This information
can help you to locate active, reserve, and retired Department
of Defense (DOD) military personnel.
Each of the five branches
of the military has separate procedures for contacting active
or past service members. In cases of emergency, immediate
family members should contact the local chapter of the American Red Cross.
The telephone number and address are available from your local
telephone directory, directory assistance, or by calling our
National Contact Center toll-free at 1 (800) FED INFO, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m., eastern time.
Provide as much identifying
information as possible about the person you wish to locate,
such as full name, rank, last duty assignment/last known
military address, service number, and Social Security number.
The locator service is free
to immediate family members and Federal and State government
officials. Other family members, civilian friends, businesses,
or any others must pay a non-refundable fee of $3.50 in
the form of a check or money order made payable to the
U.S. Treasury.
Army
To locate an active-duty
member at the U.S. Army:
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Army Worldwide Locator
U.S. Army Enlisted Records and Evaluation Center
8899 East 56th Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46249-5301
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Voice: 703/325-3732
(Recording with menu)
To locate an Army retiree:
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Army Reserve Personnel
Center
ATTN: ARPC-VSE-VS
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63132-5200
To locate an Army separatee:
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National
Personnel Records Center
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63132-5200
Current addresses are not
maintained for separatees who are not serving under reserve
obligation. In such cases you might want to try a military
organization such as the American Legion or VFW (Veterans
of Foreign Wars).
Navy
To locate an active-duty
member at the U.S. Navy:
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Navy
Worldwide Locator
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Pers-312
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington, Tennessee 38055-3120
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Voice: 901/874-3388
(Recording 24 hours per day, live assistance available
- 7:00a.m. - 4:30p.m., central time)
To locate Navy retirees
and separatees:
Limited service is available
by writing to the address above. Letters will be forwarded,
if possible, to the retiree. A locator notice can also
be posted in the Navy retirees newsletter Shift
Colors or you may advertise for former shipmates in
any of the many veterans organization
magazines.
Air
Force
The Air Force Worldwide Locator can locate active duty personnel,
as well as retirees, reservists, and guardsmen. Parents,
spouses, and government officials may call 210/565-2478.
Letters requesting locator service should be mailed to:
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HQ AFPC/MSMIDL
550 C Street, West, Suite 50
Randolph AFB, Texas 78150-4752
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Voice: 210/565-2660
(Live assistance - Monday - Friday 7:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.,
central time)
This service will not help
in locating Air Force separatees or Army Air Corps retirees.
You may write to the National Personnel Records Center
below or contact one of the various veterans service
organizations to help in locating these persons.
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National
Personnel Records Center
9700 Page Avenue
Saint Louis, Missouri 63132-1500
Marine
Corps
The Marine
Corps Locator Service can provide the duty station
for active duty personnel and reservists. The office
is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
eastern time. The telephone number is 703/784-3942. Your
written request should be mailed to:
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Headquarters U.S. Marine
Corps
Personnel Management Support Branch (MMSB-17)
2008 Elliot Road
Quantico, Virginia 22134-5030
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Voice: 703/784-2507
The Marine Corps is not
able to assist in locating former Marines. They suggest
you place an ad in Leatherneck
Magazine. There is a monthly feature called "Mail Call" that
includes locator requests. There is no charge for the service
and you may send your request to:
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Mail Call Editor
P.O. Box 1775
Quantico, Virginia 22134
Coast
Guard
To locate an Active Duty
Member at the U.S. Coast Guard:
The Coast
Guard World Wide Locator has duty stations for active
duty personnel. To locate Active Duty Personnel Only: The
telephone number is (202) 493-1697 or
Send
us an e-mail with the person's full name to GOverall@Ballston.uscg.mil
Coast
Guard Personnel Command does not have custody of crew lists
or current addresses for former Coast Guard service members.
To locate Coast Guard separatees:
The
Military Reference Branch, National Archives, Washington,
D. C. 20408, holds copies of most deck logs. The Suitland
Reference Branch, National Archives, Washington D. C. 20409
has custody of muster rolls.
The National
Personal Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri has a repository
of records for retired and separate military members.
You will need
to fill-in Standard Form 180 to request military records
information. (http://www.nara.gov/regional/mprsf180.html)
The address
is:
National Personnel
Records Center
Military Personnel Records
9700 Page Ave
St. Louis, Missouri 63132
Individuals have
also had success locating former and retired military personnel
by placing advertisements or reunion notices in Coast Guard
periodicals. These magazines have a combined circulation
of several hundred thousand. Please contact the individual
editors for assistance.
Other Sources
from the Coast Guard:
Fred's Place
offers an online E-Mail Directory of Active Duty, Reserve,
Retired, Auxiliary and Civilian co-workers of the U. S.
Coast Guard. This Directory is a listing of individuals
that have voluntarily registered at Fred's Place and is
not a complete listing of Coast Guard Personnel.
Fred's Place
offers a Locator Page at: www.fredsplace.org.
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