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My Fallen Soldiers

My Fallen Soldiers is an effort to discover, preserve and promote the stories of sacrifice made by U. S. soldiers who died in the line of duty. This is a growing collection of about 225,000 soldier profiles.

My Military Service Records

A resource for using military service records held at the US National Archives for genealogical research. This focus is historical records of US Veterans from all branches of the military from the Civil War through Vietnam.

Online Military Indexes, War Records & Databases of Soldiers

Genealogy directory of online military indexes from the Revolutionary War to the 20th Century.

Prologue: Strategies for Reconstructing Careers of Foreign Service Officers, 1869-1887

By Kenneth W. Heger. Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration Spring 1999, vol. 31, no. 1.

PT Boats, Inc.

Collection of information on PT Boats and the men who served on them. Includes a message board & reunion information.

Ruth Ann's Military Links Page

The History Guy: United States Military History

U.S. Army Home Page

U.S. Dept of Veterans' Affairs - Guide for Submitting Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests

U.S. Merchant Marine, U.S. Maritime Service, Army Transport Service, Military Sea Transportation Service, and Military Sealift Command

US Military Veterans Search - Vet Friends.com

Locate military personnel and veterans.

Veterans History Project (Library of Congress)

A project of the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. Collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war.