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-Soldiers and veterans were often buried in private, public, church, national, and military post cemeteries. Others were buried on the battlefield or in prison or hospital cemeteries. The first national military cemeteries were created in 1862 during the Civil War.
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+Soldiers and veterans were often buried in private, public, church, national, and military post cemeteries. Others were buried on the battlefield or in prison or hospital cemeteries. The first national military cemeteries were created in 1862 during the Civil War.
 == National Cemetery System  ==
 The National Cemetery System has a card index that identifies nearly all soldiers who were buried in national cemeteries and other cemeteries under federal jurisdiction from 1861 to the present. The address is:
 [http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/cems/listcem.asp '''National Cemetery System''']<br>Department of Veteran Affairs<br>810 Vermont Avenue, N.W.<br>Washington, D.C. 20422
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 == States with Veteran Grave Registration  ==
 Some states and counties have grave registration records that identify the graves of soldiers buried in local cemeteries. You can usually find these by contacting the state archives or state library or historical society. The Family History Library has statewide veteran grave registrations for the following states: *Florida *Illinois *Kentucky *Maine *Ohio *Rhode Island *South Dakota *Utah
 ==== &nbsp;American Battle Monuments  ====
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 The American Battle Monuments Commission was created in 1923 to maintain memorials in the U.S. and foreign countries where American forces have served. They have the names of 124,913 World War I and II war dead and the names of 94,093 soldiers listed as missing in action or buried at sea from the World Wars, Korean War, and Vietnam War. For information you can contact:
 '''American Battle Monuments Commission'''<br>Casimir Pulaski Building<br>20 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.<br>Washington, D.C. 20314‑0300<br>Telephone: 202-272-0533
 <br>Internet: [http://www.usabmc.com/ www.usabmc.com] This web site includes information about the purpose, composition, and history of the commission; details about individual ABMC overseas cemeteries; and the names of persons buried at many of their cemeteries. The following publications can help you find overseas cemeteries:
 *''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=592051&disp=American+memorials+and+overseas+military%20%20&columns=*,0,0 American Memorials and Overseas Military Cemeteries]''. Washington, D.C.: American Battle Monuments Commission, 1970. (FHL book 973 Al no. 58; FHL film 928257.) Contains descriptions of cemeteries in Europe where Americans are buried who died in World Wars I and II.
 *Nishiura, Elizabeth, editor.[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=430887&disp=American+battle+monuments%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''American Battle Monuments: A Guide to Military Cemeteries and Monuments Maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission'']. Detroit, Michigan: Omnigraphics, Incorporated, 1989. (FHL book 973 V3am.) Lists the public services offered by the commission plus a directory to their offices. It serves as a guide to cemeteries and memorials for the World Wars.