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|location=United States
|location=United States
| record_type = Military Service Forms
| record_type = Military Service Forms
| start_year = 1917
| start_year = 1919
| end_year = 1919
| end_year =  
| FS_URL_01 = [[World War I United States Military Records, 1917 to 1918]]
| FS_URL_01 = [[GuidedResearch:United_States]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[Beginning United States World War I Research]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]]
| FS_URL_03 = [[US Military Basic Search Strategies]]  
| FS_URL_03 = [[United States Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_04 = [[Beginning Research in United States Military Records]]  
| FS_URL_04 = [[U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin]]
| FS_URL_05 = [[Latter-day Saint Military Records]]
| FS_URL_05 = [[United States Online Genealogy Records]]
| FS_URL_06 = [[Latter-day Saint Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_06 = [[United States Online Learning]]
| FS_URL_07 = [[American Expeditionary Forces Table of Organization, 1917-1919]]
| FS_URL_07 = [[Latter-day Saint Military Records]]
| FS_URL_08 = [[GuidedResearch:United States|United States Guided Research]]
| FS_URL_08 = [[Beginning United States World War I Research]]
| FS_URL_09 = [[United States Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_09 = [[World War I United States Military Records, 1917 to 1918]]  
| FS_URL_10 = [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]]
| FS_URL_10 = [[Beginning Research in United States Military Records]]  
| FS_URL_11 = [[US Military Basic Search Strategies]]
| FS_URL_12 = [[Latter-day Saint Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_13 = [[American Expeditionary Forces Table of Organization, 1917-1919]]
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| Coverage =
| Inventory =  
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| RW_URL_01 = [https://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww1/st-louis-ww1-series World War I Records at the National Archives at St. Louis]  
| RW_URL_01 = [https://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww1/st-louis-ww1-series World War I Records at the National Archives at St. Louis]  
| RW_URL_02 = [https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/wwi Researching Individuals in WWI Records]     
| RW_URL_02 = [https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/wwi Researching Individuals in WWI Records]     
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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
=== Index and Image Visibility ===
{{Image Visibility}}
{{Image Visibility}}
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
The following information may be found in these records:
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=== Sample Image ===
=== Sample Image ===
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Image:United States, Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Military Servicemen in World War I Records, 1919.jpg|1919 Military Record
Image:United States, Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Military Servicemen in World War I Records, 1919.jpg|St. Joseph Stake, Globe Ward record, 1919
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
*The soldier's name
*Soldier's name
*The age of the soldier
*Home town
*The rank of the solider
=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
{{Search Collection Link
{{Search Collection Link | CID=CID3042104}}
| CID=CID3042104
}}
=== 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]].
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=== 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
*Add any new information to your records
*Use age at time of enlistment to locate birth certificate
*If available, check the image for additional information
*Use information found in the record to find death record
*Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
*Use the information found in the record to find land and probate records
*Record entries for other people with the same surname to identify possible relationships
*Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census 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? ===
*The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
*Try searching by surname only
*Look for another index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
*Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
*Search the indexes and records of nearby counties
*If available, search another collection for the locality
*Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname search box (or the given name search box) on the landing page leaving the other box empty and then click on search. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name. You could then browse the list for individuals that may be your ancestor
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]].
{{HR Helps US|where=US}}
* [[Beginning Research in United States Military Records]]
* [[US Military Basic Search Strategies]]
* [[GuidedResearch:United States|United States Guided Research]]
* [[United States Record Finder]]
* [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]]
 
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*{{FSC|243663|item|disp=Record of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints : who have entered military service of the United States and its allies up to December 31, 1919}}
*{{FSC|243663|item|disp=Record of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints : who have entered military service of the United States and its allies up to December 31, 1919}}
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
*{{RecordSearch|1968530|United States World War I Draft Registration Cards,1917-1918}}
*{{RecordSearch|1968530|United States World War I Draft Registration Cards,1917-1918}}
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*{{RecordSearch|2968245|United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940}}
*{{RecordSearch|2968245|United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940}}
*{{RecordSearch|2996059|United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919}}
*{{RecordSearch|2996059|United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919}}
=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
*{{FSC|170948|item|disp=Noble Warrum. ''Utah in the World War : the men behind the guns and the men and women behind the men behind the guns.'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Utah State Council of Defense, 1924}}
*{{FSC|170948|item|disp=Noble Warrum. ''Utah in the World War : the men behind the guns and the men and women behind the men behind the guns.'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Utah State Council of Defense, 1924}}
*{{FSC|2170860|item|disp=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}}
*{{FSC|2170860|item|disp=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}}
== 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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