Using Military Records for Genealogy and Family History Research
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Starting Research: Military Service Records Guide

Using Military Records for Genealogy and Family History Research

This post describes a number of exciting possibilities for using military records for genealogical research of your family history. Explore examples of documents retrieved from archived military service records that can shed light on your ancestors’ past and lead to yet more tantalizing clues as you embark on your genealogical quest. Let’s get a sense

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NARA Experts in Military Records and Historical Research

Are you seeking expert assistance in locating or researching NARA records? The team at Golden Arrow Research has decades of combined research experience with the record holdings of NARA and we are on-site at NARA research facilities nationwide on a daily basis. Aside from our most popular, proprietary research process which enables us to rebuild

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After Action Reports: Must-Have Military Records for Researching Individual Veterans and Their Units

If you are interested in requesting after action reports please click here: Request after action reports After Action Reports and Research at the National Archives. After Action Reports stored at the National Archives are historical records that document the combat operations of U.S. military units from WWI through Vietnam. During hostilities, military units within each

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Wrapping Things Up: The WWII Navy Notice of Separation

If you would like to request your veteran’s WWII Navy records please click here: Request WWII Navy Service Records The Separation Document The Navy issued a Notice of Separation when a WWII Navy veteran left the service. The WWII Navy Notice of Separation is a one-page document that serves as a basic outline of a

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