Several changes have occurred since the 1985 revision of General Information Leaflet (GIL) Number 7, Military Service Records in the National Archives of the United States. This reference information paper (RIP) replaces GIL 7 and
updates much of its content. For example,some records listed under the Coast Guard section of GIL 7 as residing in the Washington National Records Center in Suitland, Maryland, are now found in the National Personnel Records
Center(NPRC)in St. Louis, Missouri.Also the Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs) of former members of all branches of the Armed Forces who were discharged or retired from or who died in service 62 or more years ago have
been accessioned into the NationalArchives and are made available to the public by the National Personnel Records Center’s Archival Programs Division. In addition, unit rosters, morning reports, and other strength accounting records for Army, Army Air Corps, and Army Air Force organizations, 1912–47, at NPRC have been accessioned and are available to the public.