Obtaining Military Pension Files from the VA

Old Age Pension Records

Indexes for selected counties for records held at the Colorado State Archives.

PCGS - Index of Military Discharge Records

From the Placer County Archives, California.

Pensioners of the United States, 1818 - New Horizons Genealogy

Pensioners of the United States: 1818. In compiance with a resolution of the Senate, relative to the Pensioners of the United States, the sum annually paid to each, and the states or territories in which the said pensioners are respectfully paid, I now transmit a report, from the Secretary of War, which documents marked A and B, contain all the information required.

Philippine Army and Guerrilla Records

From the US National Archives & Records Administration.

Pike County Veterans Memorial

Pike County, Ohio.

Pipestone County's Honored Dead

Minnesota. Great War casualties.

Preserve and Honor

It is the objective of PreserveandHonor.com to provide a virtual place for loved ones and friends to both locate the graves of the fallen and reflect on the memory of their sacrifice. We strive to create an accurate and continually updated listing of the burials at Arlington National Cemetery for those who served in the Global War on Terror.

Research Guide to Revolutionary War Sources at the Connecticut State Library

Describes resources available in the Connecticut State Library.

Research Guide to the Connecticut Military Census of 1917

Researching Through Military Records

Roy's Aircraft Resources - Record of Funerals Overseas -- Australia

A short list of American soldiers from his notebook at whose funerals my grandfather, Edgar Roy Cochrun, officiated in 1942 to early 1943 in Australia and New Guinea. Information includes rank, organization assigned, date, next of kin and sometimes cause of death.

Search Free United States Military Service and Pension Records Online

From New Horizons Genealogy. Search free United States military service and pension records online. Our records include, census of pensioners, pension lists, pension rolls and Revolutionary War Soldier Burials, pertaining to soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and the Civil War.

Selective Service System | Obtaining Records

The Selective Service System is able to provide information from records kept on men currently registered with Selective Service, as well as on men who were registrants as far back as World War I. Includes instructions on how to obtain Selective Service records.

SJCPL - Service Notes

From the Saint Joseph County Public Library, Indiana. Searchable index to the Service Notes column that ran in the South Bend Tribune from World War II through the Vietnam conflict.

Spanish Enlistment Papers 1770-1816 / Filiaciones Español

Introduction and online database. From the New Mexico Genealogical Society

The Great White Fleet - Men on Board Ships of the Atlantic Fleet

Names of over 14,000 sailors who sailed with the Great White Fleet in 1907.

The Irish in Korea

Irish civilians and Irish-born U.S. soldiers who died during the Korean War, 1950-1953.

The Pinetree Line

Lists and history of Canadian and US personnel who served on the Pinetree radar line.

The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration - Requesting Copies of Older Military Service Records

Information on how to request copies of older (pre-WWI) military service records from the series held at NARA in Washington, D.C. Those include the following. Volunteers: Military service performed by persons serving during an emergency and whose service was considered to be in the Federal interest, 1775 - 1902. Regular Army: Enlisted personnel, 1789 - October 31, 1912; Officers, 1789 - June 30, 1917. Navy: Enlisted personnel, 1798 - 1885; Officers, 1798 - 1902. Marine Corps: Enlisted personnel, 1798 - 1904; Some officers, 1798 - 1895. Coast Guard: Persons who served in predecessor agencies to the U.S. Coast Guard: the Revenue Cutter Service (Revenue Marine), the Life-Saving Service, and the Lighthouse Service, 1791 - 1919. Confederate States: Persons who rendered military service for the Confederate States government in its armed forces, 1861 - 1865. Veterans Records: Claims files for pensions based on Federal military service, 1775 - 1916 and bounty land warrant application files relating to claims based on wartime service, 1775 - 1855.