Enlisted Master Files

This series is comprised of two components: the central master file and gains and losses files. The master files contain data elements on Army enlisted personnel such as name, service number, place of birth, citizenship, marital status, civilian and military occupation, race, reli gion, rank, pay grade, duty station, and training.

The gains and losses files have records of individuals entering or leaving the service. This data comprises government records extracted from the Archival Research Catalog (ARC). See the ARC catalog entry for this series for more information on this data and how to order it.