Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources

Creator

  • Author: Gomez-Granger, Julissa
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Knowledge Services Group
  • Author: Klarman, Kim Walker
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Knowledge Services Group

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2006-09-01
  • Digitized: 2006-09-19

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This report is a guide to locating individual service records and military unit histories from the American Revolution to the present. This guide provides referral information for locating individual service records of discharged and deceased veterans. It includes information regarding locating and obtaining active service records. Also included are relevant addresses and websites of government agencies, historical associations, and a select bibliography.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Defense policy
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: History
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Government information
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Military history
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Public records

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: RS21282
  • Accession or Local Control No: RS21282_2006Sep01
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metacrs10261
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