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[[Portal:United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] | [[Portal:United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] | ||
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== National Cemetery System == | == National Cemetery System == | ||
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*Holt, Dean W. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=572792&disp=American+military+cemeteries%20%20&columns=*,0,0 American Military Cemeteries: A Comprehensive Illustrated Guide to the Hallowed Grounds of the United States, including Cemeteries Overseas]''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Incorporated, 1992. (FHL book 973 V3ho.) | *Holt, Dean W. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=572792&disp=American+military+cemeteries%20%20&columns=*,0,0 American Military Cemeteries: A Comprehensive Illustrated Guide to the Hallowed Grounds of the United States, including Cemeteries Overseas]''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Incorporated, 1992. (FHL book 973 V3ho.) | ||
See [[Revolutionary War Cemetery Records|Revolutionary War Cemetery Records]] for sources unique to Revolutionary War veterans | |||
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== States with Veteran Grave Registration == | == States with Veteran Grave Registration == | ||
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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 ==== | ==== 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: | ||