By David Allen Lambert
Chief Genealogist

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Introduction

Military records provide important information for family historians. The records for both World War I and World War II, however, present unique challenges. Simply having the name of the veteran will often not be enough to begin a search. You may have some family ephemera related to the service of the veteran, such as dog tags, personal letters, or discharge papers, that can give you clues to the unit or the vessel your relative was attached to—essential information when trying to locate relatives (obituaries and gravestones may also provide this information). This subject guide lists some key records and resources for finding information on your World War I and World War II veteran ancestors.

How-To Guides

U.S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources, Colonial America to the Present by James C. Neagles
NEHGS, 7th Floor Reading Rm Z1249.M5 N43 1994

Army Serial Numbers (ASN) are part of an official designation, and will appear in every military record, in which the name of the holder appears, i.e. In all documents — so, special care should be taken that the correct ASN be used at all times, since certain records are filed this way, and payments and/or allowances are often settled by Army Serial Number, and not by name — it is always. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 Archival Database; ARC: 1263923.World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. Re: 1858 New Model Army - Serial Number Tracking info? Post by 171evergreenfkl » Sun Aug 16, 2020 3:41 am I do not wish to throw cold h20 on your enthusiasm for tracking the issuance of this revolver, but having spent time researching at the National Archives, you may be in for an exercise of humility and futility. When you have an 8-digit serial number, the second number shows the Service Command. This narrows down where the person enlisted or was drafted. If you have a serial number for a member of the WAC, look at the number after the letter prefix.1 = Connecticut Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont.

Allotment Serial Number: 20. Budget Program (First 2 digits of BPAC): 11. Project Number (3 rd thru 6 th digit of BPAC): 9992. Material Program Code: 020100. Element of Expense/Investment code (EEIC): 000000. Program Element (PE): 000000. Accounting and Disbursing Station Number (ADSN): 503000. DoD Activity Address Directory Code (DoDAAC): F03000. Army Combat Shirt NSN's. Blue Force Tracker (Same as FBCB2 w/Added Antenna). DUNS Number: 829504880 / CAGE Code: 5BMR7 (703) 269-0013.

How to Locate Anyone Who is or has been the Military – Armed Forces Locator Guide, 8th ed. by Richard S. Johnson and Debra Johnson Knox
NEHGS, 7th Floor Reading Rm U11.U5 J54 1999

The Great War: A Guide to the Service Records of All the World's Fighting Men and Volunteers by Christina K. Schaefer
NEHGS, 7th Floor Reference CS14 .S33 1998

World War II Military Records – A Family Historian’s Guide by Debra Johnson Knox
NEHGS, 7th Floor Reference D797.U6 K56 2003

Draft Registration Cards and Enlistments

World War I

Over 24 million men registered for the U.S. Draft at the time of World War I over the course of three drafts. The resulting registration cards can be searched and viewed online for free at FamilySearch.org. Note: Even though a name might appear in the draft registrations, it does not confirm that they were actually drafted into the military service.

WWII Draft Registration Cards

Draft records for the first three drafts of World War II are not currently available online. This is in part due to the fact many thousands of these individuals are still living. Shogun 2 steam key generator. The fourth draft, conducted April 27, 1942, was for men born between the years 1877 and 1897. These men were the last line of defense, and often included many former World War I veterans. These draft cards can be searched and viewed online at FamilySearch.org.

You can request copies of WWII draft registration cards for the men affected by the earlier drafts, those born between February 17, 1897 to July 31, 1927. To obtain a copy, the requester must be the registrant or show written permission from the registrant. If the registrant is deceased, a copy of the registrant's death certificate or obituary is needed. In your written request, include the registrant's full name, date of birth, and address (including county, if known) at the time of registration and send to:

National Archives and Records Administration
Attn: Archival Programs
P.O. Box 28989
St. Louis, MO 63132-0989

WWII Enlistments for the Army

Over 9 million enlistments for the U.S. Army between the years 1938 and 1946 are available online. These enlistments can be searched and viewed online at FamilySearch.org. This database includes the following information:

U.S. Census

You can also find information about your World War I veteran ancestor in the 1930 U.S. Census. For that return the enumerator asked “Whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition.” This was a yes or no question, which further asked “What War or expedition.” The responses ranged from Civil War veterans to World War I veterans. Note: Because World War II had not yet occurred, the “Great War” was abbreviated as “WW” for World War.

Since the 1940 U.S. census is currently the most recent census released by the National Archives we do not have knowledge what military service information was provided on the later censuses for WWII and other veterans.

Veteran Records

Safari download icon for mac. The National Archives's National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Missouri stores U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard service and personnel records for individuals who no longer have a service obligation. Read more about Military Service Records and Official Military Personnel Files.

Veteran records may be accessed for the following U.S. military branches for those veterans who were discharged, died, or retired during the time periods listed below:

Personnel Records

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Military personnel records may include information on the following:

• Enlistment/appointment
• Posts and assignments
• Training, qualifications, and performance
• Awards and medals
• Disciplinary actions
• Insurance
• Emergency data
• Administrative remarks
• Separation/discharge/retirement
• Other personnel actions

Unfortunately, a fire at the NPCR in 1973 destroyed 16 to 18 million personnel records for the U.S. Army between (service years 1912 to 1960) and the U.S. Air Force (service years 1947 to 1964). Veterans and their families may be interested in donating a copy of what records they have to help restore the national collections. Learn more about the fire and what was destroyed.

Discharge Papers/Separation Documents

A Report of Separation is issued after a service member performs active duty or at least 90 consecutive days of active duty training. Before January 1, 1950, the military used a number of different forms, including the WD AGO 53, WD AGO 55, WD AGO 53-55, NAVPERS 553, NAVMC 78PD, and the NAVCG 553. These discharge papers provide important information for verifying military service for benefits, retirement, employment, and membership in veterans’ organizations. It is also an important document if you are faced with Army records that were destroyed in the 1973 fire. Information shown on the Report of Separation may include the service member's:

• Date and place of entry into active duty
• Home address at time of entry
• Date and place of release from active duty
• Home address after separation
• Last duty assignment and rank
• Military job specialty
• Military education
• Decorations, medals, badges, citations, and campaign awards
• Total creditable service
• Foreign service credited
• Separation information (type of separation, character of service, authority and reason for separation, separation and reenlistment eligibility codes)

To obtain your relative’s honorable discharge or Separation Documents, contact your local veteran’s agent who should be able to help you obtain these records from your state veteran’s office. View a current list of office of the Adjutant General’s Office for your state.

Requesting Records

If your veteran ancestor from World War II is living, he or she will need to make the request for their military records. If deceased, his or her next of kin may make the request. To obtain records, or to make an inquiry, online use the NARA eVetRecs form. If mailing or faxing your request use the Military Service Records Standard Form 180 (SF-180) and send to:
National Personnel Records Center
(Military Personnel Records)
1 Archives Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63138-1002
FAX: 314-801-9195

Organizations

Order of the First World War (Descendants of WWI Veterans), orderfirstworldwar.com
Sons and Daughters of World War II Veterans, sonsanddaughtersofww2veterans.org

Websites

Veterans Service Records, archives.gov/veterans
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Nationwide Gravesite Locator, gravelocator.cem.va.gov/
U.S. Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925–1949, FamilySearch.org
U.S. Navy Log, navylog.navymemorial.org
A database of thousands of sea service veterans; part of the U.S Navy Memorial.

World War I

World War II

American Battle Monuments Commission (graves registry for veterans buried overseas), www.abmc.gov/search/wwii.php
World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel, archives.gov/research/military/ww2/army-casualties/
State list of Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, & Coast Guard, archives.gov/research/military/ww2/navy-casualties/index.html
United States World War II Prisoners of War of the Japanese, 1941–1945, FamilySearch.org
World War II Memorial, wwiimemorial.com

Tracing the Unit Assignment History

of a

Former Military Vehicle

Some military vehicle owners ask how to trace the history of their trucks.

Note: This information is based on procedures in effect from from the early days of World War II into the middle 1980's and applies to Dodge military trucks up to and including the M-880 series used by the Army. This information generally applies to all other US Army tactical vehicles in use during that same period.

Numbers

There are two sets of numbers on an Army vehicle. The number on the hood isthe Army Registration Number. It is assigned to the vehicle when it is procured andremains with the vehicle throughout its entire 'life'. This number is assigned at the time of procurement and does not necessarily have any relationship to the manufacturer's serial number. It is used to account for the vehicle and is reflected in all general inventory records. On trucks that come from the manufacturer with camouflage, these numbers may be in subdued paint or may be painted on the underside of the hood.

The other numbers are the Unit, or Organizational markings. They are used to identify the unit or organization to which a vehicle is assigned at any particular time. These markings are changed each time the vehicle is transferred from one unit to another. Starting in early World War II, standardized marking regulations call for the organizational markings to be on the bumpersor a like place on vehicles without bumpers such as trailers, tracked vehicles, etc. - and we know them as 'Bumper Numbers'. Prior to this, unit markings were done in compliance with local command policies.

The picture below is believed to have been taken at the 'Louisiana Maneuvers' before World War II. The Army Registration Number can clearly be seen on the hood. Notice the unit markings on the cab skirt below the driver partially hidden by the stalk of grass. registration.

It is a standard practice for all markings on military vehicles that are being disposed of as surplus to be obliterated by painting over them. Careful removal of that last layer of paint may restore those markings. The registration number usually also appears on the data plate. From time to time, there was a requirement to remove data plates and to use only the manufacturer's serial number for accountability purposes.

Records

There are two sets of records that tell the story of an Army vehicle. The first is theVehicle Log Book used to record everything from the vehicle's procurement to its final screening for disposal. This is the permanent record of all maintenance, replacements of major components, and any vehicle modifications. It uses the Army Registration Number and it, too, remains with the vehicle throughout its entire 'life'.

The second set of records is the Unit Property Book and is used to maintain accountability. There is a 'master property book' at the Department of the Army level. Vehicles are transferred down through subordinate levels, each with their own subordinate level property book. I was the Property Book Officer (PBO) for a Company level unit. I literally signed for every accountable item in that unit. Some items were accountable by a component list. An example was the maintenance section Master Tool Kit. I had to personally inventory every tool against the component list - like going to a particular tool set in the Sears Tool Catalog and inventorying every socket, wrench, etc, against its individual part number. Any time a tool, typewriter, or truck was transferred to another unit, the transfer was effected by having the PBO of the gaining unit do a joint inventory and then signing a transfer document with a complete listing of the items being transferred.

Because equipment transfers between units was common place, many transfer documents were continually being generated. The only information from these records would be that 'Truck, Cargo, 3/4 ton, 4x4, M-37, 20955876' was transferred from XXXXXX (Unit ID) to YYYYYY (gaining unit ID) (Julian date). To the best of my recall, the Unit ID was the DODACC which would require a cross reference to find a unit designation such as, 'B Company, 163d MI Bn'. Army records disposition standards would have required all these short term records to be destroyed within three years of the actions being completed. Additionally, records showing vehicle transfers to the various subordinate levels of the Army were constantly being 'refreshed' so the longest 'histories' would have reflected only the last several years in a vehicle's 'life'.

When a vehicle was released from the inventory, all permanent records such as the Log Book were permanently retired to a record holding facility for a specified number of years and then, most likely, destroyed.

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This item was updated April 5, 2011, and contains the response to this question about a former Air Force M43 procured in 1954.

Army Serial Number Tracker

TheTracing the Unit Assignment History of a Former Military Vehicle item in Frequently Asked Questions on my web site was primarily written as applicable to Army vehicles.

For three years I was assigned to a Joint Command activity (DOD Level) that was located on McGuire AFB, NJ, and was supported by the Base Transportation Motor Pool. That DOD activity had its origins in the Air Force and generally followed their procedures.

In those three years, I observed that the Army and Air Force policies were very similar. The greatest difference was that the Air Force used the year in the vehicle registration number, i.e., the registration number started with the last two digits of the procurement year. Under that system, your vehicle's Air Force registration number would have been 54X9999. However the procedure for unit markings - and identification of the vehicle's history - was generally the same as the Army procedure for 'bumper markings'. The use of the procurement year as part of the Air Force registration number did not start until some years after the Air Force came into existence. I cannot say for certain if that procedure was in effect in 1954. Even if you have the Air Force registration number - found on a data plate, or in vinyl lettering on a door - you will have little chance of learning much about your vehicle's history.

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From what I have observed at military vehicle shows through the years, it appears that the Navy/Marines also displayed the vehicle registration number permanently and separate from any unit assignment markings which were changed as appropriate.

This question often comes up and the replies by knowledgeable folks in all services seem to be about the same. I believe that the records management procedures for all the services were generally the same since each service followed 'next higher' policies. In this case the 'next higher' for each of them was DOD.

Army Serial Number Tracker Arsnt

The M37 series vehicles had a unique 'second life' in that they were redistributed to many civilian agencies such as civil defense, volunteer fire departments, forestry service, and others. Many of them remained with these agencies for many years before they were released to the general public. This seemed to apply mostly to these vehicles that were being replaced in Europe. According to European collectors I have had contact with, surplus M37 series vehicles are relatively rare, while WWII vehicles are comparatively plentiful. It is rare to find any M37 series vehicles that have any recoverable unit markings.