How do I find someone who was a Marine?

How to Locate U.S. Military Personnel and Veterans

1. By phone at 1-877-272-7337.
2. Through an online request (You’ll first need to create an account.)
3. Using its Hero Care app on your mobile device.

Can grandchildren request military records?

All requests must be signed and dated by the veteran or next-of-kin. If you are the next of kin of a deceased veteran, you must provide proof of death of the veteran such as a copy of death certificate, letter from funeral home or published obituary.

How do I find a Marine veteran?

Veterans Directories and Locators from other Organizations

1. Interactive Vietnam War Memorial.
2. Selected Veterans Service Organizations.
3. Directory of Veterans Service Organizations.
4. VetFriends.com (fee required for locator services)
5. Military.com.
6. Military Connections.

How can I find out if someone served in the Marine Corps?

How To Request Military Records From The NPRC

1. Step 1: Visit the National Personnel Records Center official website.
2. Step 2: Download and print a copy of the SF-180.
3. Step 3: Fill out the form SF-180.
4. Step 4: Mail the form SF-180 to the National Personnel Records Center. (

How do I reconstruct the timeline of my father’s military service?

Filling in the gaps as I reconstruct the timeline of my father’s military service assignments was definitely easier with help from the Naval Archives. Here is the criteria for requesting records: If you are a veteran or a deceased veteran’s next of kin, you can submit a request for records through the National Personnel Records Center.

Can I Find my dad’s military records?

Military records are available to relatives wishing to discover their family history. I always intended to ask my Dad for the name of the ships where he was stationed during his twenty-four years in the U.S. Navy. Unfortunately, I waited too late. But all was not lost.

When did the Marine Corps start recording military records?

127.9 Records of Marine Units 1914-49 127.10 Cartographic Records (General) 1883-1944 127.11 Motion Pictures (General) 1939-60 127.12 Sound Recordings (General) 1942-43 127.13 Still Pictures (General) 1870-1968 Established: Under joint administrative control of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy, by an act of July 11, 1798 (1 Stat. 594).

How do I get a copy of my DD214 from the Marines?

Marines requesting a copy of their service record, DD 214 or any other documents who were discharged from the Marine Corps after 1999 must write to MMSB at the following address: Marines wanting a copy of their medical records must write to the following address: