Links to Military Sites

Note: Because the state of the Internet is constantly changing, I cannot guarantee that all the links represented on this page will work at any given time. If you find a link that doesn't work or you know of a site that should be included on this list, please email me.

Table of Contents		General Resources	Obtaining Military Records	French and Indian Wars
Revolutionary War	War of 1812	Mexican War	Civil War	Indian Wars
World War I	World War II	Korean War	Vietnam War	Persian Gulf War

General Resources

	Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
	National Cemetery System

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Obtaining Military Records

	National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) web site.
	National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) - federal repository for records of US Government civilian and military personnel (fire of 1973 destroyed many Army and Air Force records). There are no records online available from this site but it tells you where to call or email for information.
	Master Guide to Army Records held by various governmental agencies including personnel records and unit histories.
	How to order military service and pension files from the National Archives
	Get NATF Form 80 (the form you need for requesting military and pension records for service prior to WW1) tells how to get it by email
	Military City Online has links to veteran locators.
	Military Search Bulletin Board where you may post a query or look for lost buddies.
	Veteran's Locator Input Form
	Veteran's Archive. A national locator system.
	Locating a former soldier, for former member of any service.
	Locate US Air Force or US Army Air Forces former member
	Center for Life Stories Preservation. - preserving veteran's stories.
	Medal of Honor Citations (Full Text)
	The U.S. Army Military History Institute good place to start for information about specific units in specific historical times
	US Army Center of Military History, good place to start for information about specific units in specific historical times
	Naval Historical Center
	US Naval Institute. links to historical and reference information about the Navy
	Military Awards and Insignia

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French and Indian War

	AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List discussion of events during the American Revolution, the French-Indian Wars and the War of 1812.
	The French and Indian War Page dedicated to Frenchmen who came to Canada to fight in the war. Includes some unit rosters.

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Revolutionary War

	AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List discussion of events during the American Revolution, the French-Indian Wars and the War of 1812.
	The American Revolutionary War Home Page. links to historical web sites
	How To Obtain A Revolutionary War Pension File
	National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Home Page
	Sons of the Revolution Revolutionary War information
	Sons of the American Revolution National Society, Louisville, Kentucky
	Lineages of Units of the Continental Army
	Service Records of Soldiers from Virginia in the State or Continental Line - where to write for information
	Virginia Revolutionary War Records from the Virginia State Library's Digital Collections. Includes records for bounty warrants, pensions, public service claims, etc.

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War of 1812

	AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List discussion of events during the American Revolution, the French-Indian Wars and the War of 1812.
	Illinois Bounty Land Warrants for service in the War of 1812.
	Illinois Public Land Sales surname list database
	Virginia War of 1812 Pay and Muster Rolls

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Mexican War, 1846-48

	List of Mexican War soldiers from Virginia
	The Mexican-American War Memorial Home Page
	Mexican War Letters from John W. Keller, Sgt., 16th Inf 1847-1848

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Civil War

	American Civil War, 1861-1865
	American Civil War Home Page
	American Civil War: Resources on the Internet
	American Civil War Web Site Resources
	Brief Introduction to Genealogy and the American Civil War
	Civil War Letter from Martin Van Buren Keller to John Bricker of Lititz, Lancaster, PA
	Civil War Related Sites in the National Park Service
	Civil War Resources
	Civil War Resources
	The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
	Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System Name Search has searchable database
	Civil War WWW Information Archive
	The Confederate Network
	Cycles of US History - Civil War Cycle 1792 - 1859
	Electric Cemetery has Civil War links
	Finding a Civil War Ancestor
	Genealogy and the American Civil War
	Index of Civil War Information available on the Internet
	Researching Civil War Soldiers - Family Tree Maker Online
	Tenny's Civil War Page
	U.S. Civil War Center
	U.S. Civil War Center -- Civil War Links Index
	War for Southern Independence Links

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Indian Wars

	The 19th Kansas Cavalry, 1868-1869
	Union Soldier's Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK. List of burials including some of the 19th Kansas Cavalry.
	Indian Wars Medal of Honor Winners buried in Oklahoma.

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World War I

	Canadian Expeditionary Force - searchable database of military records of WW1 soldiers from Canada
	WW1 draft registration cards - fact sheet
	WW1 Mailing List Discussion of events during WW1 and genealogical matters related to WW1
	WW1 Trenches on the Web - unofficial history of the war with links to other sites

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World War II

	460 Squadron RAAF Australians serving in WW2
	List of those killed in action, Pearl Harbor 7 Dec 1941.
	Roll Call Recall - database for service information on WW2 vets.
	Veterans' Forum - can contact other WW2 veterans
	WW2 on the Web
	WW2 on the Web
	WW2 Troop Ship Crossing Lists in chronological order for the years 1942-46. Use the Find function of your browser to locate ship names and unit designations.

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Korean War

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Vietnam War

	Vietnam Veteran's Home Page
	The Wall on the Web Alphabetical listing of the names on the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington, D.C.
	Vietnam POW/Task Force Russia Database Database of names of servicemen killed, MIA, or believed to be held in Russia from the Vietnam era
	Vietnam Veterans of America

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Persian Gulf War

Operation Desert Storm Debriefing Book Orders of Battle, Force Structures, etc.

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