Western Front Association - U.S. Branch: World War I Records at NARA

Personnel Records of World War I Veterans
at the
National Archives and Records Administration

NARA is the official repository of records of military personnel who have been discharged from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard. The agency is responsible for Military Service and Pension Records - Military Service in the United States Army During World War I, 1917-1919 (includes the Navy and Marine Corps).

These records are stored at:
The National Personnel Records Center
(Military Personnel Records)
9700 Page Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63132

http://www.archives.gov/research_room/vetrecs/index.html: Click above to learn how to make a records search at the Personnel Records Center.
http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/fall_1998_military_service_in_world_war_one.html: Click above for an article on researching a World War I veteran.
http://friendsnas.org/: Click above for to access an application form to search for a veteran's draft registration card. NARA now has all 24 million records on file. The form is in Adobe Acrobat format, so you need an Adobe Reader to access and print the form. The reader, however, can be downloaded for free at the site.
http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/gen_faq.htm: Click above for the Doughboy Center's guidelines for researching WWI Veterans.

Be sure to include the veteran's service number, rank and unit if known. And, be patient and persistent...

rev. 15 Jan 04

Personnel Records of World War I Veterans at the National Archives and Records Administration

Personnel Records of World War I Veterans
at the
National Archives and Records Administration