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== Step 1. Identify an Ancestor You Wish to Find in Military Records == | == Step 1. Identify an Ancestor You Wish to Find in Military Records == | ||
Begin your research with family and home sources. You may already know of ancestors who were in the military. You may find evidence that an ancestor served in the military from family traditions, census records, naturalization records, biographies, cemetery records, or records of veterans’ organizations. | Begin your research with family and [[Principles_of_Family_History_Research#Identify_What_You_Know#Gather_Family_Information|home sources]]. You may already know of ancestors who were in the military. You may find evidence that an ancestor served in the military from family traditions, census records, naturalization records, biographies, cemetery records, or records of veterans’ organizations. | ||
You may find an ancestor in a federal military record if he: | You may find an ancestor in a federal military record if he: | ||