Florida, Military Discharge Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection consists of military discharge records for counties in the state of Florida ranging approximately from 1837 to 1970. More records may be added as they become available. Counties represented in the records are:


 * Baker,1917-45
 * Bay,1919
 * Bradford,1918
 * Brevard,1919-44
 * Citrus,1919-43
 * Clay,1917-44
 * Miami-Dade,
 * DeSoto,1919-43


 * Dixie,1918-46
 * Franklin,1918-19
 * Gadsden,1918-46
 * Gilchrist,1917-20
 * Hamilton,1918-44
 * Hernando,1917-44
 * Hillsborough,1919-21
 * Holmes,1919-46


 * Jackson,1916-19
 * Jefferson,1918-36
 * Lake,
 * Leon,1918-29
 * Levy,19-44
 * Madison,18-44
 * Manatee,1917-20
 * Nassau,1918-48


 * Orange,1919-34
 * Pasco,1919-29
 * Pinellas,1919-42
 * Sumter,1919-50
 * Suwannee,1917-18
 * Taylor,1919-45
 * Union,1922-47
 * Wakulla,1920-42
 * Walton,1919-48

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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 * Try searching by surname only

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Florida.
 * Florida Guided Research
 * Florida Record Finder
 * Florida Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Florida Research, 1880-Present

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

FamilySearch Catalog

 * World War II honor list of dead and missing, State of Florida
 * Florida, World War I American Expeditionary Forces, deaths, 1917-1919
 * Register of deceased veterans, Florida
 * Register of deceased veterans, Brevard County

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Florida, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919
 * Florida, World War I Navy Card Roster, 1917-1920
 * Florida, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945
 * United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
 * United States. Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940
 * United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919
 * United States, Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.

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