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== Step 4. Find and Search the Record == | == Step 4. Find and Search the Record == | ||
===Online Military Records=== | |||
Many United States military records are online and should be searched first. The [[United States Online Genealogy Records]] page lists online indexes and images for most wars and military service in the United States before 1950. | |||
*'''[[United States Online Genealogy Records]]''' | |||
===Original Records at Repositories=== | |||
This step describes the major archives that have U.S. military records. When one of these institutions is referred to elsewhere in this set of Wiki pages, return to this step for the address. | This step describes the major archives that have U.S. military records. When one of these institutions is referred to elsewhere in this set of Wiki pages, return to this step for the address. | ||
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*Seeley, Charlotte Palmer, comp. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24698658&referer=brief_results American Women and the U.S. Armed Forces: A Guide to the Records of Military Agencies in the National Archives Relating to American Women]''. Revised by Virginia C. Purdy and Robert Gruber. National Archives and Records Administration, 1992. (FS Library book 973 M2scp.)<br><br> | *Seeley, Charlotte Palmer, comp. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24698658&referer=brief_results American Women and the U.S. Armed Forces: A Guide to the Records of Military Agencies in the National Archives Relating to American Women]''. Revised by Virginia C. Purdy and Robert Gruber. National Archives and Records Administration, 1992. (FS Library book 973 M2scp.)<br><br> | ||
*Trevor K. Plante. ''Military service records at the National Archives'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009 (Reference information paper ; 109) {{FSC|2283698|item|disp=FS Library 973 J53r 2009}} | |||
'''''U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center''''' | '''''U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center''''' | ||
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:Telephone: 314-538-4141 | :Telephone: 314-538-4141 | ||
'''Index to Records'''<br> | |||
*[https://www.birls.org/ BIRLS - Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem] at US Dept of Veterans Affairs (VA): National Personnel Records Center – index to veterans with files at the VA; includes vital status, service, and beneficiary status | |||
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The website describes facilities and services; upcoming events; and records, including official military personnel files, medical records, morning reports, and unit rosters. It also has blank Standard Form 180, “Request Pertaining to Military Records,” for nongenealogical requests. The center will provide to next of kin or authorized representatives information such as birth date and place, death date and place, and burial place. Most other information, such as age; dates of service; marital status; names, sex, and age of dependents; rank; present and past duty assignments; educational level; decorations and awards; duty status (active, reserve, discharged, retired, deceased); photograph (if available); records of courts-martial; and service number can be made available to anyone under the Freedom of Information Act. | The website describes facilities and services; upcoming events; and records, including official military personnel files, medical records, morning reports, and unit rosters. It also has blank Standard Form 180, “Request Pertaining to Military Records,” for nongenealogical requests. The center will provide to next of kin or authorized representatives information such as birth date and place, death date and place, and burial place. Most other information, such as age; dates of service; marital status; names, sex, and age of dependents; rank; present and past duty assignments; educational level; decorations and awards; duty status (active, reserve, discharged, retired, deceased); photograph (if available); records of courts-martial; and service number can be made available to anyone under the Freedom of Information Act. | ||
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Eventually it is important to share your findings with others. Certainly share what you find with your family at family reunions and on other occasions. Online databases like Pedigree Resource File, and One World Tree are relatively easy ways to share. You could put up a genealogy Internet site as well. You could also publish a family history book showing what you found. With military records some researchers enjoy participating in re-enactment groups that re-live what life was like for an ancestor or someone in a similar military unit. | Eventually it is important to share your findings with others. Certainly share what you find with your family at family reunions and on other occasions. Online databases like Pedigree Resource File, and One World Tree are relatively easy ways to share. You could put up a genealogy Internet site as well. You could also publish a family history book showing what you found. With military records some researchers enjoy participating in re-enactment groups that re-live what life was like for an ancestor or someone in a similar military unit. | ||
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[[Category:United States Military Records | [[Category:United States Military Records]][[Category:Beginners]] | ||
[[Category:Research Strategies]] | [[Category:Research Strategies]] | ||
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