Saturday, May 24, 2014

Research selected Military records for free this memorial day.

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To celebrate the sacrifice so many of our ancestors, several sites are offering free access to military records to celebrate Memorial Day. Here is a breakdown of what you can get for free.


Fold3.com

Fold3′s vast collection of WWII documents, records, and images, including draft registration cards, Army enlistment records, Navy muster rolls, “Old Man’s Draft” registration cards, missing air crew reports, casualty lists, and more.

Free until May 31st.


MyHeritage.com

You can search and view the collection free from May 23 through May 26, 2014.


To see a list of the military collections on MyHeritage, go to this page and look under the headings for:

Draft, Enlistment & Service

Pension Records and Military Documents.


There free collection period contains select items from virtually all major US wars and conflicts through the Korean War. This includes Draft lists, and Muster Rolls.


Ancestry.com
Select Ancestry.com military collections are free through Memorial Day (Monday, May 26), totaling more than 145 million records. Free collections include this sampling:


Sons of the American Revolution membership applications (1889–1970)


Collection of Alien Draft Registrations for selected US states (1940–1946)


New York National Guard enlistment cards (1923-1947)


New York military collections


WWI and WWII draft registration cards, a great source for learning about male ancestors even if they didn’t serve.


Happy searching!



Research selected Military records for free this memorial day.

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