Research Tips - Military Records

R= ESEARCHING MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS[1]

I. Getting Started<= /b>

Individuals beginning a search of military records would be well se= rved by first reading a general overview of the subject area. Excellent resources in this regard include the “Frequently Asked Questions” publication prepared by the National Archives and Records Administration, http://www.archives.gov/faqs/inde= x.html.

Equally helpful would be the “Frequently Asked Historical Questions” publication of the US Army Heritage and Education Center a= nd a comparable piece compiled by the Naval Historical Center, http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ahec= /FAQ.htm and http://www.history.navy.mil/nhc3.= htm respectively.

Additional research guidance is offered by the genealogy section of= the National Archives and Records Administration site, http://= www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/research_topics/military.html and especially http://= www.archives.gov/genealogy/military. Consult as well http://www.archives.gov/veterans/= index.html, http://= www.archives.gov/veterans/research/online.html, and http://= www.dtic.mil/dpmo/research/archival_efforts.htm for additional guidance about available information. Individuals unfamiliar with the mi= litary may find particularly enlightening the Navy’s description of the cont= ents of a service record, http://www.navy.mil/navydata/navy_legacy.asp?id=3D159.=

II. Obtaining Military Service Records=

A. = ;           Federal Resources

The National Personnel Records Center (= NPRC), Military Personnel Records, http://= www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/military_personnel_records.html, is a repository for the personnel, health, and medical records of all discharged and deceased veterans (all branches of the armed forces) who ser= ved after 1900. Veterans and their next-of-kin may now use the “eVetRecs” system to request records from the Center, http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/index.html. Veterans and next-of-kin without Internet access and all others may submit their requests in writing to:

National Personnel Records Center<= /o:p>

Military Personnel Records

9700 Page Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63132-5100

Fax: (314) 801- 9195 (requesting milita= ry records)

If possible, use a Standard Form 180 fo= r this request. The form may be down= loaded from http://= www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/military_personnel_records/standard= _form_180.html. If you cannot obtain a Standard Fo= rm 180 for this request, include in your inquiry the service member’s comple= te name, Social Security number and/or service number, branch of service, and dates of service as well as your return address. Date and place of birth for the ve= teran would be helpful too, as would be place of discharge, last unit of assignme= nt, and place of entry into service, if known.= You must sign and date your request.

More than one request may be submitted = per envelope, but policy requires that you submit a separate form/letter for ea= ch individual whose records are being requested. Please allow at least 4 weeks for a reply. If you need assistance, telephone the Center at (314) 801-0800 or contact them via email at “mpr.center@nara.gov= 221; or mpr.status@nara.gov (to check the status of a request).

B.            State Resources

State agencies may be valuable resources as well. The Military Records and Research = Branch of the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, for example, contains more = than 300,000 discharge documents for Kentucky veterans, beginning with individua= ls who served in World War I through modern day. It also contains historical record= s of Kentucky militia and National Guard units dating from 1792. Oregon’s State Archives offe= rs a detailed listing of the resources it has available regarding the military service of state residents. To assist researchers, the state has prepared the Oregon Military Department Records Guide, 1847-1986. For a complete state-by-state listi= ng of state government resources, see the final section of this document.

C.            Local Resources

Although the federal government is the primary source for military records, other sources may be close at hand. Local governments, for example, me= rit a researcher’s attention, as veterans may have filed their military discharge documents (e.g., AGO 100 or DD-214) with the county clerk or recorder. To find contact information for a county, see http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=3DFi= nd_a_County&Template=3D/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm.<= /p>

III. Understanding What You Find

A. = ;           Abbrev= iations/Acronyms

Glance at any service record and one wi= ll see quickly that the military has its own special language. Fortunately, the Department of Def= ense posts a searchable version of its current Dictionary of Military Terms at http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/= doddict. For those struggling with the abbr= eviations used in Naval records (e.g., CVHE & LST), the Ship’s Hull Identification guide provided by the US Navy also is a godsend, http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/= s_type.htm, as is its listing of abbreviations for Navy ratings (i.e., jobs), http://= www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq78-2.htm#anchor1614. Grunt, the Ultimate Military Site,= also offers an ever growing dictionary of military terms, http://www.milterms.co= m.

Abbreviations and terms change over tim= e, thus, for the acronyms and terms commonly used during WWII, see:=

United States War Department, Dictio= nary of United States Army Terms, War Department Technical Manual 20 – 205= (Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1944). <= /span>A current version of this document is on-line at http://www.fas.org/irp//dodd= ir/army/ar310-25.pdf.

United States, Navy Department, Office = of Naval History, Glossary of US Naval Code Words (Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1948). On-line at http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/= faq79-1.htm.

United States Navy Department, Office o= f the Chief of Naval Operations, Office of Naval Records and History, Glossary= of US Naval Abbreviations (Washington, DC: United States Navy Department, 1949). On-line at http://www.history.navy.mil/books= /OPNAV20-P1000.

Basic abbreviations that individuals may encounter frequently, especially in conjunction with World War II research, will include:

B. &nb= sp; Awards, Decorations, and Campaign and Service Medals

Most service records will mention commendations earned by the serviceperson individually or as part of a unit. The Institute of Heraldry provides comprehensive information on Army awards, badges, decorations, insignia, and medals, http://= www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/Ribbons/OrderofPrecedence.htm.= For assistance in deciphering abbreviations relating to these items, see the Data Codes Quick Reference G= uide listed on https:/= /www.hrc.army.mil/site/active/TAGD/awards/index.htm (“Awards and Decorations”).

Similar information about Navy commendations may be found at http://www.history.navy.mil/medal= s/index.html. (The site also includes an interesting discussion of battle streamers and a detailed listing of awards= for all service branches.). To le= arn more about Air Force and Coast Guard honors, see http://www.af.mil/news/airman/010= 1/medals.html and http://www.uscg.mil/history/awards/Coast_Guard_Medal_Index.asp.<= span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>

For instructions on how to request original or replacement medals a= nd awards, go to the NPRC’s site, http://= www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/replacement-medals.html<= /span>.

<= span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>C. = ; Milita= ry Rank

The individual service branches vary in the names they use to desig= nate the grades/ranks of enlisted personnel and officers. Information for all services is on= line at http://= www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/index.html, http://= www.fas.org/programs/ssp/man/usmillogistics/officer_inter-compare.html, and http://= www.fas.org/programs/ssp/man/usmillogistics/warrant_enlisted_compare.html. During World War II, grades/ranks = were as shown in the following chart.[2]

Army

Navy

Marine Corps

Private (Pvt)

Private First Class (Pfc)

Technician Fifth Class (T/5)<= /p>

Corporal (Cpl)

Technician Fourth Class (T/4)=

Sergeant (Sgt)

Technician Third Class (T/3)<= /p>

Staff Sergeant (SSgt)

Technical Sergeant (TSgt)

First Sergeant (FSgt)

Master Sergeant (MSgt)

Sergeant Major (SMJ)

Warrant Officer – Junior Grade (WOJ)=

Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)

Second Lieutenant (2Lt)

First Lieutenant (1Lt)

Captain (Capt)

Major (Maj)

Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol)

Colonel (Col)

Brigadier General (BGen)

Major General (MajGen)

Lieutenant General (LtGen)

General (Gen)

General of the Army

Apprentice Seaman (AS)

Seaman 2^nd Class (S2)

Seaman 1^st Class (S1)

Petty Officer 3^rd Class (PO3)

Petty Officer 2^nd Class (PO2)

Petty Officer 1^st Class (PO1)

Chief Petty Officer (CPO)

Warrant Officer (WO)

Commissioned Warrant Officer (CWO)

Ensign (Ens)

Lieutenant – Junior Grade (Ltjg)

Lieutenant (Lt.)

Lieutenant Commander (Lt.Com)=

Commander (CDRO

Captain (Capt.)

Commodore (CDRE)

Rear Admiral (RADM)

Vice-Admiral(VADM)

Admiral (Adm)

Fleet Admiral (FADM)

Private (Pvt)

Private First Class (Pfc)

Corporal (Cpl)

Sergeant (Sgt)

Platoon Sergeant (PlSgt) or Staff Sergeant (Stf= Sgt)

Gunnery Sergeant (GunSgt) or Technical Sergeant (TSgt)

1^st Sergeant (FSgt) or Quartermaster Sergeant (QMSgt)

Sergeant Major (SgtMaj) or Master Technical Ser= geant (MTSgt)

Warrant Officer (WO)

Commissioned Warrant Officer (CWO)

2^nd Lieutenant (2Lt)

1^st Lieutenant (1Lt)

Captain (Capt)

Major (Maj)

Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol)

Colonel (Col)

Brigadier General (BrigGen)

Major General (MajGen)

Lieutenant General[3]<= /a> (LtGen)

D. &nb= sp; Military Units

Organization.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> For administrative and tactical purposes, military forces are organized in various size units.[4] Army personnel may be grouped in t= he following manner:

Squad – Small unit of 9 – 14 men, commanded by a sergeant.

Platoon – Three or more squads, commanded by a lieutenant.

Company – Basic combat unit consisting of three or more platoons, commanded by a captain. Total= force averages about 120 soldiers.

Battery – Artillery combat unit with three or more heavy guns. Similar in size to a company, comm= anded by a captain.

Battalion – Three or more companies or batteries, commanded by a lieutenant colonel. Total for= ce averages 500 – 800 men.

Regiment – Large unit formation, consisting of three or more battalio= ns, commanded by a colonel. Total= force ranges between 2,000 – 3,000 men.

Brigade – Two regiments with supporting artillery and support troops, commanded by a brigadier general. Used in World War I but not in World War II.

Division – The command units for large formations of three or more regiments, with various supporting troops, commanded by a major general. Total force exceeds 15,000 soldier= s.

Corps – Two or three (usually the latter) divisions, commanded by a lieutenant general.

Army – Two or more corps, commanded by a general (four stars). The 36^th Infantry Divis= ion was assigned to the 5^th Army in Italy and the 7^th Arm= y in Southern France.

To assist those eager to understand the often-confusing organizational structure of the US Navy, the Federation of American Scientists offers an “Overview of Navy Units” at http://= fas.org/man/dod-101/navy/unit/overview.htm. A detailed description of the Air Force structure is available at http://= www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3D10946.=

Unit Insignias. A comprehensive overview of Army unit insignia is available from the Institute of Heraldry, on-line at http://= www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/DUI_SSI_COA_page.htm.[5] The Institute also provides inform= ation on rank insignia, http://= www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Rank_page/USArmyRankInsignia.htm. Similar information for the Air Fo= rce may be found at http://= www.afhra.af.mil/heraldry/guide.asp. Additional background on enlisted = and officer rank insignia may be found at http://= www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/enlisted.html and http://= www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/officers.html.

Grunt also features illustrations of all military badges and insign= ias at http://www.gruntsmilitary.com. Navy insignias are online at http://= www.navy.mil/navydata/navy_legacy_hr.asp?id=3D197; http://= www.navy.mil/navydata/navy_legacy_hr.asp?id=3D267; and http://= www.navy.mil/navydata/navy_legacy_hr.asp?id=3D268.

IV. Additional Reference Materials or = Resources

A. &nb= sp; Records of US Ships and Naval Units from the Modern Era[6]<= ![endif]>

The National Archives has custody of a wi= de range of records relating to ships and other Navy units for the period from World War II through Vietnam, with a heavy concentration in WWII vessels. Available records include, but are= not limited to:

Action Reports (WWII)

Armed Guard Logbooks and Reports[7]<= ![endif]> (WWII)

Casualty Repo= rts (WWII – late 1950s)

Deck Logs (19= 41 – 1967)[8]

Movement Repo= rt Cards (i.e., Records of the Tenth Fleet, WWII)[9]<= ![endif]>

Muster Rolls/= Personnel Diaries (WWII – 1970)

Records of Individual Convoys (i.e., Records of the Tenth Fleet)

Submarine War Patrol Reports (WWII)

War Diaries (= WWII)

To learn more about the scope of these materials and to request records for a given ship, write to the following address.

Modern Milita= ry Records Unit (NWCTM)

National Arch= ives at College Park

8601 Adelphi = Road

College Park, MD 20740-6001

(301) 837-3= 510

In your letter, include the ship/unitR= 17;s name, the date/time period of interest; your full name, address, and teleph= one number; and as much other detail as possible about the information you would like to obtain. Due to the vo= lume of requests received and the time needed to identify all appropriate record= s, Archives staff requests that you limit your request to five items per each letter. Allow approximately 10 – 12 = weeks from the initial inquiry to receipt of the records.

A charge will be imposed for reproduction/mailing of the records, however, do not send any cash/check/ch= arge card information with your initial inquiry. Staff of the Archives will review = your request and send to you by mail an estimate of the cost and payment information. Follow the direc= tions contained in that letter to order the desired records.

B. &nb= sp; Selected Reference Works[10]=

Adamczyk, Richard and MacGregor, Morris, Jr., eds., United States Army in World War II Reader’s Guide (Washington, DC: United States Army Center of Milit= ary History, 1992), http://= www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/11-9/11-9c.htm.=

Carter, Kit C., The Army Air Forces in World War II: Combat Chronology, 1941 – 19= 45 (Washington, DC: United State= s Government Printing Office, 1973), = http://= www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/PopTopics/chron/contents.htm.=

Craven, Wesley Frank, ed., The Army Air Forces in World War II, 7 vols. (Chicago, IL: Univers= ity of Chicago Press, 1948 – 1958), [11] http://= www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/Annotations/cravenAAFWWII.htm.

Gawne, Jonathan, Finding Your Father’s War, A Practical Gu= ide to Researching and Understanding Service in the World War II US Army (Drexel Hill, PA: Casemate Publishing, 2006).

Maurer, Maurer, ed., Air Force Combat Units of World War II (Washington, DC: United State= s Government Printing Office, 1961), http://= www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/af_combat_units_wwii.pd= f.

_____________, Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (Washington, DC: United States Department of the Air Force, Air Force History Division, 1969), http://www.= airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/combat_sq_of_the_af_wwii.pd= f.

Mooney, James L., ed., Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Shi= ps, 9 vols. (Washington, DC: Unit= ed States Naval Historical Center, 1959 to 1991), http://www.hazegray.org/danfs.

Ravenstein, Charles A., Air Force Combat Wings: Lineage and Honors Histories (Washington, DC: United State= s Government Printing Office, 1984), http://= www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/combat_wings.pdf= .

Stanton, Shelby L., Order of Battle, U.S. Army, World War II (Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1984). European Theater of Operations, http://= www.army.mil/cmh-pg/documents/eto-ob/etoob-toc.htm.

United States Army, “Combat Chronicles of U.S. Army Divisions= in World War II,” The Army Almanac:&= nbsp; A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States (Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1950), pg. 510 – 592. On-line at http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/lineag= e/cc/cc.htm.

C. &nb= sp; Burial Locations & Casualty Lists (Including Missing in Action)

The Department of Veterans Affairs offers an on-line locator service for most of its 120 national cemeteries, http://= gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1. For veterans buried overseas, the American Battle Monuments Commission also facilitates the search for their final resting place, http://= www.abmc.gov/wardead/index.php.

Casualty lists are available as well for some conflicts. The National Archives and Records Administration posted on-line the state-by-state casualty lists for World W= ar II, http://= www.archives.gov/research/arc/ww2/army-casualties. A county-by-county breakdown of the World War II dead and missing from Texas for the US Army and Army Air Force, for example, may be accessed at http://= www.archives.gov/research/arc/ww2/army-casualties/texas.html.

WWII casualties for the other services are posted at http://www.arc= hives.gov/research/arc/ww2/navy-casualties/index.html. Korean War and Vietnam-era casualty information may be retrieved at http://= www.archives.gov/research/korean-war/casualty-lists. Information from subsequent confli= cts is posted at http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/castop.htm.=

For information about service members missing in action or prisoner= s of war during World War II, see http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/WWII_MIA/MIA_MAIN.HTM= .

D. Miscellaneous

The Armed Forces use symbols in a variety of ways. For a basic overview of military m= ap symbols, for example, see http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/sizes.shtml.

Once you’ve navigated the unique world of military acronyms, = you also might be interested to learn more about the special language of the mi= litary. The US Navy has done a wonderful j= ob of explaining some of the familiar terms, such as scuttlebutt and watches, that one might encounter in old correspondence or military records. See http://www.navy.mil/navydata/navy_legacy_hr.asp?id=3D280.=

V. On-Line Resources

A. Military History Resources

Individuals and organizations interested in military history are am= ong the most active users of the Internet.&nbs= p; As a result, a tremendous volume of information is available on-line about any conflict or military unit, especially those of the modern era. Included among the sites that may = be valuable reference sources are:

Air Mobility Command Museum, http://www.amcmuseum.org

American Civil War Homepage, http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war<= /span>

Army Air Forces, http://www.armyairforces.com [12]

Army Historical Foundation, http://www.= armyhistory.org

Buffalo Soldiers Museum, http://www.buf= falosoldiermuseum.com

Civil Engineer Corps, Seabee Heritage C= enter,

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; http://= www.seabeehf.org/index.asp?cat=3D82&Action=3Dcat&Page=3D1

Civil War Archive, http://www.civilwararchive.com

Civil War Center, http://www.cwc.lsu.edu

Civil War Manuscripts Project, http://www.chs.org/kcwmp/default.= htm

Civil War Official Records, http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/mo= a (128 volumes of Confederate & Union Army records; 31 volumes of Confede= rate & Union Navy records)

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, = http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html

Cold War Museum, http://www.coldwar.org=

Congressional Medal of Honor Society, http://www.cmohs.org=

Fleet Air Arm Archive (British site), http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net=

Historic Government Publications from W= orld War II, http://worldwar2.smu.edu

Historic Naval Ships Association, http://www.hnsa.org/index.htm

HyperWar (annotated history of WWII), http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar [13]

Index to the Military Rolls of the Repu= blic of Texas (1835-1845),

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; http://www.tshaonline.org/supsites/military/rep_cont.htm

Korean War Commemoration, http://korea5= 0.mil

Master Index of Army Records, http://www.army.mil/cmh/reference= /records.htm

Military Medical History, http://= history.amedd.army.mil/default_index2.html

Military Memorials, http://www.usmemori= alday.org/memorialslist.html

National Museum of Naval Aviation, http= ://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/

National Museum of the Marine Corps, ht= tp://www.usmcmuseum.org/index.asp

National Museum of the Pacific War, http://www.nimitz-museum.org

National Museum of the United States Air Force, http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil<= /span>

National World War I Museum http://www.= theworldwar.org/s/110/index.aspx

National World War II Museum, http://www.nationalww2museum.org<= /span>

Naval Historical Center, http://www.history.navy.mil [14]

Naval Historical Foundation, http://www.navyhistory.org<= /span>

Naval Vessel Registry, http://www.nvr.navy.mil

Navy Medical History, http://navyhistor= y.med.navy.mil

Rutgers University, Oral History Archiv= es of World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Cold War, http://oralhistory= .rutgers.edu

Submarine Museums, http://www.navy.mil/= navydata/cno/n87/history/museum.html

US Air Force Enlisted Heritage Research Institute, http://afehri.maxwell.af.mil

US Air Force Historical Research Agency= , http://www.afhra.af.mil

US Air Force History Support Office, http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.= mil

US Army Aviation and Missile Command (i= .e., Redstone Arsenal Historical Site), http://www.redstone.army.mil/hist= ory

US Army Aviation Museum, http://www.armyavnmuseum.org

US Army Chaplain Museum, http://= www.usachcs.army.mil/museum/nav1/mainpage.html=

US Army Engineer Museum, http://www.wood.army.mil/museum

US Army Heritage & Education Center= , http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ahec/index.htm

US Army Military Police Corps, http://= www.wood.army.mil/usamps/history/default.htm

US Army Museums, http://www.army.mil/cm= h-pg/Museums/links.htm

US Army Ordnance Corps History, http://www.ordmusfound.org<= /span>

US Army Quartermaster Museum, http://www.qmmuseum.lee.army.mil<= /span>

US Army Signal Corps Museum, http://www.gordon.army.mil/ocos/m= useum [15]

US Army Transportation Museum, http://w= ww.transchool.eustis.army.mil/museum/museum.html

US Army Women’s Museum, http://www.awm.lee.army.mil=

US Coast Guard Historian’s Office= , http://www.uscg.mil/history

US LST Association, http://www.uslst.org=

US LST Ship Memorial, http://www.lstmemorial.org<= /span>

US Marine Corps History and Museums Div= ision,

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Home= _Page.htm

US Military Academy, http://www.dean.us= ma.edu/departments/history/web03/atlases/index.htm[16]

US Military Aviation, http://www.globemaster.de

Veterans History Project, http://www.loc.gov/vets

Vietnam-Era Prisoner of War/Missing in = Action Database, http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/pow

Vietnam Center and Archive, http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu<= /span>

Western Front Association (WWI), http:/= /www.westernfrontassociation.com

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), h= ttp://www.twu.edu/library/wasp/index.htm

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), h= ttp://www.wingsacrossamerica.us

Women in Military Service for America Memorial, http://www.womensmemorial.org

Women of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services), = http://= www.womenofthewaves.com

World War I – Trenches on the Web= , http://www.worldwar1.com [17]

World War I Document Archive, http://ww= i.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page

World War I Draft Registrations, http:/= /www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rwguide/WWIdraft.html

World War II Documents, http://avalon.l= aw.yale.edu/subject_menus/wwii.asp

B. &nb= sp; State Archives and Historical Agencies

AL&= nbsp; http://= www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/military.html

AK&= nbsp; http://www.archives.state.ak.us

AZ&= nbsp; http://www.lib.az.us/archives

AR&= nbsp; http://www.ark= -ives.com

CA&= nbsp; http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/lev= el3_genie.htm

CO&= nbsp; http://= www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/military.html

CT&= nbsp; http://w= ww.cslib.org/genealogy.htm#P88_10062

DE&= nbsp; = http://= www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/collections/civilwar/cw08.shtml

&nb= sp; = http://www.hsd.org/gengd.htm

&nb= sp; = http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/genealogy/resguide/mil.ht= m

FL&= nbsp; http://d= lis.dos.state.fl.us/archives/militarypension/

GA&= nbsp; http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archiv= es

HI&= nbsp; ht= tp://www.hawaii.gov/dags/archives

ID&= nbsp; http://www.idahohistory.net

IL&= nbsp; http://= www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/serv_sta.html#military<= /p>

&nb= sp; = http://= www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/research_series/rseries3.ht= ml

IN&= nbsp; ht= tp://www.in.gov/icpr/2316.htm

IA = http://= www.iowahistory.org/archives/research_collections/state_gov_records/state_g= overnment_records.html#Military

KS&= nbsp; http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/= military

KY&= nbsp; http://= www.kdla.ky.gov/collections/military/request.htm

LA&= nbsp; http://www.sos= .louisiana.gov/tabid/53/Default.aspx

ME&= nbsp; http://= www.maine.gov/sos/arc/archives/military/military.htm

&nb= sp; = http://www.mainehistory.org/library_holdings.shtml#mili= tary

MD = http://= www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/refserv/genealogy/html/militrec.html<= /a>

&nb= sp; = http://www.mdhs.org

MA &= nbsp; http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arccol/colidx.htm#military<= /p>

&nb= sp; = http://www.masshist.org/library/begin.cfm#military

MI &= nbsp; <= span style=3D'color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>http://= www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,+7-160-15479-126893--,00.html

MN &= nbsp; http://shop.mnhs.org/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=3D420&= ;bhcp=3D1

MS&= nbsp; http://www.mdah.state.ms.us

MO&= nbsp; http://= www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/military.asp

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NE&= nbsp; http://www.nebraskahistory.org

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NH&= nbsp; http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/ge= nealogy.html

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NM &= nbsp; http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/ancestors.htm

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NC &= nbsp; http://= www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/military.htm

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ND &= nbsp; http://www.state.nd.us/hist/sal/gen/infmilitary.htm

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OK &= nbsp; http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/resources/genealogy.htm

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OR &= nbsp; h= ttp://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/milit.html

PA &= nbsp; http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/milit2.htm

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&nb= sp; http://www.h= sp.org/default.aspx?id=3D124

RI&= nbsp; ht= tp://www.sec.state.ri.us/Archives

SC &= nbsp; http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/newgenealre.htm#military

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SD&= nbsp; http://www.sdhistory.org/arc/arch= ives.htm

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&= nbsp; http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pe= nsions/ (Confederate pensions search)

UT &= nbsp; http://archives.utah.gov/index.html

VT = http://vermont-arch= ives.org/

VA = http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/mil/index.htm

&n= bsp; = ; http://www.vahistorical.org/research/cw_history.htm=

WA = http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/genealogy.aspx

WV = http://www.wvculture.org/history/military.html

WI = h= ttp://www.wisconsinhistory.org/military

WY = http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us