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Reference Information Paper 109
National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC
Compiled by Trevor K. Plante (2007)
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Preface
This reference information paper describes military service records held at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The National Archives is the official repository for records of military personnel who have been discharged from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard.
Six decades ago, the National Archives began publishing reference information
papers (RIPs) as part of a comprehensive descriptive program designed to help people find their way through voluminous records in our holdings. Related records addressed in other publications are the Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States (rev. 2000) as well as the Microfilm Resources for Research: A Comprehensive Catalog (2000) and Military Service Records: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications (1985). NARA’s web site, www.archives.gov, offers access to more sources for genealogical research as well as to the Archival Research Catalog (ARC), the online catalog of NARA’s nationwide holdings.
As the nation’s record keeper, NARA safeguards records of all three branches of the Federal Government. NARA meets an almost unlimited range of information needs, ensuring access to records on which both the credibility of government and the accuracy of history depend. We welcome any comments you may have on the information products and services NARA provides. Please e-mail your ideas to http://www.archives.gov/contact/.
Allen Weinstein
Archivist of the United States
Plante, Trevor K.
Military service records at the National Archives, Washington, DC / compiled by Trevor K. Plante.— Washington, DC : National Archives and Records Administration, 2007.
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