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An IDPF contains information and records of a person who died while serving in action. IDPF stands for Individual Deceased Personnel File and is also called a 293 file. The copies have official military information about the casualty report of the person. They include written interviews of witnesses, maps of the site or where the site/casualty may have happened, and information of search groups investigating the site and surrounding areas. The IDPF also includes information on the next-of-kin, autopsies, physical examinations, medical/dental records, photographs, ect.
To obtain an IDPF please see below:
Provided by the Army Air Forces website http://www.armyairforces.com/help.asp.
293 file, Individual Deceased Personnel File- this file is maintained by the Department of the Army in Washington, DC. If the veteran you are researching was Killed in Action you will definitely want to obtain this file. This file documents the activities of the Graves Registration Command and the Army to locate, identify, and provide a final resting place for the deceased.
The U.S. Army Personnel Command handles these requests.
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U.S. Army Personnel Command, Public Affairs Office (FOIA) |
Enclosed in the letter the requestor should cite the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and provide full name of the relative, service number, and date of death (or whether the death was during WWII, Korea, or Vietnam).
Return mailing address is required. Please allow up to 20 weeks for the research process. FOIA fees are waived for requests from family members for death/burial records on their loved ones.
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