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| FS_URL_05 =[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/285556?availability=Family%20History%20Library Soldiers of the Great War 3.vols.]  
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| 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://api.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials America Battle Monuments Commission: cemeteries & Memorials]
| RW_URL_04 =[https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials#.W2sLqChKiUk 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]  
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| RW_URL_07 =[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6943087 Card register of Deceased American Soldiers, 1917-1922. NARA NAID 6943087] 
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| 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_09 =  
| RW_URL_10 =[https://wwwnet-dos.state.nj.us/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal/WWICards.aspx New Jersey State Archives. World War I Deaths]
| RW_URL_10 =  
| 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 while serving with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. Original records are housed at The National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 407, ARC identifier 1726747.  


=== Related National Archives Collections ===
=== To Browse This Collection ===
'''Finding Aids '''
{{Collection_Browse_Link
*[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
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* '''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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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
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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===
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Image:South Dakota WWI American Expeditionary Force Deaths 1918 DGS 105301062 img 16.jpg|1918 South Dakota
Image:United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 (18-0621) SD dgs105301062 16.jpg|South Dakota
Image:Louisiana WWI American Expeditionary Forces Deaths 1917-9 DGS 105301039 img 19.jpg|1917-9 Louisiana
Image:United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 (18-0621) LA dgs105301039 19.jpg|Louisiana
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=== Inventory ===
=== Related Digital Books ===
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 ===
*[https://archive.org/stream/californianswhoh00calirich#page/n3/mode/2up Californians Who Have Died in Service.]
The following table show the number of records per state included in this collection as of 30 August 2018.
*[https://archive.org/stream/worldwarselectiv00conn#page/n3/mode/2up Connecticut]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE930346 Kansas Casualties in the World War]
! State !! Casualties
*[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE9157181 New York Roll of Honor]
|-
*[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE476999 Oregon's Honor Roll]
| Alabama ||  style="text-align:right" | 1,221
*[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE213132 South Carolina Honor Roll]
|-
*[https://archive.org/details/virginianswholos00virg Virginia]
| Arizona ||  style="text-align:right" | 184
|-
| Arkansas ||  style="text-align:right" | 839
|-
| California ||  style="text-align:right" | 1,760
|-
| Colorado ||  style="text-align:right" | 589
|-
| Connecticut ||  style="text-align:right" | 1,257
|-
| Delaware ||  style="text-align:right" | 86
|-
| District of Columbia ||  style="text-align:right" | 209
|-
| Florida ||  style="text-align:right" | 469
|-
| Georgia ||  style="text-align:right" | 1,513
|-
| Idaho ||  style="text-align:right" | 431
|-
| Illinois ||  style="text-align:right" | 4,166
|-
| Indiana ||  style="text-align:right" | 1,441
|-
| Iowa ||  style="text-align:right" | 2,165
|-
| Kansas ||  style="text-align:right" | 1,243
|-
| Kentucky ||  style="text-align:right" | 1,347
|-
| Louisiana ||  style="text-align:right" | 821
|-
| Maine ||  style="text-align:right" | 464
|-
| Maryland ||  style="text-align:right" | 959
|-
| Massachusetts ||  style="text-align:right" | 2,849
|-
| Michigan ||  style="text-align:right" | 2,849
|-
| Minnesota ||  style="text-align:right" | 2,091
|-
| Mississippi ||  style="text-align:right" | 836
|-
| Missouri ||  style="text-align:right" | 2,485
|-
| Montana ||  style="text-align:right" | 1,045
|-
| Nebraska ||  style="text-align:right" | 837
|-
| Nevada ||  style="text-align:right" | 97
|-
| New Hampshire ||  style="text-align:right" | 360
|-
| New Jersey ||  style="text-align:right" | 2,392
|-
| New Mexico ||  style="text-align:right" | 177
|-
| New York ||  style="text-align:right" | 9,071
|-
| North Carolina ||  style="text-align:right" | 1,541
|-
| North Dakota ||  style="text-align:right" | 740
|-
| Ohio ||  style="text-align:right" | 4,070
|-
| Oklahoma ||  style="text-align:right" | 1,480
|-
| Oregon ||  style="text-align:right" | 504
|-
| Pennsylvania ||  style="text-align:right" | 7,738
|-
| Rhode Island ||  style="text-align:right" | 333
|-
| South Carolina ||  style="text-align:right" | 1,088
|-
| South Dakota ||  style="text-align:right" | 554
|-
| Tennessee ||  style="text-align:right" | 1,797
|-
| Texas ||  style="text-align:right" | 2,685
|-
| U.S. Possessions ||  style="text-align:right" | 18
|-
| Utah ||  style="text-align:right" | 291
|-
| Vermont ||  style="text-align:right" | 279
|-
| Virginia ||  style="text-align:right" | 1,560
|-
| Washington ||  style="text-align:right" | 910
|-
| West Virginia ||  style="text-align:right" | 1,038
|-
| Wisconsin ||  style="text-align:right" | 2,570
|-
| Wyoming ||  style="text-align:right" | 271
|}


== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
The casualty sheets are arranged as follows::
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
*State or Territory
*The name of the person
*By Race
*Location
*By Cause of death (killed in action, died of wounds or died of disease)
 
*By Name of soldier
'''Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:'''
*The Name of the soldier
*The state of enlistment or induction   
=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
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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. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
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.  
* 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, discharges 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
 
* 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 
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]].
* [[US Military Basic Search Strategies]]
* [[Beginning United States World War I Research]]
* [[Beginning Research in United States Military Records]]
* [[GuidedResearch:United States|United States Guided Research]]
* [[United States Record Finder]]
* [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]]


== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
===Record Finder===
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Consult the [[United States Record Finder]] to search other records.


=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
==Citing This Collection==
*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}}
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.
*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 ===
;Collection Citation:"United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919" Database with images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> :
*{{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}}


=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
{{Record_Citation}}
*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}}


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'''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.
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.
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'''
'''[[#top|Top of Page]]'''
*[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]
== How Can I Contribute to the FamilySearch Wiki? ==
*[https://archive.org/details/virginianswholos00virg Virginia]
 
*[https://archive.org/details/revisedlistofdec00west West Virginia]
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== Citing This Collection ==
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[[Category:Digital Books]]
[[pt:Estados Unidos, Baixas das Forças Expedicionárias Americanas da Primeira Guerra Mundial, 1917-1919 (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)]]
[[Category:FamilySearch Historical Records Inventory]]

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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

This collection contains the names of Army personnel who lost their lives while serving with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. Original records are housed at The National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 407, ARC identifier 1726747.

To Browse This Collection[edit | edit source]

You will be able to browse through images in this collection when it is published.
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".

What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

Information found in this collection may include:

  • The soldier's name
  • Serial Number
  • Rank
  • Organization they were assigned to at the time of their death
  • Date of death

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]

  • United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 (18-0621) SD dgs105301062 16.jpg

    South Dakota

  • United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 (18-0621) LA dgs105301039 19.jpg

    Louisiana

Related Digital Books[edit | edit source]

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • The name of the person
  • Location

Search the Index[edit | edit source]

You will be able to search this collection when it is published.

View the Images[edit | edit source]

You will be able to view the images in this collection when it is published.


How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

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 research log.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • 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.
  • Use the military unit and rank to search for statement of service cards, discharges or other military records.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Search in a different state

Record Finder[edit | edit source]

Consult the United States Record Finder to search other records.

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

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.

Collection Citation
"United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919" Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org :
Record Citation:
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Image Citation:
When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen.


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