Koean War military file records

Dennis J Yancey

My father served under the draft in the Korean War

What military records are available to me as family? Via what resource and how?

Glenn R Whicker

You can start here: https://www.myheritage.com/research/category-3000/

You can also search here: https://www.fold3.com/

But if you really want the full record, you'd have to write the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO. Here is the webpage with instructions: https://www.archives.gov/personnel-records-center/military-personnel

 

Please note that they are WAY behind due to COVID, so it could take a long while to get anything back. I ordered something last July that hasn't arrived yet for my father, but I did receive an acknowledgment that they were working on it. I have had great success getting records of my father-in-law (pre-COVID) that included a bunch of decorations he didn't even know he received! Some Korean records were lost in a fire some decades ago, but even though my F-I-L's was what they call a "burn" record, they were able to recreate much of the information from other sources. So they do a wonderful job!

 

Good luck!

Dennis J Yancey

Thanks for your help!