| Records | Repository |
|---|---|
| Claims files for pensions based on Federal military service,
and bounty land warrant application files based on wartime service, 1775-1855 |
Archives I Textual Reference Branch National Archives and Records Administration Washington, D.C. 20408 1-866-272-6272 |
| Regular Army enlisted personnel serving from 1789 through October
31, 1912, and officers serving from 1789 through June 30, 1917. |
Ibid |
| Officers separated after June 30, 1917, and enlisted
personnel separated after October 31, 1912 |
National Personnel Records
Center (Military Personnel Records) 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 |
| Records relating to persons who served in the
Confederate States Army from 1861 through 1865. |
Archives I Textual Reference Branch National Archives and Records Administration Washington, D.C. 20408 1-866-272-6272 |
| Volunteer service of persons serving during an emergency and whose
service was considered to be in the federal interest, during the period 1775-1902. |
Ibid |
| Morning Reports, pre-1912 NOTE: Neither morning reports nor unit rosters contain historical information concerning battles or engagements (see unit operational files). |
Ibid |
| Morning reports, 1912-1974 (In 1974 the Army discontinued the use of morning reports and switched to PDC cards. PDC cards are also in the custody of the NPRC.) NOTE: Neither morning reports nor unit rosters contain historical information concerning battles or engagements (see unit operational files). |
National Personnel Records
Center (Military Personnel Records) 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 |
| Unit operational records, pre-1917 | Archives I Textual Reference Branch National Archives and Records Administration Washington, D.C. 20408 1-866-272-6272 |
| Unit operational records, 1917-1954, and 1954 to
present for units which served in Southeast Asia |
Archives II Textual Reference Branch National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001 1-866-272-6272 |
| Unit operational records, 1954-present for units
which did not serve in Southeast Asia |
Director US Army Records Management and Declassification Agency Room 102, Casey Building 7701 Telegraph Road Alexandria Virginia 22315-3860 |
| Organizational History Files, 1980-present NOTE: Not to be confused with unit operational records (see above). Organizational History Files are unit owned historical reference files held for inactive units. |
Force Structure and
Unit History Branch U.S. Army Center of Military History 103 Third Avenue Fort McNair, DC 20319-5058 DSN 325-2733; (202) 685-2733 |
| Unit rosters, pre-1912 NOTE: Neither morning reports nor unit rosters contain historical information concerning battles or engagements (see unit operational files). |
Archives I Textual Reference Branch National Archives and Records Administration Washington, D.C. 20408 1-866-272-6272 |
| Unit rosters, 1912-1974 (Rosters for the years 1944, 1945 and 1946 were destroyed in the 1970's.) NOTE: Neither morning reports nor unit rosters contain historical information concerning battles or engagements (see unit operational files). |
National Personnel
Records Center (Military Personnel Records) 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 |
| Unit rosters, 1917-present, Army Reserve | U.S. Army
Human Resources Command, Army Reserve 1 Reserve Way St. Louis, MO 63132-5200 1-800-452-0201 |
| Information pertaining to unit Lineages and Honors Lineage and honors information includes unit activations and other status changes as well as campaign participation credit and unit decorations. Such information should not be considered a history of combat operations or a detailed record of unit activities (see unit operational files) . NOTE: This office is not resourced for public inquiries, these requests will be answered only as other missions permit. A timeframe for a response cannot be estimated. |
Force Structure and Unit
History Branch U.S. Army Center of Military History 103 Third Avenue Fort McNair, DC 20319-5058 DSN 325-2733; (202) 685-2733 |
| Awards to individuals still on active duty | Military
Awards Branch U.S. Army Human Resources Command 200 Stovall Street, Suite 3S67, Hoffman II Alexandria, VA 22332-0474 DSN 221-8700; (703) 325-8700 |
| Awards to individuals no longer in the service | National Personnel
Records Center 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5200 |
| Official photographs pertaining to the U.S. Army, 1861-1981 | Still Picture Branch Special Archives Division National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001 1-866-272-6272 |
| Official photographs and videos pertaining to the U.S. Army 1982-present | Defense Visual
Information Center 1363 Z Street, Bldg 2730 March Air Force Base, CA 92518-2073 DSN 348-1522; (951) 413-2522 |
| Motion pictures, 1898-1981 | Motion Picture, Sound & Video Branch Special Archives Division National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001 1-866-272-6272 |
| Unofficial materials such as privately published unit histories,
personal papers, diaries, and photographs. Also includes select official papers. |
US Army
Military History Institute 950 Soldiers Drive Carlisle, PA 17013-5021 717-245-3971 |
| Official US Army publications | US Army Publishing Directorate |
| Information concerning flags, colors, streamers,
guidons, insignia, & uniforms, and unit mottoes (AR-840-10) |
US Army
Institute of Heraldry 9235 Gunston Road, Room S-112 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5579 (703) 806-4972 |
| Records concerning units in or assigned to the US Army Air Forces | US Air Force
Historical Research Agency 600 Chennault Circle Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6424 DSN 493-2395; (205) 953-2395 |
