Military

Military

Service Call Premium

Answers for the beginner, the befuddled and anyone hitting a brick wall.

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How to Read WWI Draft Registration Cards

Learn how to uncover genealogy details about your relatives with WWI draft cards.

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At Your Service: A Military Genealogy Research Guide Premium

Launch an offensive to discover your family's military history—but first, arm yourself with our guide to records and resources.

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Using WWII Army Enlistment Records for Genealogy Research

How do you use the numbers found on WWII army enlistment records to find the actual document? Our expert has the answer.

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Operation Online Records Premium

Join the march to search out military records on the Web.

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Birth Years for Servicemembers in US Military Conflicts Premium

Your ancestor's birth date tells you what wars he may have fought in.

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Service Call Premium

Tap into 60,000 wartime oral histories on the Veterans History Project Web site.

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Only On Paper Premium

How to get NARA records that aren't microfilmed or digitized.

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Best for Military Researchers Premium

As orderly as the soldiers therein, military records seem ideally suited for online research. Though military documents can be found in many of the databases in this year's 101 list, sites in this section are especially useful for finding your ancestors' service records and exploring the wars they fought.

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World War I Genealogy Resources Premium

Start your search for WWI ancestors—soldiers and those who stayed Stateside—with these online resources.

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