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U.S. Navy Cruise Books
Yearbook-style books detailing sailors and others on board U.S. Navy ships, dating from 1940
U.S. Civil War Soldiers Records and Profiles
The U.S. Civil War Soldiers Records and Profiles database is a historic effort to compile and interlink all available records of soldiers who participated in the American Civil War
U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
The U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls is a collection of more than 425,000 records documenting men who fought for the colonies in the American Revolutionary War
WWII Missing in Action or Lost at Sea
More than 80,000 names of Military Personnel reported Missing in Action or Buried at Sea during WWII
U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
Records detailing personal information about men who enlisted in the U.S. Army from 1798-1914
World War I Draft Registration Cards
Draft registration cards for more than 24 million men who registered for the WWI draft in 1917 and 1918
World War II Draft Registration Cards
Almost 6 million draft cards of men who registered for the fourth WWII draft in 1942
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
Collection of more than 8 million names of U.S. Army enlistees during WWII, 1938-1946
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Collection of military service records, containing more than 6 million names of servicemen - Union and Confederate - who fought in the U.S. Civil War, 1860-1865
U.S. Veterans Gravesites ca. 1775-2006
Burial and gravesite information for almost 3.5 million veterans of the U.S. military, 1775-2006

 
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U.S. MILITARY HERITAGE
  Since the beginning of the American Revolution, more than 43 million men and women have served in the U.S. military during wartime. In this some 230 years of military heritage, more than 650,000 American lives have been lost and more than 1.4 million service members wounded in battle. We remember and honor all that these heroes have sacrificed for America's freedom.

ANCESTRY.COM U.S. MILITARY COLLECTION
  Discover the heroes in your family tree in the Ancestry.com U.S. Military Collection - the largest online assortment of U.S. military records, covering more than three centuries of American wars and conflicts. With more than 100 million names and 700 titles and databases in military records from all 50 U.S. states, there are countless opportunities to learn the stories of courage and sacrifice in your family tree.

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