

Order records from the National Personnel Records Center, in St. Records of individuals who left service more than 62 years ago are considered Archival Records and become records of the National Archives open to the general public. See Access to Non-Archival Records for more information.

Non-Archival records are those of service members who separated from the military less than 62 years ago. Louis maintains Korean War Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF).Īccess to Non-Archival Military Service Records is limited. The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Getting started with Korean War research Service Records Muster Rolls Topical Subject Authority Record National Archives The Korean War was a United Nations affair.

1.6 Prisoner of War and Missing in Action RecordsĪbout 54 thousand of the 5 million American service men and women who served in the Korean War were killed.1.2.1 Official Military Personnel Files.1 Getting started with Korean War research.
