Utah, World War I Army Servicemen Records, Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains World War I statement of service cards (service records abstracts) for Utah servicemen for the years 1917-1918. These records are from the United States Adjutant General's Office. Microfilm of the original records are held at the Utah State Archives in Salt Lake City, Utah and are part of Series 85268. The names are not always in strict alphabetical order.

 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: • 3

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of your ancestor
 * City of Residence

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.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. The information may also lead you to other records about your ancestors.

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 a draft registration card or discharge certificate.
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct

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
 * Search the records of the town where he was born and nearby localities for family

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Utah.
 * Utah Guided Research
 * Utah Record Finder
 * Utah Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1905 | 1900-Present
 * US Military Basic Search Strategies
 * Beginning Research in United States Military Records
 * Beginning United States World War I Research

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FamilySearch Catalog

 * World War I service records abstracts, Army (Utah)
 * Utah draft board registrations, 1917-1918
 * World War I service records of Utahns
 * World War I service records, Marines (from Utah)
 * Utah, World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards, 1917-1918
 * Utah, World War I American Expeditionary Forces, deaths, 1917-1919

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919
 * United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
 * United States, Veterans Administration Master Index,1917-1940
 * Utah, World War I Service Questionnaires, 1914-1918
 * Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966
 * Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918
 * United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939

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
 * 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
 * Utah in the War War

Citing This Collection
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