U.S. Virgin Islands Military Records

Online Resources

 * 1600s-1900s Defense forces (West Indies) at Rigsarkivet (Danish National Archives); images
 * This contains information about the defense forces in the Danish West Indies. There were basically three parts: army with cavalry, infantry and artillery in the garrison in the towns, a naval force that most often consisted of a couple of warships stationed in the biggest towns, and a citizens' militia, that was also centered in in the three towns. The military force was abolished in 1906 and was replaced by the West Indian gendarmerie corps, which also served as a police force.
 * 1600s-1900s Muster rolls (West Indies) at Rigsarkivet (Danish National Archives); images
 * This contains information about different types of name lists of public employees, soldiers, gendarmes etc. in the Danish West Indies.
 * 1897-1926 General Correspondence of the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, 1897-1926 at Caribbean Genealogy Library; images
 * 1911-1927 Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, Area File 1911-1927, Caribbean Area, 1917, January 1 - March 31 at Caribbean Genealogy Library; images
 * 1930-1942 General Correspondence of the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, 1930-1942, Caribbean Area, 1917 at Caribbean Genealogy Library; images
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images.