> Sounds great. I was unable to contact thru your hyperlinks though. Have you > actually used any of these? Thanks Greetings, Gary, and list members! No, I had not checked the links first - mea culpa. Apparently the sender wasn't too well versed in creating hyperlinks, but when I cut and pasted the necessary information, they worked. Here, in the original order, are the working links: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/vetrecs/ http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/military_personnel_records/standard_form_180.html http://www.military.com/Resources/ResourceSubmittedFileView?file=Forms.htm http://www.military.com/Resources/ResourcesContent/0,13964,31457,00.html Have a great weekend! Best Regards, Cori ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Stoltman" <stopan@optonline.net> To: "Cori Brendle" <cbrendle@tampabay.rr.com> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 3:13 PM Subject: DD-214s Military records links > Cori: > > Sounds great. I was unable to contact thru your hyperlinks though. Have you > actually used any of these? Thanks > > Gary Stoltman > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cori Brendle" <cbrendle@tampabay.rr.com> > To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 12:48 PM > Subject: [StL-Metro] Military records links > > > > Greetings, All! > > > > This just came in from another genealogy list I'm on, and I 'm posting it > in the hopes it might help someone on the list. > > > > Happy Hunting! > > > > Cori > > > > > > > > It is now possible for veterans and family members of deceased veterans to > > obtain copies of DD-214's online. To obtain a DD-214, go to the <A > HREF="http://www.archives.gov/research_room/vetrecs/">National > > Personnel Records Center's Website</A> > (http://www.archives.gov/research_room/vetrecs/). > > You can also go <A > HREF="http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/military_personnel_reco > rds/standard_form_180.html">online</A> > > > (http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/miliatry_personnel_records/s > tandard_form_180.htm) to order the DD-214's via mail or > > fax. You can obtain your DD-214 by filling out Standard Form 180, which > can be > > downloaded from the <A > HREF="http://www.military.com/Resources/ResourceSubmittedFileView?file=Forms > .htm">Forms page</A> > > > (http://www.military.com/Resources/ResourceSubmittedFileView?file=Forms.htm) > . The new web-based application was designed to > > provide better service on these requests by eliminating the records > center's > > mailroom processing time. Veterans and next of kin may access this > application > > at this page. For more on requesting and replacing military records, see > <A > HREF="http://www.military.com/Resources/ResourcesContent/0,13964,31457,00.ht > ml"> > > Replacing Military Records</A> > > > (http://www.military.com/Resources/ResourcesContent/0,13964,31457,00.html). > > > > > > > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > > A complete Genealogy just can't be...there's always more. > > >