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NARA - An Overview of Records at the National Archives Relating to Military Service

By Trevor K. Plante

National Cemetery Administration - List of all VA National Cemeteries

The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) National Cemetery Administration maintains 155 national cemeteries in 42 states and Puerto Rico as well as 34 soldiers' lots and monument sites.

National Cemetery System - Department of Veteran Affairs

National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, MO

Nationwide Gravesite Locator

Online searchable index of over 3 million military burials from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

New Horizons Genealogy - 1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll

1883 List Of Pensioners On The Roll includes the name of each pensioner, the cause for which pensioned, the Post Office address, rate of pension per month, and the date of original allowance. This site is broken down by state.

Obtaining Military Pension Files from the VA

Papers of the War Department, 1784 to 1800

Fire destroyed the War Department office in 1800. For decades historians believed that its files, and the window they provide into the early federal government, had been lost forever. This collection unites copies of the lost files in a digital archive that reconstitutes this invaluable historical resource.

Pensioners of the United States, 1818 - New Horizons Genealogy

Pensioners of the United States: 1818. In compiance with a resolution of the Senate, relative to the Pensioners of the United States, the sum annually paid to each, and the states or territories in which the said pensioners are respectfully paid, I now transmit a report, from the Secretary of War, which documents marked A and B, contain all the information required.

Philippine Army and Guerrilla Records

From the US National Archives & Records Administration.

Pike County Veterans Memorial

Pike County, Ohio.

Placer County Genealogical Society - Index of Military Discharge Records

From the Placer County Archives, California.

Preserve and Honor

It is the objective of PreserveandHonor.com to provide a virtual place for loved ones and friends to both locate the graves of the fallen and reflect on the memory of their sacrifice. We strive to create an accurate and continually updated listing of the burials at Arlington National Cemetery for those who served in the Global War on Terror.

Roster of Ohio soldiers in the War of 1812 (1916)

An eBook from the Library of Congress portion of the Internet Archive.

Roy's Aircraft Resources - Record of Funerals Overseas -- Australia

A short list of American soldiers from his notebook at whose funerals my grandfather, Edgar Roy Cochrun, officiated in 1942 to early 1943 in Australia and New Guinea. Information includes rank, organization assigned, date, next of kin and sometimes cause of death.

Search Free United States Military Service and Pension Records Online

From New Horizons Genealogy. Search free United States military service and pension records online. Our records include, census of pensioners, pension lists, pension rolls and Revolutionary War Soldier Burials, pertaining to soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and the Civil War.

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.

SJCPL - Service Notes

From the Saint Joseph County Public Library, Indiana. Searchable index to the Service Notes column that ran in the South Bend Tribune from World War II through the Vietnam conflict.

Spanish Enlistment Papers 1770-1816 / Filiaciones Espa

Introduction and online database. From the New Mexico Genealogical Society

The American Soldier - Zooniverse

Help transform this one-of-a-kind collection of reflections on war and military service by American soldiers who served during the Second World War. (The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research.)