Fall in! It's time to learn a bit about how to research your military ancestors. I'll be looking through a number of American Conflicts and talking about some of the specific resources available for that conflict and probably sprinkling in some more broadly applicable military research tips. This week we talk about World War 1.
Links in this episode:
A Peace to End All Peace by David Fromkin
Over There: The United States Army in the Great War 1917-1918 by Byron Farwell
ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE UNITED STATES LAND FORCES IN THE WORLD WAR
UNITED STATES ARMY IN THE WORLD WAR 1917-1919
THE U.S. ARMY IN THE WORLD WAR I ERA
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION CLAIM FILES AND WORLD WAR I BURIAL FILES
Request Military Service Records
The American Legion Digital Archive
Order of the First World War Resource Page
US Army Center of Military History
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It’s funny how we all have those sorts of stories. My dad has memories of a World War 1 vet who’s voice was hard to understand because his vocal cords had been so damaged by poison gas. I wonder if that’s in his records.
Sunday Sep 08, 2024
I *just* requested --last week!--existing records for two family members from ww1. One saw fighting, the other, I’m not sure. One used to show off the shrapnel under his skin (his calf) to his grandkids.
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
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