Interested in learning more about the stories of our World War I fallen? Here are some resources you can check out. We will continue to add more each week, so check back frequently!
Articles & Links
Using the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) History Hub
AWeekOfGenealogy.com
Researching soldiers who died during WWI
AWeekOfGenealogy.com
United States World War I Cemetery Records: Resource list
FamilySearch.org
Military Records by State
National World War I Museum
Burial cards and death files
AWeekOfGenealogy.com
Databases
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, Nationwide Gravesite Locator
All burials at National Cemeteries administered by the U.S. federal government
WWI Burial Cards (searchable)
Military burial cards for most of the WWI deceased who died overseas
American Battle Monuments Commission, Burial Search
For U.S. World War I and World War II burials overseas
Museums and Collections
Hoboken Historical Museum, Archives and Research Center
National World War I Museum – Online Collections
Books
(For purchase)
Budreau, Lisa M. Bodies of War: World War I and the Politics of Commemoration in America. New York: New York University Press, 2010.
Fitzpatrick, Kevin. World War I New York: A Guide to the City’s Enduring Ties to the Great War. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 2017.
McMahon, Dr. Margaret M. Guide to the U.S. Pioneer Infantry Regiments in WWI. CreateSpace, 2018.
McMahon, Dr. Margaret M. Researching Your U.S. WWI Army Ancestors. CreateSpace, 2016.
Sledge, Michael. Soldier Dead: How We Recover, Identify, Bury, and Honor Our Military Fallen. New York: Columbia University Press, 2007.
(Available online)
With the Army at Hoboken
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