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Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources
Publication Date: August 2005
Publisher(s): Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Series: RS21282
Topic: Education (Information services and sources)
Military and defense (Military service)
Abstract:
This report is a guide to locating individual service records and military unit histories from the American Revolution to the present. This guide provides referral information for locating individual service records of discharged and deceased veterans. It includes information regarding locating and obtaining active service records. Also included are relevant addresses and websites of government agencies, historical associations, and a select bibliography. This report will be updated as needed.