Description
National Archives, St. Louis: National Personnel Records Center (NARA STL)
Is your military ancestor’s service record in St. Louis, Missouri?
I’m happy to have a search conducted for you!
- Initial Search
- $5 per initial search request. Verification only. No record retrieved.
- Place a query search to verify if a Military Service Record or Civil War Pension Record is available at NARA STL.
- Verify if the file is in NARA St. Louis; No file is retrieved.
- The average request time ranges from 2 to 8 weeks and depends greatly on NARA St. Louis’s availability.
- If a file is located (positive), a record retrieval can be requested with purchase. (See below.)
- Initial Search fee is non-refundable but can be applied to a purchased positive request.
- Military Service Case File (OMPF) Record Retrieval*
- $65 per file requested and onsite retrieval.
- $5 negative request fee (unless waived) if no file is available at NARA St. Louis.
- Digital photographs or scans will be taken and forwarded electronically.
- Reconstructed service files may be limited in scope.*
- If a file is located, an appointment will be made to retrieve the service record. The average retrieval time ranges from 2 to 8 weeks and depends greatly on NARA St. Louis’s availability.
- Civil War Pension Case File Retrieval (Not Located in NARA D.C.) **
- $65 per case file requested and onsite retrieval.
- $5 negative request fee (unless waived) if no file is available at NARA St. Louis. Consider an INITIAL SEARCH request before purchase.
- Large files may be an additional cost.
- Digital photographs or scans will be taken and forwarded electronically.
- If a file is located, an appointment will be made to retrieve the service record. Note: The average retrieval time ranges from 2 to 8 weeks and depends greatly on NARA St. Louis’s availability.
- Microfilmed Documents: Morning reports, pay slips, etc.
- $65 per 1-hour microfilm onsite search.
- Digital photographs or scans will be taken and forwarded electronically.
- There are no refunds if documents are unavailable, as the search was conducted.
* Did you know the Personnel Record Center had a disastrous fire in 1973? Some service records are reconstructions to ensure veterans receive their benefits. Learn more about the fire.
** Civil War Pension Files not located in NARA St. Louis may be in another facility, e.g., the Veterans Administration or NARA DC.
Note: A prepaid transaction cancellation will be refunded for store credit on future requests or by check via mail — minus the negative request fee, if applicable, if a negative file is noted at NARA St. Louis (National Personnel Record Center, St. Louis).
