Moderator, Reviewer, editor, pagecreator, pagedeleter
42,729
edits
m
no edit summary
m (cat) |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Portal:United States Military Records|Portal:United States Military Records]]>[[Alaska|Alaska]] | [[Portal:United States Military Records|Portal:United States Military Records]]>[[Alaska|Alaska]] | ||
The [ | The [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] Wiki article provides more information on federal military records and search strategies. | ||
Military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives | Military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. | ||
U.S. servicemen have been in Alaska since 1867, when Alaska was placed under the jurisdiction of the War Department. Most of these soldiers were from the lower 48 states. The Family History Library has enlistment registers for the regular army, 1798 to 1914 Family History Library films 350307-49). The registers provide the soldier's name, rank, unit, commanders, physical description, occupation, and birthplace. The records are arranged by year and by the first letter of the surname. | U.S. servicemen have been in Alaska since 1867, when Alaska was placed under the jurisdiction of the War Department. Most of these soldiers were from the lower 48 states. The Family History Library has enlistment registers for the regular army, 1798 to 1914 Family History Library films 350307-49). The registers provide the soldier's name, rank, unit, commanders, physical description, occupation, and birthplace. The records are arranged by year and by the first letter of the surname. | ||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
=== World War II (1941-1945) === | === World War II (1941-1945) === | ||
For sailors from Alaska who died in World War II, see Volume 2 of ''Combat Connected Naval Casualties, World War II, by States'', Two Volumes. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1946; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=287905&disp=Combat+connected+naval+casualties%2C+Wor++ book 973 M23un] and Film number [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=287905&disp=Combat+connected+naval+casualties%2C+Wor++ 1440393 items 1]- ) | For sailors from Alaska who died in World War II, see Volume 2 of ''Combat Connected Naval Casualties, World War II, by States'', Two Volumes. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1946; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=287905&disp=Combat+connected+naval+casualties%2C+Wor++ book 973 M23un] and Film number [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=287905&disp=Combat+connected+naval+casualties%2C+Wor++ 1440393 items 1]- ) | ||
A national cemetery with about 500 graves is located at Sitka (see the "[[Alaska Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]" section of this outline). | A national cemetery with about 500 graves is located at Sitka (see the "[[Alaska Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]" section of this outline). | ||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
| Line 47: | Line 47: | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Alaska|Alaska]]. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department,1998, 2001. | |||
:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated here, as time permits. | |||
[[Category:Alaska|Military]] | [[Category:Alaska|Military]] | ||