American Battle Monuments Commission

Only burials in ABMC cemeteries are recorded here. 

Cemetery Junction

Using this site one can find numerous cemeteries some of which are searchable on-line.

Find a Grave.com

Useful if the individual you are searching for was moderately well known. 

Internment.net Cemetery Transcription Library

Only the burials listed in this site’s database are available.  You must often review numerous listings to find the target individual.

Library of Congress

Photos of units, books on various subjects, and miscellaneous documents are all listed in this extensive and informative catalog system.  Information is provided on obtaining access to the materials listed.  Many photos can be downloaded.

National WWII Memorial

This brings a great many records together at one place.  NOT finding a particular person is NOT indicative that they did not serve.  Only servicemen and women who died during service are reported from the National Archive and American Battle Monuments Commission.

Tombstone Initials and their Meanings

Sometimes you need this handy guide to the abbreviations used on tombstones.

U. S. National Archives & Records Administration

You can request your records and the records of others by following the instructions on this site. 

WWI Casualty List

This is our roster of those who died during service in this period.

WWII Casualty List

This is our roster of those who died during service in this period.