Also, keep in mind when requesting files, that there is no charge if the file is not found, so don't hesitate to request some that you only have an "educated" guess about their service. Determine from their age what War it might have been or dates he/she might have served. Don't forget that females also may have military pension records either on their own service or their spouse? The records will be in the spouse's name. Some early (Prior to Civil War) records might be in State archives as they were often State militia. Ruth In a message dated 5/17/2001 7:35:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, MBUT@chevron.com writes: << I know my Father was in the service but I don't know if he was in the Army or Air Force. >> Do you know the dates of service? The Air Force, per se, did not exist before 1947, so if their service dates were before that, then look for the Army. If after, you may need to request searches on both sides. Doug Windhorn