United States, World War II Army Enlistment Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection contains a name index of Army enlistments from the years 1938-1946. Database courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration.

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Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in this collection generally include the following:


 * Full name
 * Date and Place of Birth
 * Race
 * County of Residence
 * Date of Enlistment
 * Occupation
 * Marital Status

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Related Websites

 * World War II Army Enlistment Records for the State of Kansas
 * World War II Army Enlistment on World Vital Records

Related Wiki Articles

 * United States World War II Enlistment Records
 * United States Military Records

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“Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 4 March 2011), William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, 1890; citing Delaware, State Marriage Records, no. 859, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover. When the citation has been replaced with a citation specific to the collection being described, the heading should be changed to “Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection” in Heading style 3.