United States World War I Casualty Records

Soldiers of the Great War
"Soldiers of the Great War" (3 Volumes) by Haulsee, Howe, and Doyle lists soldiers that died in WWI with their name, rank, town and cause of death. Photos of some of the soldiers are also included. The volumes are arranged by state with photographs of soldiers followed by a list of casualties. Not all casualties in the list have a photo and the photos are not listed in strict alphabetical order. You must browse through the photos one by one or use the index mentioned below to see if a listed casualty has a photo included in the book.

FamilySearch Digital Books


 * Volume I - Alabama through Maryland
 * Volume 2 - Massachusetts through Ohio
 * Volume 3 - Oklahoma through Wyoming, supplement (miscellaneous photos) and foreign soldiers


 * Note: Since the photographs are not strictly alphabetically arranged, an index to the photographs is available in volume three on page 497. The index does not give full names, instead it gives page numbers for each state in which to look for names that begin with a specific letter. First, find a name in the state sections of the volumes, and then, use the index to determine what pages to look for a photo. Not all casualties have photos.

State Rosters and Databases

 * Alabama Gold Star Database
 * Californians Who Have Died in Service
 * Connecticut
 * Illinois Roll of Honor v.1 Adams - Knox Counties Includes other wars and conflicts. Burials for World War Service "W"
 * Illinois Roll of Honor, vol. 2 Lake - Woodford CountiesIncludes other wars and conflict. Burials for World War Service "W"
 * Indiana Gold Star Honor Roll
 * Kansas
 * Kentucky: Certificates of death completed by civil authorities outside the state of Kentucky for World War I soldiers from the state of Kentucky, ca. 1917-1920. FHL DGS 8549439
 * Massachusetts Gold Star Record Volume 2
 * New York Roll of Honor
 * Roll of Honor New York State Military Museum
 * Nevada's Gold Stars
 * Oregon Honor Roll
 * Rhode Island Archives List
 * South Carolina Honor Roll
 * Tennessee World War I Gold Star Online Index
 * Virginians who Lost their Lives
 * Revised List of Deceased Soldiers West Virginia
 * Wisconsin's Gold Star List

Naval and Marine Corps
Sources about soldiers who died in the war include the following:


 * Officers and Enlisted Men of the United States Navy Who Lost Their Lives during the World War, from April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1920. (Family History Library book 973 M23u; film 1415261 item 7.) This book lists the sailor’s name, rank, date and place of death, cause of death, and name of next of kin.
 * Officers and Enlisted Men of the United States Marine Corps (Except Overseas Dead), who Died Between November 12, 1918 and November 17, 1921, Inclusive
 * A List of the Officers and Enlisted Men of the U.S. Marine Corps who lost their lives while serving in the United States and Possessions between the period from April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918.
 * World War 1, US Navy and Coast Guard casualties, complied by Gordon Smith (Naval-History.Net)

National Archives
 World War I Dead in AEF by State
 * Compiled Data on Casualties of the American Expeditionary Forces by State or United States Possession, 1917-1919 Click on the "Search within this series" for images of state casualty sheets or select state below. Records include Name, Rank, Organization at Time of Death, Date of Death.


 * Alabama, 48 pp. NAID 34389244
 * Arizona, 11 pp. NAID 34389293
 * Arkansas, 35 pp. NAID 34389305
 * California,61 PP. NAID 34389341
 * Colorado, 28 pp. NAID 34389403
 * Connecticut, 48 pp. NAID 34389432
 * Delaware, 8 pp. NAID 34389481
 * District of Columbia, 11 pp.NAID 34389490
 * Florida, 22 pp. NAID 34389502
 * Georgia, 58 pp. NAID 34389525
 * Idaho, 19 pp. NAID 34389584
 * Illinois, 142 pp. NAID 34389604
 * Indiana, 54 pp. NAID 34389747
 * Iowa, 80 pp. NAID 34389802
 * Kansas, 46 pp. NAID 34389883
 * Kentucky, 52 pp. NAID 34389930


 * Louisiana, 33 pp. NAID 34389983
 * Maine, 22 pp. NAID 34390017
 * Maryland, 36 pp. NAID 34390040
 * Massachusetts, 100 pp. NAID 34390077
 * Minnesota, 82 pp. NAID 34390178
 * Michigan, 94 pp. NAID 34390261
 * Mississippi, 34 pp. NAID 34390356
 * Missouri, 90 pp. NAID 34390391
 * Montana, 40 pp. NAID 34390482
 * Nebraska, 33 pp. NAID 34390523
 * Nevada, 8 pp. NAID 34390557
 * New Hampshire, 18 pp. NAID 34390566
 * New Jersey, 83 pp. NAID 34390585
 * New Mexico, 12 pp. NAID 34390669
 * New York, 314 pp. NAID 34390682
 * North Carolina, 57 pp. NAID 34390997
 * North Dakota, 28 pp. NAID 34391055


 * Ohio, 145 pp. NAID 34391084
 * Oklahoma, 55 pp. NAID 34391230
 * Oregon, 22 pp. NAID 34391286
 * Pennsylvania, 259 pp. NAID 34391309
 * Rhode Island, 16 pp. NAID 34391569
 * South Carolina, 40 pp. NAID 34391586
 * South Dakota, 23 pp. NAID 34391267
 * Tennessee, 65 pp. NAID 34391651
 * Texas, 97 pp. NAID 34391717
 * Utah, 14 pp. NAID 34391815
 * Vermont, 14 pp. NAID 34391830
 * Virginia, 56 pp. NAID 34391845
 * Washington, 35 pp. NAID 34391902
 * West Virginia, 42 pp. NAID 34391938
 * Wisconsin, 90 pp. NAID 343981
 * Wyoming, 13 pp. NAID 34392072
 * U.S. Possessions, 5 pp. NAID 34392086

 Related Collections 
 * Name Files of Dead and Severely Wounded Casualties of Various Organizations in the American Expeditionary Forces, 1918. NAID 6706692
 * Name Files of Dead and Severely Wounded Casualties of Infantry Divisions in the American Expeditionary Forces, 1918. NAID 6706691
 * Name Files of Men in the American Expeditionary Forces Reported as Missing in Action or Taken Prisoner, 1918. NAID 6706695
 * Compiled Data on Casualties of the American Expeditionary Forces by Non-Divisional Organization,1917-1919. NAID 1726762
 * Reports of Americans with the British Expeditionary Forces Who Were Killed or Hospitalized, 1918 - 1919

American Battle Monuments Commission]

 * ABMC Burials and Memorial Search

Missing in Action
United States World War I Centennial Commission 
 * Doughboy MIA Database, 1917-1920
 * MIA Remains Recovered Since 1934

National Cemetery Administration

 * Nationwide Gravesite Locator

Websites

 * American Army Overseas casualties, GenealogyBuff.com
 * American Soldiers of World War I (Ancestry) ($) - all 3 volumes. Note: When using the database on Ancestry, use the browse option on the right and select the "Volume" and then "Illustration" to view the soldiers pictures.

Other Online Resources

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index