Military Death Records
Military Records Research | National Archives
The National Archives holds Federal military service records from the Revolutionary War to 1912 in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Military service records from WWI - present are held in the National Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC), in St. Louis, Missouri. See details of holdings.
https://www.archives.gov/research/military
How to look up prisoners and prison records | USAGov
LAST UPDATED: June 16, 2023 Have a question? Ask a real person any government-related question for free. They will get you the answer or let you know where to find it. Chat with USAGov Search for prisoners and prison records based on when and where someone was incarcerated. Find out how to look up federal, state, or local prison records.
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Online Military Records in AAD | National Archives
To locate these records within AAD, click on Military Personnel on the AAD homepage. Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) Public Use Files, 6/28/1950 - 12/31/2006 (includes casualties from the Gulf War, War on Terrorism, and other recent conflicts)
https://www.archives.gov/research/military/veterans/aad.html
Online Veterans and Military Documents | National Archives
Records on Military Personnel Who Died, Were Missing in Action or Prisoners of War as a Result of the Vietnam Conflict, 1/20/1967 - 12/1998 ( description ). [ Search AAD for these Records ] (Search tip: in AAD, select "Subject: Vietnamese Conflict")
https://www.archives.gov/research/military/veterans/online
Former Alcatraz Inmates List | National Archives
Archival Records Operations (NRHSA) 1000 Commodore Drive. San Bruno, CA 94066-2350. Telephone: 650-238-3501. Fax: 650-238-3510. E-mail: [email protected]. The National Archives at San Francisco holds comprehensive inmate case files, prisoner identification photographs, and warden's notebook pages for most listed inmates.
https://www.archives.gov/san-francisco/finding-aids/alcatraz-alpha
Military Service Records | National Archives
Instructions Online Requests Using eVetRecs Our online eVetRecs system creates a customized order form to request information from your, or your relative's, military personnel records. You may use this system if you are: A military veteran, or Next of kin of a deceased, former member of the military. The next of kin can be any of the following:
https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/service-record
United States, Military Burial Records from the National Archives ...
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How to get copies of military records | USAGov
1917 - present Records for yourself or next of kin You can request service records for yourself or for your next of kin (spouse, parent, child, or sibling). Choose one of three ways to request service records from the National Archives: Start your records request online for recent military service. Print and fill out a Form SF 180.
https://www.usa.gov/military-records
U.S. Active Duty Military Deaths by Year and Manner
22. 1 – 10 of 43. * Official Department of Defense end-strengths as of December 31 for military pay accounts. Excludes full time Guard and Reserve. ** Full time equivalent (FTE) is based on official Department of Defense fiscal year end selected reserve strength. (10% of the figure is used to estimate days on Active Duty).
https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/summaryData/deaths/byYearManner
Military Personnel Records | National Archives
Address National Personnel Records Center 1 Archives Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63138 Hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Closed weekends and Federal holidays) Contact Information Telephone: 314-801-0800 Status Check: Online Status Update Request Form * Fax: 314-801-9195 Checking the Status of Your Request:
https://www.archives.gov/personnel-records-center/military-personnel
Prison Records at the National Archives | National Archives
Enlarge Warden s notebook page, with mug shot, of Robert Stroud, 594-AZ, aka The Birdman of Alcatraz. , 1942 - 1942? National Archives Identifier 296722 Enlarge McNeil Island Penitentiary, Inside view of Old #1 cell house, 08/14/1935 National Archives Identifier: 299516 Alcatraz Alphabetical Index of Former Inmates of U.S. Penitentiary, Alcatraz, 1934 - 63 Digitized Documents Relating to the U.S.
https://www.archives.gov/research/prisons