Questions tagged [military-records]
For questions about finding or interpreting records of military personnel or units, including service records, muster rolls, medal rolls, casualty lists, and regimental log books.
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How do I find the service record of my grandfather in the German army in WW1? [duplicate]
My grandfather was from Hamburg and was around 24 or 25 years old when he was inducted in the German army.how do I find his military records of service?
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Looking for information on Grandfather's WW1 Service record [duplicate]
I am hoping someone can help me find my grandfather's World War 1 records from Germany. A family photo we have of him with his regiment shows: I. Korporalschaft IV Ers. Batterie Fuss.Art.R3" Any ...
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Female WW2 U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls
in my Great Grandmother's United States Marine Corps muster roll record the following information appears to be provided:
055 1-17 & 19...30, D, FPOSF;
18, only, sk qtrs.
How do I interpret this?
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Can I find my fathers war history [closed]
My father served in North Africa before becoming a prisoner of war and was sent to the San Francisco Area.
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Identifying military uniform which is probably French or Italian
I'm trying to ID someone's military uniform in an old family photo. Not a lot of clues to go on, except that the man was probably French or Italian, maybe in a colonial setting.
Can you recognize the ...
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Finding list of Russian military officers from same unit as cousin's grandmother's cousin killed 1911-1915
Can someone please tell me where I can find a list of Russian military officers, who served in the same unit as Pavel Nikolaevich Veselovsky, and who was killed between 1911 and 1915?
The list will ...
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Finding records of Army Service pre-1841 in England
I am researching my 3G GF James Vincent. I have what looks like his baptism (2 Feb 1779, Wilton Wiltshire), and I have found him in the 1841 census living just outside Salisbury, occupation is 'Army ...
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Uniform Identification 1890 to 1915
My Grandfather, seen here on the horse, had to escape the Russian Army around the turn of the last century, eventually coming to America. I do not recognize the uniform in this picture, but it looks ...
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Identifying US Military Uniform
I've been trying to figure out if there's any information I could dig out of this photograph. Family lore says it's a photo of my great-great-grandfather. He's rather a man of mystery and this is one ...
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Creating Source / Citation for military document
I have a military document given to me to scan by a relative. It is the original military document.
How do I go about adding a Source / Citation for such media?
My tree lives on Ancestry and I have ...
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Acronyms from 1952 US Army document
Seems the US Army in the 1950's was in love with acronyms even more than the 1975-1985 Navy I was in.
An excerpt from orders for my wife's late step-father:
15 Oct 1952
US Army Hospital 8079th AU
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What is meaning of MOS 3060 in 1950-1952 documents from US Army service?
I have 1950-1952 documents from a relative's US Army service.
What is the meaning of MOS 3060?
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What are the specific characteristics of records destroyed in the US NPRC fire of 1973?
I know the NPRC website says the percentages and year ranges of discharged military personnel records that were destroyed.
Is there a way of knowing the probability of destruction by specific dates of ...
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Clarification of Dates listed in the Verlustlisten - WWI German Casualties Lists 1918
I've encountered conflicting explanations of the dates listed in the German WWI Casuality lists - Verlustlisten. My information is from Vol. 1918_XVI, List #2145, List Date: 9 Oct 1918. The soldier I'...
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Finding Combat Records of Ancestor's Unit from World War 2
I started doing research on the service history for my grandmother's brother who died in Europe during the second World War. I have his serial number and his unit (K Company, 110th Infantry Regiment, ...
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