Georgia, World War I, Statement of Service Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes an index and images of statement of service cards for the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard, which was provided for by an act of Congress July 11, 1919. The collection is located at the Department of Archives and History in Atlanta.

Related Article 
 * Susan Goss Johnston " World War I Statement of Service Cards" NGS Magazine 43 (July-September 2017): 42-45.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Name
 * Place of birth
 * Date of birth
 * Age at enlistment
 * Serial number
 * Rank
 * Race
 * Residence
 * Date of discharge
 * Organizations served in
 * Cause of Death
 * Person notified of death and relationship
 * Engagements
 * Dates served overseas
 * Wounds and other injuries received

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The place where your ancestor lived at the time they entered military service
 * The years your ancestor served in the military
 * The military unit your ancestor served with

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 names, age and residence to find census records including the 1910 and 1920 census. The 1930 also identifies World War I veterans
 * Look for discharge records. Many veterans registered their discharges at the local county courthouse
 * Look for membership applications at the local American Legion Post
 * Look for a published military unit history
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
 * Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times

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

 * Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records
 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Georgia.
 * US Military Basic Search Strategies
 * Beginning United States World War I Research
 * Georgia Guided Research
 * Georgia Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Georgia Research, 1880-Present
 * Beginning Research in United States Military Records

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Georgia World War I Statement of Service Summary Card Files
 * Georgia, World War I American Expeditionary Forces, deaths, 1917-1919
 * Georgia, World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards, 1917-1918
 * United States District Court. Military petitions, Atlanta, Georgia, 1918-1924
 * Baldwin County, World War I service records for men who were appointed or enlisted, 1914-1918
 * Bartow County, Official service records, 1917-1919
 * Baldwin County, World War I service records for men who were appointed or enlisted, c1914-1918
 * Bulloch County, Official service records of World War I, 1917-1919 : Army, Navy, Marine Corps
 * Burke County, World War I service records of 1917-1919
 * Camden County, Official service records of Army, Navy, Marine Corps, 1917-1919
 * Chattahoochee County, World War I service records
 * Clayton County, Official service records, 1917-1919
 * De Kalb County, World War I service records, 1917-1919
 * The sons of Elbert County, Georgia, in the Great World War
 * Fannin County, World War I service records, 1917-1919
 * Fayette County, Records of World War I soldiers, 1918-1932
 * Floyd County, Official service records, 1917-1919
 * Floyd County, List of World War I veterans and addresses, 1917-1919
 * Fulton County, World War I service records, 1917-1919
 * Harris County, World War I service records, 1917-1919
 * Jackson County, Official service records, 1917-1919
 * Jones County, World War I veterans records, 1917-1919
 * Lincoln County, World War I soldiers
 * Lumpkin County, Official service records: Army, Navy, Marine Corps, 1917-1919
 * Macon County, Official World War I service records of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, 1917-1919
 * Meriwether County, World War I service records, 1917-1919
 * Meriwether County, World War I registration list, 1918
 * Taliaferro County, Official Service Records
 * Oglethorpe County, Official service records World War 1917-1919.
 * Putnam County, World War I records
 * Walton County, World War I service records, 1917-1919
 * White County, World war veterans discharge records, 1917-1918, 1943-1964 and official service records of World War I, 1917-1919
 * Whitfield County, Veterans of European War service and discharge records, 1917-1954
 * Wilcox County, Confederate roster 1861, and service records 1917-1919
 * Wilkes County, Soldiers record of the German-American War, 1917.

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Willis Rowland Skillman. The A.E.F : who they were, what they did, how they did it. Philadelphia : G.W. Jacobs, ©1920
 * Army War College (U.S.). Historical Section. Order of battle of the United States land forces in the World War : American expeditionary forces. Divisions Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1931
 * Joseph M. Toomey. Georgia's participation in the world war and the history of the Department of Georgia, the American legion. Macon, Georgia : The J.W. Burke Company, 1936.
 * Final report of Woman's committee Council of national defense Georgia division. April, 1917-July, 1919.Atlanta : Index Printing Co., 1924?
 * Compiled under the supervision of General Walter A. Harris. Data and roster of 151st Machine Gun Battalion by Lieut.-Col. Cooper winn. Summary of Macon's training camp Camp Wheeler, Georgia by Lieut.-Col. J.A. Moss. Macon's war work : a history of Macon's part in the great world war.'' Macon, Georgia : J.W. Burke Co, 1940?
 * Maizie Johnson, comp. Records of the United States Marine Corps : National Archives inventory record group 127. Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Service, 1970
 * Hermine Scholz ; with accompanying chapter by Richard J. Sommers,  World War I manuscripts : the World War I survey Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania : U.S. Army Military History Institute, 1986

Citing This Collection
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