For those of you who have not requested this file you can do so at no cost. You Must provide the name, date and circumstances and Serial # if known. It is possible to find that at this site
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-list.jsp?cat=WR26 The Freedom of Information act allows Next-of-kin & others can request information on veterans who were Killed in Action, (KIA), and in many cases, can get a detailed file on the handling of the body from the time of death until burial in a U.S. Military cemetery and/or removal to the U.S., and in some cases, information on where the body was re-interred in the U.S.A.
This information is contained in an "Individual Deceased Personnel File (I.D.P.F.), and may be obtained as follows:
Write to the agency below, requesting the "IDPF". on: Veteran's full name; Army Serial #; Unit if known; date and place of death if known; and your relationship to the deceased veteran.
The more details that are furnished, the quicker they can research this information and reply to you. Replies typically are made within 6-8 weeks of receiving this data.
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
ATTN: AHRC-PAO (FOIA), Rm 7S65
200 Stovall Street
Alexandria, VA 22331-0400
For those who would like a copy of the IDPF for Soldiers that are listed as Missing, body not recovered, they should send their request to:
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
ATTN: AHRC-PER, Rm 4S15
200 Stovall Street
Alexandria, VA 22331-0482
Don Byers
Group Historian