User:DiltsGD/Sandbox

World War II (1939-1945)—United States Military Records

Use this guide to find information in military records about a man or woman who served in the U.S. armed forces during World War II.

Home Sources. If the veteran is still alive, ask his or her help finding records. Gather facts from sources at home,and talk to relatives. Look for discharge papers. Look for clues about where he or she lived and served.

Helps and links from home. Use the research wiki articles at World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945.

Sources at the Family History Library. The Family History Library has only a few World War II records, mostly selected unit histories. They contain rosters, brief biographies, and usually photographs of men and equipment. To find unit histories use Places Search in the Family History Library Catalog under United States and the topic Military History or Military Records, followed by the topic World War, 1939-1945.

Social Security Death Index. Veterans who died since 1962 may be in a index on the Internet at http://searchgenealogy.net/SSDI.html