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 Personnel Records Center - Military Personnel Records (AFN-M)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


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 * 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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