United States World War II Prisoners of War of the Japanese - FamilySearch Historical Records

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What is in This Collection?
This collection is an index of military personnel and civilians who were prisoners of the Japanese during World War II acquired from the National Archives "Access to Archival Databases" (AAD). The index includes name, rank, service number, branch of service, source of information, unit information as available from parent unit to subordinate unit and notes. This collection covers the years 1941 to 1945.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

Collection Content
Sample of indexed information:

How Do I Search This Collection?
To begin your search it will be helpful to know:
 * The name of soldier
 * The service number of the soldier
 * The service unit of the soldier

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the name, rank and service number to obtain a copy of their complete military file
 * Search for your ancestor in other records, such as census, vital, and probate records
 * Your ancestor may have used different names, or variations of their name, throughout their life

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname search box (or the given name search box) on the landing page leaving the other box empty and then click on search. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name. You could then browse the list for individuals with the same family number

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the United States.
 * US Military Basic Search Strategies
 * Beginning Research in United States Military Records
 * Finding a World War II (1939-1945) Veteran's Records
 * United States, National Archives, Military Records, 1885-2004
 * United States Guided Research
 * United States Record Finder
 * United States Research Tips and Strategies

Other FamilySearch Collections
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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Jonathan Gawne. Finding your father's war : a practical guide to researching and understanding service in the World War II US Army. Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania : Casemate, c2006 FS Library 973 M27g
 * Debra Johnson Knox. World War II military records : a family historian's guide. Spartanburg, South Carolina : MIE Publishing, c2003 FS Library 973 M27kw - Chapter 3 - WWII Draft Records, pp. 47-58.
 * Ben DeWhitt and Jennifer Davis Heaps, comp. Records relating to personal participation in World War II : American prisoners of war and civilian internees. Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, 1992
 * compiled by Timothy P. Mulligan ; edited by Rebecca L. Collier with Judith Koucky and Patrick Osborn, World War II : guide to records relating to U.S. military participation 2 volumes. Washington, D.C. : National Archives Trust Fund Board, 2008 FS Library 973 J53mt
 * George Forty, US Army handbook, 1939-1945 2nd ed. New York, New York : Barnes & Noble, c1995 FS Library 973 M27f
 * Shelby L. Stanton, Order of battle, U.S. Army, World War II Novato, California : Presidio Press, c1984 FS Library 973 M2st
 * United States.Army. Office of Military Government (Germany).Civil Administration Division Displaced persons and POWs records and correspondence, 1945-1949
 * United States, military name index to the missing air crew reports of the United States Army Air Forces, 1942-1947
 * Eva Jane Matson, It tolled for New Mexico : New Mexicans captured by the Japanese, 1941-1945 Las Cruces, New Mexico : Yucca Tree Press, 1994, c1992 FS Library 978.9 M2m

Citing This Collection
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Estado Unidos, II Guerra Mundial, Prisioneiros de Guerra dos Japoneses (Registros Históricos do FamilySerach)