You would send your request to National Personnel Records Center, 9700 Page Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63132. Try and provide as much information on the Form 180 that you can. If your grandfather's and father's records were not destroyed in the fire, you should be able to get a copy of the DD214. George gebasden@worldnet.att.net http://www.basden.com ---------- > From: Laura Meeks <lmmeeks1@earthlink.net> > To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: DD 214 > Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 1:25 AM > > Forgive me if I'm being redundant...I'm new to this area of research and > am wondering if it'll be possible to get copies of my grandfather's and > father's DD214 (Report of Separation) and DA 256 (Army discharge)? Both > are deceased and I have absolutely no idea where their personal papers > would be (my parents divorced when I was a child). What info would I > need to know prior to requesting this info and what else should I ask > for? Would I use the SF-180 to request this information?? Do I send my > request to NARA or NPRC? > > Thanx for your help. > > Laura Meeks > Quartz Hill, CA > > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > Support online research! Donate to the RootsWeb Genealogical Project! See more information at: > http://www.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > >