United States, National Archives, Military Records, 1885-2004

The following table identifies selected twentieth century military record collections that are located mostly at the National Archives at St. Louis, some at the National Personal Records Center also in St. Louis. Some collections will have searchable images. See the notes column of the table.

Type the National Archives Identifier (NAID) into the catalog search box to locate a particular collection.
 * National Archives Catalog
 * Using the National Archives Catalog
 * Search the National Archives Catalog


 * Archive Location
 * National Archives at St. Louis
 * National Personal Records Center
 * National Archives at College Park, Maryland


 * Related FamilySearch Wiki articles
 * National Archives and Records Administration
 * World War I United States Military Records, 1917 to 1918
 * World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945
 * United States Korean War 1950 to 1953
 * United States Vietnam War 1964 to 1972


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 * United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949
 * United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
 * United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
 * United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940
 * United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919
 * United States, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1945