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[[Portal:United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] | [[Portal:United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] | ||
== National Cemetery System == | == National Cemetery System == | ||
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==== Other Source for Veteran Burials ==== | ==== Other Source for Veteran Burials ==== | ||
To find microfilm numbers of cemetery records in the Family History Library Catalog, look in the Place Search under: [STATE] ‑ CEMETERIES | To find microfilm numbers of cemetery records in the Family History Library Catalog, look in the Place Search under: | ||
[STATE] ‑ CEMETERIES | |||
[STATE], [COUNTY], [CITY] ‑CEMETERIES | |||
The National Archives also has applications for headstones for soldiers and veterans buried in private cemeteries between 1879–1964. | The National Archives also has applications for headstones for soldiers and veterans buried in private cemeteries between 1879–1964. | ||
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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 | 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 | ||
==== | ====American Battle Monuments==== | ||
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: | 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: | ||
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*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. | *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. | ||
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