Former Marines and Photos

Service Information on Former Marines:

The National Museum of the Marine Corps does not hold service records on individual Marines. Service information on former Marines is held at the National Archives and Records Administration and the National Personnel Records Center. To obtain service records, please write to the proper agency.

For individual service records on Marine Corps officers who served from 1798 to 1895 and enlisted personnel who served from 1798 to 1904, please contact:
Military Reference Branch (NNRM)
National Archives and Records Administration
7th & Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC 20408
http://www.archives.gov

For individual service records on Marine Corps officers who separated after 1895 and enlisted personnel who separated after 1904, please contact:
National Personnel Records Center
Military Personnel Records
9700 Page Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel

Marine Corps Photos and Film:

Audio-Visual materials relating to the USMC are held at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the Defense Visual Information Center (DVIC). To obtain photographs and/or film footage, researchers should contact the proper activity at the addresses provided below, or refer to their respective websites at NARA and DVIC.

For still photographs taken prior to 1982, please contact:
Still Pictures Branch
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
8601 Adelphi Rd.
College Park, MD 20740-6001
[email protected]

For still photographs taking from 1982 to the present, please contact:
DVIC Customer Service (Still Media)
1363 Z St., Building 2730
March AFB, CA 92518-2073
909.413.2522 (phone) DSN 348.1522
909.413.2525 (fax) DSN 348.1525
[email protected]

For film footage taken prior to 1984, please contact:
Motion Picture, Sound & Video Branch
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
8601 Adelphi Rd.
College Park, Maryland 20740-6001
301.837.3540 (main office)
301.837.0526/7 (research room)
[email protected]

For film footage dating from 1984 to the present, please contact:
DVIC Customer Service (Motion Media)
1363 Z St., Building 2730
March AFB, CA 92518-2073
909.413.2515 (phone) DSN 348.1515
[email protected]