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U.S. Military - Record Selection Table
Once you know in which war(s) your ancestor may have served, use this table to decide which records to search. Use this table as a guide only. The information listed here is generally found in pre-20th century records, but each item is rarely found in every individual record.

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Service Pension Bounty Land Draft Cemetery Soldier Homes Veteran/ Lineage Society Military Biography
Age ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■  
Birth date   ■   ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Birth place ■ ■   ■   ■ ■ ■
Children   ■       ■ ■  
Death date ■ ■ ■   ■ ■ ■ ■
Death place ■ ■         ■ ■
Spouse, Marriage   ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Military Unit ■ ■ ■   ■ ■ ■ ■
Occupation ■     ■   ■ ■ ■
Parents             ■  
Physical description ■ ■   ■   ■    
Residence ■ ■ ■ ■   ■ ■ ■
Service history ■   ■       ■ ■
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