Getting Results From Military Sources
9 June 2019
History Branch & Archives
833 N. Ocoee
Cleveland, TN 37311
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Updated 03/03/2020
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This presentation is the sixth in a series of presentations that I have been asked to give for the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library History Branch & Archives.
I’d like to thank Margot Still who runs the library for allowing me to do these.
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So what is this presentation all about? The focus this month is to explore Military Record resources. I will look at what types of records are available at your local libraries, online and elsewhere.
My professional background is 27+ years of computer training, course development, consulting, and I have a few published computer technology related books that I have worked on. I have taught over 350 different classes in my career. I primarily now teach companies on how to build a private and pubic clouds and use virtualization to extend their data center capabilities.
I have 45+ years of genealogy experience with the past 33 years using computer software to aid in my research. I have been on Ancestry.com since 2007.
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U.S Government Military Records and Identification website – https://www.usa.gov/military-records
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The National Archive Locations – https://www.archives.gov/locations
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An Overview of Records at the National Archives Relating to Military Service – https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2002/fall/military-records-overview.html
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World War I Draft Registration Cards – https://www.ancestry.com/worldwar1records
U.S. WWII Army Enlistment Records – https://www.ancestry.com/worldwar2records
WWII Draft Registration Cards – https://www.ancestry.com/worldwar2records
U.S. Civil War Soldiers – https://www.ancestry.com/civilwarrecords
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Revolutionary War Records – http://go.fold3.com/records/rev-war/
Civil War Records – http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records/
World War I Records – http://go.fold3.com/records/ww1/
World War II Records – http://go.fold3.com/records/ww2/
Air Force Records – http://go.fold3.com/records/air-force/
Army Records – https://www.fold3.com/search-results/army
Navy Records – https://www.fold3.com/search-results/Navy
Military Records – http://go.fold3.com/records/military/
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List of American Lineage Societies – http://lineagesocietyofamerica.com/list-of-lineage-societies.html
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The SAR website: https://www.SAR.org
In order to join you must prove your direct lineage to a Patriot.
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Sons of the Revolution website – http://sr1776.org/
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DAR Genealogical Research System – https://librarycatalog.dar.org/library/
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War of 1812 National Archives site – https://www.archives.gov/research/military/war-of-1812
General Society of the War of 1812 – https://gswar1812.org/ancestor-research/
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The National Archives Civil War page – https://www.archives.gov/research/military/civil-war
U.S. Civil War Regimental Histories in the Library of Congress – https://www.loc.gov/rr/main/uscivilwar/
PA Civil War Regiments – http://www.pacivilwar.com/regiment/
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The National Archives World War I page – https://www.archives.gov/topics/wwi
World War I Military Resources – https://www.newberry.org/world-war-i-military-resources
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The National Archives World War II page – https://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww2
World War II Military Resources – https://www.newberry.org/world-war-ii-military-resources
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The National Archive Korean War page – https://www.archives.gov/research/military/korean-war
Veteran Voices Military Research – https://veteran-voices.com/world-war-2-resources/
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The National Archives Vietnam page – https://www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war
The Vietnam Memorial Website – http://thewall-usa.com/
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The National Archive Gulf War/Desert Storm page – https://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/military/gulf-war.html
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National Cemetery Administration – https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/
Find A Grave – https://www.findagrave.com/memorial
Billion Graves – https://billiongraves.com/
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TNGenWeb Project – https://www.tngenweb.org/
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Newspapers.com – https://www.newspapers.com
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