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Families For Forgotten Heroes

There are literally tens of thousands of United States Veterans remains left unclaimed throughout the Nation. Waiting sometimes decades to be identified as Veterans and given a Proper Military burial. Many times, the only people in attendance at this service are the funeral directors and the Honors Team. That is the last they are heard of. Their Legacy gone. That is changing. The Families For Forgotten heroes program was born on 7 April 2011. Our mission is to maintain a searchable online Database of Unclaimed Veterans, and through the tireless efforts of our Genealogy Team, Locate Next of Kin for these Unclaimed Veterans.

FamilySearch - D.A.R. Revolutionary War burial index ^FREE

This index includes places of burial for many people who participated in the Revolutionary War of the United States. Each card has been formatted to contain the following information: full name; birthdate; death date; burial place including state, county, and town; name of cemetery; service and additional facts (such as rank, name of company and/or regiment, place of birth etc.); and call number of book where the information was found at the BYU Library.

FamilySearch - Grave locations of Revolutionary soldiers and sailors of Maine and Massachusetts ^FREE

Collection of index card listing the burial place of Revolutionary veterans who are buried in Maine or Massachusetts. Birth, death, and burial information on each individual as well as which unit they served is included on each card. Supplemental information is found on some cards, like spouse and date and place of marriage. Several of these individuals were buried in other states and their burial places reported by DAR members in these states.

FamilySearch - Revolutionary War graves register ^FREE

Compiled and edited by Clovis H. Brakebill, SAR.

FamilySearch - United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949 ^FREE

Images of over 621,000 applications for headstones received by the Cemeterial Division of the Quartermaster General from two National Archive microfilm publications. The first publication, over 290,000 applications, covers 1925-1941 and is M1916. Most are for veterans of the Civil War or later. A few may cover earlier wars. The second publication, over 331,000 applications, covers 1941-1949 and is M2113. These records are part of Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group (RG) 92.

FamilySearch - United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903 ^FREE

Images of card records used to provide headstones for deceased Union veterans. Most burials occurred in private cemeteries though some may have occurred in National Soldier Home cemeteries. Gravestones were provided to Union soldiers who died between 1861 and 1903. Some cards may include War of 1812 veterans. The gravestones were provided between 1879-1903 by the United States government. Some of the names on the cards may be difficult to read.

FamilySearch - United States, Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations, 1768-1921 ^FREE

Index and images of burial registers for military posts, camps, and stations,1768-1921. This collection corresponds with NARA publication M2014, one roll consisting of two volumes of burials, most occurring between 1860 and 1890. The records are from Record Group 92, Records of the Quartermaster General, and are arranged by place of burial then date of death. See the descriptive pamphlet for a list of the posts, camps and stations.

FamilySearch - War graves register forms ^FREE

Compiled by the Revolutionary War Graves Committee of the Sons of the American Revolution. Four filmings: those forms and attachments submitted to the committee prior to 1993; those submitted to the committee from 1993-1999 (update); those received by the committee from 1999-2002; those received between 2003-2006.

Find a Grave: War of 1812 Cemetery

Williamsville, Erie County, New York.

Fort Boise Military Cemetery

Located in Boise, Idaho.

Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Fort Worden Cemetery

Port Townsend, Washington. An index for this federal cemetery for the military post that is now Fort Worden State Park.

Genealogy Trails - Card Records of Headstones Provided for Union Civil War Veterans 1879-1903

More than 160,000 government records of gravestones provided to Union Civil War veterans who died between 1861-1903. Soldier data includes some or all of the following information about each soldier: name, rank, company, and regiment; place of burial, including the cemetery's name, and the city or town, county, and state in which it is located; grave number, if any; date of death; name of contractor who supplied the headstone and the date of the contract under which the stone was provided. Most of the burials occurred in private cemeteries, probably in the county of the soldier's last residence.

Geoff's 1914-1921 Search Engine

A search tool to find records held in The Commonwealth War Graves Commission database for Commonwealth WW1 and WW2 casualties.

Historic Congressional Cemetery

In 1807 the first burial ground in the new federal city was founded. Because of its close proximity to the seat of government members of Congress, military and government officials were interred, along with a number of ordinary citizens. The Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery maintains and operates the 35+ acres, 14,000 headstones, and burial place of over 55,000 people whose stories are part of our American History.

How to Read a Spanish American War Grave stone

The website explains how to decipher the inscriptions that indicate a veteran's service that can be found on their grave stones.

In Memory by Pierre Vandervelden - The visit of Commonwealth War Cemeteries, Communals Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France

The visit of Commonwealth War Cemeteries, Communals Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France with data base for each cemetery.

Index to Veterans Gravesites

Todd County, Kentucky.

Interment.net - Search All U.S. Veterans Cemeteries ^FREE

Veterans cemetery records published here were acquired from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, and the American Battle Monuments Commission, and presented here for family history and local history research. These cemetery records and transcriptions have been left unedited for purposes of illustrating what the original records reflect.

Irish War Memorials

Searchable database of names on memorials on the island of Ireland to all conflicts before 1969. Photos of the memorials and text of the inscriptions.