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'''[[United States | '''[[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]]''' | ||
{{US NARA HR Infobox | {{US NARA HR Infobox | ||
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| FS_URL_01 = [[GuidedResearch:United States|United States Guided Research]] | | FS_URL_01 = [[GuidedResearch:United States|United States Guided Research]] | ||
| FS_URL_02 = [[United States Record Finder]] | | FS_URL_02 = [[United States Record Finder]] | ||
| FS_URL_03 = [[United States | | FS_URL_03 = [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||
| FS_URL_04 = [[World War I United States Military Records, 1917 to 1918]] | | FS_URL_04 = [[World War I United States Military Records, 1917 to 1918]] | ||
| FS_URL_05 = [[United States World War I Casualty Records]] | | FS_URL_05 = [[United States World War I Casualty Records]] | ||
| FS_URL_06 = [[United States World War I Cemetery Records]] | | FS_URL_06 = [[United States World War I Cemetery Records]] | ||
| FS_URL_07 = [ | | FS_URL_07 = [[United States World War I Unit Histories]] | ||
| FS_URL_08 = [[United States World War I | | FS_URL_08 = [[Beginning United States World War I Research]] | ||
| FS_URL_09 = | | FS_URL_09 = [[Beginning Research in United States Military Records]] | ||
| FS_URL_10 = | | FS_URL_10 = [[American Expeditionary Forces Table of Organization, 1917-1919]] | ||
| RW_URL_01 =[[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) ]] | | RW_URL_01 =[[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) ]] | ||
| RW_URL_02 =[https://www.archives.gov/files/st-louis/pdf/va-claim-files-and-ww1-burial-files.pdf Veterans Administration Claim Files and World War I Burial Files National at St. Louis Power Point] | | RW_URL_02 =[https://www.archives.gov/files/st-louis/pdf/va-claim-files-and-ww1-burial-files.pdf Veterans Administration Claim Files and World War I Burial Files National at St. Louis Power Point] | ||
| RW_URL_03 =[https://www.archives.gov/files/st-louis/pdf/finding-your-ww1-veteran.pdf Finding Your World War I Veteran at the National Archives at St. Louis Power Point] | | RW_URL_03 =[https://www.archives.gov/files/st-louis/pdf/finding-your-ww1-veteran.pdf Finding Your World War I Veteran at the National Archives at St. Louis Power Point] | ||
| RW_URL_04 =[https:// | | RW_URL_04 =[https://api.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials America Battle Monuments Commission: cemeteries & Memorials] | ||
| RW_URL_05 =[https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ US Dept. of Veterans Affairs: National Cemetery Administration: Nationwide Gravesite Locator] | | RW_URL_05 =[https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ US Dept. of Veterans Affairs: National Cemetery Administration: Nationwide Gravesite Locator] | ||
| RW_URL_06 =[https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/doughboy-mia-database-1917-1920.html Doughboy MIA Database 1917-1920] | | RW_URL_06 =[https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/doughboy-mia-database-1917-1920.html Doughboy MIA Database 1917-1920] | ||
| RW_URL_07 =[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6943087 Card register of Deceased American Soldiers, 1917-1922. NARA NAID 6943087] | | RW_URL_07 =[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6943087 Card register of Deceased American Soldiers, 1917-1922. NARA NAID 6943087] | ||
| RW_URL_08 =[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6928160 Burial Reports, 3.11.1919-5.24.1920. NARA NAID 6928160] | | RW_URL_08 =[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6928160 Burial Reports, 3.11.1919-5.24.1920. NARA NAID 6928160] | ||
| RW_URL_09 = | | RW_URL_09 =[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/goldstar/search.cfm Alabama Department of Archives and History. World War I Gold Star Database] | ||
| RW_URL_10 = | | RW_URL_10 =[https://wwwnet-dos.state.nj.us/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal/WWICards.aspx New Jersey State Archives. World War I Deaths] | ||
| RW_URL_11 = | | RW_URL_11 =[https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/doughboy-mia-home.html Doughboy MIA - World War I Centennial Commission] | ||
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== What is in This Collection? == | == What is in This Collection? == | ||
This collection contains the names of Army personnel who lost their lives (killed in action, died of wounds or died of disease) while serving with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The lists include those who either enlisted in the National Guard or Regular Army or were inducted into the National Army (Selective Service). Original records are housed at The National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 407, Records of the Adjutant Generals Office [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1726747 NAID identifier 1726747.] | This collection contains the names of Army personnel who lost their lives (killed in action, died of wounds or died of disease) while serving with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The lists include those who either enlisted in the National Guard or Regular Army or were inducted into the National Army (Selective Service). Original records are housed at The National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 407, Records of the Adjutant Generals Office [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1726747 NAID identifier 1726747.] | ||
{{Tip|This collection contains searchable content in the NARA Catalog. They can be accessed by clicking on the National Archives identifier in the Record Description. Once inside the Catalog, click on the "Search Within This Series".}} | === Related National Archives Collections === | ||
'''Finding Aids ''' | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Card_Register_of_Burials_of_Deceased_American_Soldiers,_1917-1922_-_National_Archives_Catalog Card Register of Burials of Deceased American Soldiers, 1917-1922 - National Archives Catalog] Browse Images | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Burial_Reports,_1919-1920_-_National_Archives_Catalog Burial Reports, 1919-1920 - National Archives Catalog] Browse images | |||
*[[United States, National Archives, RG 59, Applications of the Wives of Members of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe]] Browse Images | |||
*[[United States, National Archives World War I Casualty, Burial and Cemetery Records]] Browse Images | |||
* '''Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General Record Group 92''' | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/595318 Correspondence, Reports, Telegrams, Applications, and Other Papers Relating to Burials of Service Personnel, 1/1/1915 - 12/31/1939] | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/12007376 Initial Burial Plats for World War I American Soldiers, 1920 - 1920] Images | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7014639 Card Registers of Confirmed Disinterments and Reburials in the Argonne American Cemetery, 1921 - 1931] RG 92 | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7367939 Rough Draft Cards Relating to Reburials and Release of Bodies for Private Burials, 1920 - 1931] RG 92 | |||
*'''Records of the American Expeditionary Forces RG 120''' | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6821517 Correspondence Reporting Deaths of American Military Personnel, 1917 - 1919] | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6706695 Name Files of Men in the American Expeditionary Forces Reported as Missing in Action or Taken Prisoner, 1918 - 1918] | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6706691 Name Files of Dead and Severely Wounded Casualties of Infantry Divisions in the American Expeditionary Forces, 1918 - 1918] | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6469104 Name Card Index to Casualties in the American Expeditionary Forces, 1917 - 1919] | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6706692 Name Files of Dead and Severely Wounded Casualties of Various Organizations in the American Expeditionary Forces, 1918 - 1918] | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6829690 Records of Camp Hospitals, 1917–1919. RG 20. Nos. 1-16, 18-112, 114-115, and 117-122] | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6829689 Records of Base Hospitals, 1917–1919 RG 20. Nos. 1-142, 144-165, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210, 212, 214, 216, 218, 220, 222, 224, 226, 228, 230, 234, 236, and 238] | |||
*'''Records of the Adjutant General's Office RG 407''' | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1726747 Compiled Data on Casualties of the American Expeditionary Forces by State or United States Possession, 1917 - 1919] | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7933796 General World War I Organization Records Relating to Recruiting, ca. 1910 - 1921] R.G. 407 | |||
=== Graves Registration Services === | |||
*The Graves Registration Service was established in August 1917 and was responsible for maintaining a burial registration system and the acquiring of land in France for cemeteries. | |||
* Knapp, Michael G., and Constance Potter. ''Here Rests in Honored Glory: World War I Graves Registration'' Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives 23. (Summer 1991): 190–4. (FS Library book 973 B2p.) | |||
'''Digital Books''' | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/114748-location-of-graves-and-disposition-of-bodies-of-american-soldiers-who-died-overseas?offset=1 Location of Graves and Disposition of Bodies of American Soldiers Who Died Overseas] | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/areporttosecret00deptgoog A Report of the Secretary of War on American Military Dead Overseas. May 1920] | |||
{{HR Tip|This collection contains searchable content in the NARA Catalog. They can be accessed by clicking on the National Archives identifier in the Record Description. Once inside the Catalog, click on the "Search Within This Series".}} | |||
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=== Image Visibility === | === Index and Image Visibility === | ||
{{Image Visibility}} | {{Image Visibility}} | ||
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*Organization they were assigned to at the time of their death | *Organization they were assigned to at the time of their death | ||
*Date of death | *Date of death | ||
== Collection Content == | == Collection Content == | ||
===Sample Images=== | === Sample Images === | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image: | Image:South Dakota WWI American Expeditionary Force Deaths 1918 DGS 105301062 img 16.jpg|1918 South Dakota | ||
Image: | Image:Louisiana WWI American Expeditionary Forces Deaths 1917-9 DGS 105301039 img 19.jpg|1917-9 Louisiana | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== Inventory === | |||
For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see [[United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 - Inventory]] | |||
=== Coverage Table === | === Coverage Table === | ||
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*The Name of the soldier | *The Name of the soldier | ||
*The state of enlistment or induction | *The state of enlistment or induction | ||
=== Search the Index === | === Search the Index === | ||
{{Search Collection Link | {{Search Collection Link | ||
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | === How Do I Analyze the Results? === | ||
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. | Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]]. | ||
== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Add any new information to your records | |||
* Use the date of death to find a death certificate or burial record. '''If buried in Europe Search the American Battle Monuments Commission burials database''' or national cemetery search the '''National Cemetery Administration Nationwide Grave site Locator.''' | * Use the date of death to find a death certificate or burial record. '''If buried in Europe Search the American Battle Monuments Commission burials database''' or national cemetery search the '''National Cemetery Administration Nationwide Grave site Locator.''' | ||
* Use the military unit and rank to search for statement of service cards, unit histories or other military records | * Use the military unit and rank to search for statement of service cards, unit histories or other military records | ||
* Additional information may also be located at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis or state archives in the state of enlistment or induction | * Additional information may also be located at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis or state archives in the state of enlistment or induction | ||
* See also the following related World War I Wiki articles:[[United States World War I Cemetery Records]] and [[United States World War I Casualty Records]] | * See also the following related World War I Wiki articles:[[United States World War I Cemetery Records]] and [[United States World War I Casualty Records]] | ||
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Search in a different state | *Search in a different state | ||
*Consider spelling variations or aliases | *Consider spelling variations or aliases | ||
=== Research Helps === | === Research Helps === | ||
The following articles will help you | The following articles will help you research your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]]. | ||
* [[US Military Basic Search Strategies]] | * [[US Military Basic Search Strategies]] | ||
* [[Beginning United States World War I Research]] | * [[Beginning United States World War I Research]] | ||
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* [[GuidedResearch:United States|United States Guided Research]] | * [[GuidedResearch:United States|United States Guided Research]] | ||
* [[United States Record Finder]] | * [[United States Record Finder]] | ||
* [[United States | * [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||
== Other FamilySearch Collections == | |||
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research. | |||
== | === FamilySearch Catalog === | ||
*Chris Dickon, ''The foreign burial of American war dead : a history'' Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Co., c2011 {{FSC|1908469|item|disp=FS Library 973 M2dch}} | |||
*Elizabeth Nishiura, editor ; Margaret Mary Missar, editorial associate, ''American battle monuments : a guide to military cemeteries and monuments maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission'' Detroit, Michigan : Omnigraphics, c1989 {{FSC|430887|item|disp=FS Library 973 V3am}} | |||
*{{FSC|1119118|item|disp=Certificates of death completed by civil authorities outside the state of Kentucky for World War I soldiers from the state of Kentucky, ca. 1917-1920}} | |||
*{{FSC|1181817|item|disp=Michigan, Army, Navy & Marine dead files, 1917-1919.}} | |||
*{{FSC|967316|item|disp=Commissioned and enlisted personnel of the Army who entered service from the state of Ohio and California and died while members of the American Expeditionary Forces}} | |||
=== FamilySearch Historical Records === | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1968530|United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918}} | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2968245|United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940}} | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1858291|United States Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918}} | |||
*{{RecordSearch|3346936|United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939}} | |||
''Soldiers of the Great War Casualties.''<br> | === FamilySearch Digital Library === | ||
*Willis Rowland Skillman. ''The A.E.F : who they were, what they did, how they did it.'' Philadelphia : G.W. Jacobs, ©1920}} {{FSDL|488903}} | |||
*Army War College (U.S.). Historical Section. ''Order of battle of the United States land forces in the World War : American expeditionary forces. Divisions'' Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1931 {{FSDL|244497}} | |||
*''Pilgrimage for the mothers and widows of soldiers, sailors and marines of the American forces : now interred in the cemeteries of Europe as provided by the Act of Congress of March 2, 1929.'' Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office (United States), 1930 {{FSDL|266656}} | |||
*''Officers and enlisted men of the United States Navy who lost their lives during the World War from April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918'' {{FSDL|415373}} | |||
*''Names of officers and enlisted men from California who lost their lives while serving in the armed forces of the United States during the World War.'' Sacramento, California : California State Print. Office, 1921. {{FSDL|207830}} | |||
*''Kansas Casualties in the World War'' (Topeka,1921) {{FSDL|118142}} | |||
*Kansas casualties in the World War, 1917-1919. Supplement no. 1 {{FSDL|773956}} | |||
*William A. Raupp. ''Report of the Adjutant General of Missouri, January 10, 1921-December 31, 1924.'' Includes Missouri roster of World War I casualties for the Regular Army, Navy, Marines, National Guard and Regular Army nurses; lists of veterans for the Regular Army and National Army. {{FSDL|256855}} See pp 97 - (Images 100-175) | |||
*Brigadier General J. Leslie Kincaid, comp. the Adjutant General of the state ''Roll of honor : citizens of the state of New York who died while in the service of the United States during the World War'' Albany, New York : J.B. Lyon Co., 1922 {{FSDL|457363}} | |||
*''Oregon's Honor Roll'' Salem, Oregon: State Printing Department, 1922 {{FSDL|476106}} | |||
*''South Carolina Honor Roll {{FSDL|434580}} | |||
*John G. Gregory, ''Wisconsin's gold star list : soldiers, sailors, marines, and nurses from the Badger State who died in the federal service during the World War'' Madison, Wisconsin : State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1925 {{FSDL|554431}} | |||
'''Soldiers of the Great War Casualties.'''<br> | |||
The volumes are arranged alphabetically by state. Within each state the entries are broken down in the following order. | The volumes are arranged alphabetically by state. Within each state the entries are broken down in the following order. | ||
First are photographs of soldiers averaging twenty per page. | First are photographs of soldiers averaging twenty per page. | ||
Next are the casualties arranged by Killed in Action; Died of Disease; Died of Wounds; Died of Accident; and Wounded in Action. | Next are the casualties arranged by Killed in Action; Died of Disease; Died of Wounds; Died of Accident; and Wounded in Action. | ||
For each soldier the volumes give name, rank and residence. | For each soldier the volumes give name, rank and residence. | ||
*Soldiers of the Great War Volume 1 Alabama-Maryland {{FSDL|530776}} | |||
*Soldiers of the Great War Volume 2 Massachusetts-Ohio {{FSDL|517588}} | |||
*Soldiers of the Great War Volume 3 Oklahoma-Wyoming{{FSDL|405928}} | |||
'''State Sources - Internet Archive''' | |||
*[https://archive.org/stream/californianswhoh00calirich#page/n3/mode/2up Californians Who Have Died in Service.] | *[https://archive.org/stream/californianswhoh00calirich#page/n3/mode/2up Californians Who Have Died in Service.] | ||
*[https://archive.org/stream/worldwarselectiv00conn#page/n3/mode/2up Connecticut] | *[https://archive.org/stream/worldwarselectiv00conn#page/n3/mode/2up Connecticut] | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/virginianswholos00virg Virginia] | *[https://archive.org/details/virginianswholos00virg Virginia] | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/revisedlistofdec00west | *[https://archive.org/details/revisedlistofdec00west West Virginia] | ||
==Citing This Collection== | == Citing This Collection == | ||
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | ||
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[[Category:World War, 1914-1918]] | [[Category:World War, 1914-1918]] | ||
[[Category:Digital Books]] | [[Category:Digital Books]] | ||
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