I have just rec'd some info via the US military records. The form required for any military or pension info for service PRIOR to WWI is a Form 80. This covers the Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, The Mexican War, The Civil War, and the Spanish-Amer War. Form 81 is for Passenger Arrival Records. The e-mail address to send for these forms is: inquire@arch2.nara.gov Just make sure you include your snail-mail address for them to send the forms to you. It took about 2 weeks for the forms to get to me (in Canada and over the Christmas mail rush). I sent the completed form back and got a photocopy of my gggrandfather's civil war record in about 5 weeks. FYI Shelley Gerig ----- Original Message ----- From: Shalori <Shalori@shalori.com> To: <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 5:36 PM Subject: [SWITZ] Locating United States Military Records > LOCATING MILITARY RECORDS > Military records for federal battles are usually kept in the national > headquarters of each military branch or at the National Archives in > Washington, D.C. However, if a person (including anyone under 18 or a woman) > were involved in a state or territorial battle, the records might be held > elsewhere. If you're searching for federal military records, start at one of > the following addresses. These facilities usually require that you complete > a form; replies can take anywhere from four to 12 weeks. > > Air Force Active Duty > AF Manpower and Personnel Center > Military Personnel Division > Randolph AFB, TX 78150-6001 > > Air Force Reserve > Air Reserve Personnel Center > Denver, CO 80280-5000 > > Coast Guard > Commandant > U.S. Coast Guard > Washington, DC 20593-0001 > > Marine Corps > Commandant of the Marine Corps > Code RB-10 > H.Q., U.S. Marine Corps > Washington, DC 20380-0001 > > For information about Navy officers separated before Jan. 1, 1903, and > persons who enlisted before Jan. 1, 1886, you can write to: > > Military Archive Division > National Archives and Records Administration > Washington, DC 20408 > > For information about Army reserve members, living retired members, and > retired general officers, and for information about active duty records of > current National Guardsmen who performed service before July 1, 1972, write > to: > > Commander > U.S. Army Reserve, Personnel Center > Attn. DARP-PAS > 9700 Page Blvd. > St. Louis, MO 63132-5200 > > To obtain only the personal records for discharged, retired (for more than > six months), and deceased members of the Navy, you can write to: > > Commander > Naval Military Personnel Command > Attn.: NMPC-036 > Washington, DC 20370-5036 > > For records about discharged, deceased, and retired members of the Coast > Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force, write to: > > National Personnel Records Center > Military Personnel Records > 9700 Page Blvd. > St. Louis, MO 63133 > > > *Copied from Thirdage.com news post* > --------------------------------------------------------------- --------- > Diana J. Muir, Professional Genealogist > Former Host of the World GenWeb > Teacher of 8 free online genealogy classes at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~genclass/ > > > -- > We take on the strength of that which we overcome > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Resource Site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~chewgw > >