Record of Service

Everyone knows the legend. Few have read the file.

Record of Service opens the official military files of famous people — actors, musicians, athletes, writers and presidents — and reads them page by page. Enlistment cards, combat records, medical reports, telegrams, medal citations and discharge papers from the U.S. National Archives.

Every claim in every film is tied to a document you can check yourself. Where the file and the famous story disagree, you see both.

New file every week.