looking for us army records on men serving in the army during the
years 1961-1963 in Stuttgart, Germany, Echterdingen Army Air Field.

Hi willyd!

To obtain the unit rosters or any other US Army record, Federal law
requires that you submit your request in writing to the National
Archives and Records Administration:

"Requests for military personnel records or information from them
cannot be accepted by e-mail at this time. The Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a) and Department of Defense directives require a written
request, signed and dated, to access information from military
personnel records. Our e-mail address below should only be used only
to request general information (hours of operations, procedures, and
forms) or to submit compliments, complaints or concerns."

National Personnel Records Center -  Military Personnel Records
http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/military_personnel_records.html

For general requests, use Standard Form 180:

Standard Form 180
http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/military_personnel_records/standard_form_180.html

Other forms are available on the first page noted above.

Be certain to sign and date your form, and mail it to:

National Personnel Records Center
Military Personnel Records
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100

Turnaround time is very slow, and may take up to a year, depending on
the complexity of your request.

Hope this helps!  Good luck, and I hope your wait isn't too long!


--Missy

Search terms: [ "army records" "National Archives" ]

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Clarification of Answer by missy-ga on 11 Aug 2002 21:32 PDT

My apologies, I neglected to include the address for general
information (unit rosters), which are kept separate from regular
personnel records:

Unit operational records, 1954-present for units which did not serve
in Southeast Asia:

DA Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Office 
7798 Cissna Road 
Suite 205 
Springfield, VA 
22150-3166

Master Index of Army Records
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/reference/records.htm


--Missy