Military Records

Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDS) status finder searches, including military status, evacuation tracking, active duty status, military lending and more. Some are open to the public, others are restricted.

Casualties in Afghanistan. Browse fatalities, by nationality, by year or month.

U.S. Air Force bases worldwide.

U.S. Air National Guard index of unit locations, phone numbers, and web sites.

U.S. Army Post Locations. Includes interactive map.

The National Archives and Records Administration. Search by SSN, name, date of casualty, etc. for records of U.S. Army casualties documenting the period 1961-1981.

Civil War Battles by state or campaign. Provides date(s), campaign, principal commanders, forces engaged, estimated casualties, description, and results.

Library of Congress service for Civil War Maps by keyword or browse by place, subject, creator, or title.

National Park Service database of Union and Confederate Civil War Battle Units.

Civil War Medal of Honor recipients by name, birth state, or citation state.

Civil War soldiers buried in the Poplar Grove National Cemetery at Petersburg, Virginia.

Civil War Confederate Soldiers who were imprisoned at Fort McHenry in Baltimore or Union Soldiers who were imprisoned at Andersonville, Georgia.

National Park Service database of Civil War soldiers and sailors.

U.S. Coast Guard installations, including bases, stations, depots, air stations, lighthouse services, life-saving services, and shore facilities.

Provided by: leyden.com. Browse by state and name for Operation Desert Storm military personnel killed in action.

FamilySearch database of World War I draft registration cards.

Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers for the documenting period of 1906-1991.

Iraq War Casualty database indexed by date or search by name, branch, unit age, rank date, and/or cause.

National Archives and Records Administration records of Korean War Casualties.

The National Archives and Records Administration. Search by serial number, name, service code, etc. for Korean War dead and wounded Army casualties documenting the period 1950-1953.

Information on how to locate U.S. veterans and active duty service members.

U.S. Marine Corps base installations.

Marine Helicopter pilots, crew members, and passengers killed in action since 1945.

U.S. Military Installations.

Search for Military Brats nationwide. Note: the only names listed are from individuals who have registered.

Defense Finance and Accounting Service military pay charts.

National Archives and Records Administration information on how to request copies of your military service records, including DD-214's.

Browse by state for civil war and various other military databases.

NCIS listing of missing United States Navy and Marine personnel.

U.S. Navy Base installations.

American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) database of World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War overseas burials and memorials.

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor database searchable by name for servicemen and servicewomen who earned the purple heart.

Government and military links.

Search by keyword for "documents obtained from archives in the former Soviet Union that pertain to Americans who are unaccounted for from World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Cold War, and the war in Southeast Asia."

Searchable muster roll of all of the soldiers who served at the Valley Forge Encampment. Search by name and/or state/regiment.

Find the location of a Veterans Affairs Facility.

Veterans Cemeteries in the United States.

Department of Veterans Affairs lists of Veterans' cemeteries.

Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration database of Veterans' grave sites.

Search the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall page for Vietnam War casualties by name, home of record, home state/country, branch, age, service or social security number, rank, birthday, and/or casualty date.

Search for members of the Vietname Dog Handler association by name or member number.

Vietnam War USMC pilots, crew, and passengers killed in action.

Search the MilitaryUSA.com database for military occupation specialty (MOS) information by full or partial MOS and military branch. Requires registration and a fee.

Search this Department of Defense database of Vietnam era prisoner of war/missing persons by last name, branch of service, or by home of record state. Also available are reports on accounted-for, unaccounted-for, returned alive, and escaped captivity rep

Search this Library of Congress Federal Research Division database of Vietnam era prisoner of war/missing in action personnel database by keyword or phrase.

The National Archives and Records Administration records of awards and decorations of honor during the Vietnam conflict (1965-1972).

U.S. Warships active in World War II.

Search this database of 'The Stars and Stripes' U.S. Army World War I newspapers published from February 8, 1918, to June 13, 1919 by keyword/phrase, date range, and/or newspaper page.

The National Archives and Records Administration enlistment and reserve corps records by army serial number, name, enlistment date, etc. for 1938-1946 enlistment records.

U.S. National Archives & Records Administration database of World War II dead and missing Army and Army Air Forces personnel by state and county.

U.S. National Archives & Records Administration database of Marines, Navy, and Coast Guard World War II dead and missing personnel.