Find Your Military Ancestors with The Family History Guide
Today is Memorial Day in the United States, where military veterans are remembered and honored. No
matter what country you are from, chances are good that you have one or more ancestors who completed military service. Finding out more about their lives can be a source of inspiration and connection.
The Family History Guide can help you discover more about your military ancestors. There are handy links to many articles and videos about military research, as well as QUIKLinks that make searching military record collections a breeze. Here are some of the resources you’ll want to check out:
United States, Goal E1: Military Records
Choice A: Understand Military Records / Choice B: Learn to trace your military ancestors / Choice C: Explore the Fold3 website
United States, Goal E2: Military Records by Conflict
Choice A: Revolutionary War / Choice B: Civil War / Choice C: World War I / Choice D: World War II / Choice E: Korean War / Choice F: Other Conflicts
U.S. State Pages
There are Goals for Military Records for each of the 50 U.S. states, plus the District of Columbia. Here is an example for military records in California.
Military Records in Country Pages
There are also Goals for military records in many of the country pages in The Family History Guide. You can use the All Countries page or the Countries menu to get started. Here are some examples for a few countries:
The Vault
You can find a wealth of additional information about U.S. military resources and records in the Vault of The Family History Guide. Here is the direct link, and you can also access it a the top of the main Vault page.
