Veterans' Resources

The National Archives provides online records for veterans, their families, and researchers looking into the history of men and women who have served in the US military during wartime, from the American Revolution to the present.  (Additional records and resources are available in print -- see here for more details.)

Below is a sample of what the National Archives offers -- see the Online Veterans and Military Service page for more.

Civil War

• Index of Compiled Service Military Records (from the National Park Service's Civil War Soldier and Sailor System)

Spanish-American War

• Selected Military Service Records of Spanish-American War Volunteers (Rough Riders)

World War II

• Search AAD for World War II Army Enlistment Records (search tip: in AAD, select "Subject: World War, 1939-1945")
• World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel
• World War II Casualties for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel
• Research World War II (tips from the National Archives)

Korean War

• State-level Lists of Casualties from the Korean War

Vietnam War

• Search AAD for Records About the Ground Combat Operations by the Army During the Vietnam Conflict, 7/31/1966 - 3/12/1973.
  (Search tip: in AAD, select "Subject: Vietnamese Conflict") 

• Records of U.S. Military Casualties, Missing in Action, and Prisoners of War from the Era of the Vietnam War