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Research Requests

Missing Marines was founded on 7 December 2011, with the express goal of providing the most detailed stories of unaccounted-for servicemen.

Since then, we have provided research assistance to families and veterans, historians and authors, reporters and media outlets, and non-profit and government organizations that bring missing personnel home. And we would be proud to assist with your search.

While we specialize in WWII-era Marine Corps documentation, we welcome questions about service members from any branch or any era, regardless of MIA status.

However – this is very important – we DO NOT have the ability to assist with active missing persons cases.
If you know of a missing individual who may be in danger, PLEASE contact law enforcement.

Our Services

Personnel Histories

Wondering about an individual’s time in the service? We can provide a service summary drawn from military documents, contemporary references, and an expanding collection of rare reference books.

 

Military Records

Missing Marines has built a collection of archival materials including:

• Marine Corps casualty cards
• Individual Deceased Personnel Files (IDPFs)
• Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs)
• X-Files of non-identified remains

We don’t have everyone – and currently can’t get more – but we might have the one you need.

Archival Media

Get a feel for the war with high-resolution images scanned from a variety of sources. All archival images are in the public domain.

Our collection is mostly drawn from NARA RG-26, RG-80, and RG-127.

How Can We Help?

Let us know what you’re searching for.
For media/press inquiries, please include your publication or affiliation.

All research requests are free of charge.

That said, if you’d like to send a voluntary donation to help with hosting costs – we won’t say no!

Email research@missingmarines.com