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American Battle Monuments Commission
The ABMC is responsible for commemorating the services of the American Armed Forces through the establishment of suitable memorial shrines; operating & maintaining permanent American military burial grounds in foreign countries. Web site includes detailed descriptions of overseas cemeteries & searchable databases of war dead.
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Search ABMC Burials and Memorials
Online searchable database of the 176,399 names of those American service personnel buried at ABMC cemeteries, those Missing in Action and those buried or lost at sea. Note that there were 405,399 US casualties in World War II.
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American Civil War Research and Genealogy Database $
Fee-for-search online database.
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Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription.
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From the Texas State Electronic Library. Searchable database of Confederate pensions filed in the state of Texas. Provides access to indexed names, county of residence, and pension number of some 54,634 approved, rejected, and home pensions issued by the Texas government between 1899 and 1975.
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Library of Virginia - World War I Questionnaires
Surveys completed by returning soldiers, or their surviving kin.
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About the World War I History Commission Questionnaires Database
The Virginia War History Commission was established in 1919 to collect, assemble, edit and publish information and material concerning Virginia's participation in World War I. The Commission conducted a survey of World War I veterans in Virginia through the use of a printed questionnaire. The World War I History Commission Questionnaires Database is a fully-searchable database of over 14,900 records, one for each questionnaire respondent, accessible by name, city/county, and race.
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NARA - AAD - List of Series - Genealogy/ Personal History: Military Personnel
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Access to Archival Databases (AAD), United States.
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Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946
Online file available as two tables in the Access to Archival Databases tool. The main table is the Army Serial Number Enlistment Card Records table that has records for almost 9 million men and women who enlisted in the Army and Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. The Army Serial Number Reserve Corps Statistical Card Records table has records for approximately 300,000 reservists in the Enlisted Reserve Corps.
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Selective Service System | Obtaining Records
The Selective Service System is able to provide information from records kept on men currently registered with Selective Service, as well as on men who were registrants as far back as World War I. Includes instructions on how to obtain Selective Service records.
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Selective Service - Verification
This online search service allows you to look up a man's Selective Service number, as well as the date he registered. Only registrations of men born on or after January 1, 1960, can be verified through this system.
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The German Military Grave Registration Service. Maintains 2 million war graves in over 640 cemeteries. Assists in grave identification and restoration. Provides assistance in determining the fate of German war dead.
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As of February 11, 2021 - total of 4,823,668 war dead and missing persons
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