPERS Reports) after Morning Reports were discontinued. All Rosters for Army and Army Air Force units for the years 1944, 45 and 46 were destroyed.
US Air force Morning Reports from September 1947 to June 30, 1966. After June 30, 1966 the Morning Reports were discontinued. The Air Force did not prepare Unit Rosters.
Us Navy muster Rolls from 1939 through 1946
For the above mentioned
reports the address to write to is;
National Personnel Records
Center
9700 Page Blvd.
St. Louis, MO
63132-5100
(314-263-3901)
A list of US Navy Muster Rolls from 1947 to present is available
from;
Department of the Navy
Bureau of Naval
Personnel
Washiington, DC 20370-5000
A list of Ships Crew members may be obtained for periods indicated
below.
Navy Muster Rolls (enlisted only) listed by command from
June 1939 to October 1956 are available on microfilm by writing to; (a
charge of $7.00 to $9.00 may apply)
Military Services
Branch
Military Archives
National Archives
Washington, DC 20408
Deck Logs including lists of Officers are obtainable from June 1939 to June 1945 from the National Archives at the same address listed above
Us Marine Corps Musteer Rolls (Unit Rosters) an Unit Diaries from
January 1, 1956 to the present are available from;
Commandant of the
Marine Corps
Headquarters USMC/MMRB-106
Building 2008
Quantico,
VA 22134-0001
Prior to January 1, 1956:
Marine Corps Historical Center
History
and Museum Division Bldg 58
Washington Navy Yard
Washington, DC
20347-0580
Muster Rolls (includes Officers and Enlisted) from
Marine Corps Units may be obtained by specifying the exact organization
and time periiod. Late 1900's to 1966 are available on microfilm by
writing:
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Code
HDH-2
Washington, DC 20380-0001
US Coast Guard Muster Rolls from
1914 for Vessels, Districts, Life Boat Stations, Miscellaneous Units and
Recruiting Stations. These are available from;
National
Archives
Records Administration
Washington, DC 20408
Veterans
of the Vietnam War operates a computerized locator service for Vietnam
Veterans. To register or request a search (individual or Unit) send a
$1.00 donation. A unit search will list all members who were assigned to a
partcular Unit that is in their computer files:
VVN, Inc.
2090 Bald
Mountain Road
Wilks-Barre, PA 18702-9606 (800) 843-8626
Military Historical Organizations
The following military
historical organizations can be of great help in providing Unit and Ship
historical information. While most cannot help in searches for
individuals, many have names of Unit and Ship Commanders, Officers
Registers, Key Personnel and other individuals who have made significant
contributions to a Units’ or Ships’ history. These people, if living, may
provide the location of the particular person you are seeking.
US
Army Center of Millitary History
20 Massachusetts Avenue
NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 272-0308)
Other Addresses
US Army Military History
Institute
Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013
Marine Corps Historical
Foundation
Bldg 58 Washington Navy Yard
Washington, DC 20347
(203) 433-3914
(202) 433-3840
Military (Monthly Military
History Newspaper)
2122 28th Street
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916)
457-8990
Command Historian
HQ US Forces Korea / 8th US Army
ATTN: SJS Historian
APO San Francisco 96301
Office of Air
Force History
AF/CHO, Building 5681
bolling AFV, DC 20332
(202) 767-5764
15th Air Force Historian
March AFB, CA
92518
Naval Historical Center
Bldg 57 Washington Navy Yard
Washington, DC 20347
(202) 433-4882
(202) 433-2585 (Ship
Histories)
HQ US Air Force Historical
Research Center
USAFHR/HD
Maxwell AFV, AL 36112
(205) 293-5344
HQ Air
Training Command
Historical Office
Randolph AFB, TX 78150-5001
(512) 652-6564
HQ Tactical Air Command
Historical Office
Langley AFB, VA 23665-5001
(805) 764-3186
US Air Force
Museum
PO Box 1903
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433
(513)
255-3284
HQ SAC
Historical Office
Offutt AFB, NE
68113-5001
(402) 294-2245
National Archives
Records
Administration
Washington, DC 20408
(202) 501-5402
US
Coast Guard Musem NW
1519 Alaskan Way South
Seattle, WA 98134
(206) 286-9608
Army & Air force Unit Histories
James T. Controvich
assist Unit Historians and Associations in preparing and locating Unit
histories. He also prepares Bibliographies for Army and Air Force Units.
His unit history Library consists of over 3,000 Volumes. He also has
access to many official Army libraries. For additional information
contact:
James T. Controvich
97 Mayfield Street
Springfield, MA 01108
(413) 734-4856
To Acquire Records
Rapidly
If you need to obain records from the National
Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in the shortest time possible contact
Military Information Enterprises. They employ a retired member of the NPRC
who can locate and obtain copies of all records available from the NPRC.
Copies of discharge records, unit Rosters and Morning Reports and
Organizational records can be secred in two to three weeks. All request
are hand harried to the NPRC and are not sent through the mail room.
Records can be obtained for individuals, lawyers, investigators and
reunion associations and other. For additional information
contact:
Military information Enterprises
PO Box 340081
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
Where To Write for Personnel, Medical, 201 File, C-File records
USAF Military Personnel Center
Military Personnel records Division
Randolph AFG, Texas 78148
Air Reserve Personnel Center
7300 East 1st Avenue
Denver, CO 80280
Commandant
US Coast Guard
Washington, DC 20509
Marine Corps Reserve Forces
Administration Center
1500 E. Bannister Road
Kansas City, MO 64131
Military Archives Division
National Archives & Records Service
General Services Administration
Washington, DC 20408
Commander
US Army Reserve Components
Personnel & Administration Center
9700 Page Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63132
USA MILPRCEN
Attn: DAPC-PSR-R
200 Stovall Street
Alexandria, VA 22332
Commander
US Army Enlisted records & Evaluation Center
Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN 46249
Chief of Naval Personnel
Department of the Navy
Washington, DC 20370
Naval Reserve
Personnel Center
New Orleans, LA 70146
Army National Guard Personnel Center
Columbia Pike Office building
5600 Columbia Pike Boulevard
Falls Church, VA 22041
The Adjutant General
Puerto Rico
National Personnel Records Center
Military Personnel Records
9700 Page Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63132
