Rooting for Military Records for your Family Tree

One of the most difficult parts of genealogical research can be finding military records for family members within your circle. While hard to find, these records can prove invaluable to your search for more information about your family. They can help you track who a family member dealt with and where they might have been stationed. This can help you track your family members’ travel across the country or even the world.

Starting your search for military records begins by searching your brain and your families’ collective memories for information about the parties you are looking for. Information that can help you in this search includes the branch of service the member of you family served in, the conflict (if any) the member of your family was involved in, the dates your family member was involved in the service, the type of unit (volunteer, draft, etc) the member of your family served with, whether the member of your family drew a pension from the service, and whether the member of your family was an officer or an member of the enlisted personnel.

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