This from another list I am on--Kay[Aldrich]Cutshall > > For those of you that don't already know this or may not be aware of > military records holdings. Here is some information from another list > that > I am on. > > FYI== > U.S.Army Personnel Rosters and morning reports are available from the > National > Personnel Records Center, 9700 Page Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63132, > 314/538-4261. > The request must be made in writing. State the request is a Freedom of > Information Act request and give complete unit information (as specific > as > possible including company and platoon), and month and year of the > roster/reports that you are requesting. Because the quality of the > records > can be poor, it is advisable to ask for rosters a few months before and > after > the actual month you are looking for. There are usually no fees charged > for > "Freedom of information Act Requests." Turnaround time can be very slow. > Plan on several months. > > Operations Reports/Lessons Learned (ORLL) and other primary source > material > about Army units in Vietnam such as radio logs, unit journals, and after > action reports, are stored at the Textual Reference Branch, National > Archives > ll, MD 20740-6001, 301/713-7250, fax 301/713-7482. Call and ask to speak > with > an Archivist specializing in the Vietnam War before going to the > Archives. > They can assist in determining whether materials you are interested in > are > available and explain how to obtain a researcher's card to examine the > documents. > > Similar reference assistance may also be obtained from the U.S. Army > Center > for Military History, 1099 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC. 20005, > 202/761-5413, and the U.S. Army Military History Institute, Bldg. 22, > Upton > Hall, Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, PA. 17013-5008, 717/245-3611, fax > 717/245-3711. > > Obtaining Military Records: ARMY > > Complete military and medical records including DD-214's, can be obtained > by > veterans or their next of kin, if the vetera has died. Non relatives may > also > request this information, but what they will receive will be limited and > will > not include date of birth, official photo, records of court martial for > active > duty personnel, medical information, social security number, or present > address. State that the request is being made under the Freedom of > Information Act. > > Requests for military records must be made on a government form, SF 180. > This > form is available on the Internet at http://www.va.gov/forms/index.htm/ > Scroll to the bottom of the page, as the SF 180: Request Pertaining to > Military Records is the last one listed. You may also call 314/538-4261 > and > leave a message to have a form sent to you. > > You cannot request an entire file, each document must be named and only > those > named specifically will be provided. Names of documents include unit > orders, > awards and commendations, efficiency reports and ratings, promotion > orders, > records of court martial or other disciplinary actions, assignments and > reassignment orders, photographs, qualification records, and report of > separation (DD-214). > > When requesting medical records a statement should be included that they > are > needed by a current physician. If information is being requested > regarding a > specific injury or illness, that should be specified. If records > regarding > hospitalizations are needed, provide the dates that the hospitalization > occurred and the name of the hospital. > > Send the SF 180 to the National Personnel Records Center, 9700 Page > Blvd., St. > Louis, MO 63132-5100. Expect a significant waiting period before > receiving > the information. Requests citing VA claims and medical emergencies > receive > priority.