Military Records

Military records and civil service records provide unique facts and insights into the lives of men and women who have served their country at home and abroad. For those family historians researching their American ancestors, they will be excited to see the Draft Registration Cards that were prepared for World War I (also called the World War or The Great War). Below you can see an example of a typical card and the types of data included.

Contrary to what most researchers may think, military records are often among the easiest to use, but you may have to be willing to visit or correspond with an archive because there are far more military records available on microfilm than are available online currently.

— Over 90 Million Names in this Military Records —
	First Name (Optional)	Last Name

• Revolutionary War Records
• Civil War Records
• World War I Records
• World War II Records
• War of 1812
• Spanish-American War
• Korean War
• Vietnam War