United States, Casualties of Army Personnel, Dependents and Civilian Employees - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection contains a name file to casualty information about Army personnel and their dependents who died or were injured worldwide. The records are from Record Group 407: Records of the Adjutant General's Office. Also known as the U.S. Army. Casuality Information System, 1/1/1961-12/1981 This collection has 293,858 records. The file was acquired from the National Archives, "Access to Archival Databases" (AAD).

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Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in this collection may include:


 * Name
 * Age or birth date
 * Home state and city of record (if known)
 * Date of casualty
 * Category of casualty
 * Category of personnel

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 * Service or social security number
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Related Websites

 * NARA Series Description

Related Wiki Articles

 * United States
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