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== Online Resources == | == Online Resources == | ||
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records]] for more resources.'' | |||
*'''1898-1934''' {{RecordSearch|3159282|Alaska, State Archives (Juneau), Military Service Discharge Records, 1898-1934}} at FamilySearch; index - [[Alaska, State Archives (Juneau), Military Service Discharge Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | *'''1898-1934''' {{RecordSearch|3159282|Alaska, State Archives (Juneau), Military Service Discharge Records, 1898-1934}} at FamilySearch; index - [[Alaska, State Archives (Juneau), Military Service Discharge Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1940-1945''' {{RecordSearch|2684865|Alaska, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945}} at FamilySearch; index & images - [[Alaska, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | *'''1940-1945''' {{RecordSearch|2684865|Alaska, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945}} at FamilySearch; index & images - [[Alaska, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1948-1949''' {{RecordSearch|4138678|Alaska, WWII Statement of Service Records, 1948-1949}} at FamilySearch; index & images - [[Alaska, WWII Statement of Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | *'''1948-1949''' {{RecordSearch|4138678|Alaska, WWII Statement of Service Records, 1948-1949}} at FamilySearch; index & images - [[Alaska, WWII Statement of Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*[http://www.vietvet.org/statewall/alaska/ak.htm The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Alaska] | *[http://www.vietvet.org/statewall/alaska/ak.htm The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Alaska] | ||
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/ak-alpha.pdf Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Alaska] | *[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/ak-alpha.pdf Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Alaska] | ||
==Background== | |||
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 FamilySearch Library has enlistment registers for the regular army, 1798 to 1914 {{FSC|43696|item|disp=FS Library film 350307 (first film.)}} Also found on line in FamilySearch Historical Records {{RecordSearch|1910717|United States, Civil War Soldiers Index}}; {{RecordSearch|1880762|United States, Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914.}} 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 FamilySearch Library has enlistment registers for the regular army, 1798 to 1914 {{FSC|43696|item|disp=FS Library film 350307 (first film.)}} Also found on line in FamilySearch Historical Records {{RecordSearch|1910717|United States, Civil War Soldiers Index}}; {{RecordSearch|1880762|United States, Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914.}} 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. | ||
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