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

Record Description
This collection contains records from 1961–1981 for United States Army personnel and their dependents who died or were injured, including those who were missing in action and prisoners of war. These records are for deaths or injuries that occurred throughout the world, but the majority of the records are for casualties from the Vietnam War. This collection includes records for active duty enlisted personnel, retired officers or those otherwise separated from the service, some National Guard and Army Reservists, and some civilian employees and dependents (if a notification of the casualty needed to be sent).

This collection 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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 * Name
 * Service or social security number
 * Home state of record

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Related Websites

 * NARA Series Description

Related Wiki Articles

 * United States
 * United States Vietnam War 1964 to 1972

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