World War II » Records: Military, Pension, Burial, Casualties

20th-Century Veterans' Service Records - Safe, Secure & Available

Us. Information on the maintenance of modern US military & civil service employee records. Also includes who may order and how. From Prologue - the quarterly magazine of the National Archives and Records Administration.

Access to Archives Databases (AAD)

From the National Archives and Records Administration.

Ancestry.com - Kitchener, Ontario German War Graves

Burial listing of German prisoners of war who died while in Canada during either the First or Second World War.

Ancestry.com - U.S., World War II Cadet Nursing Corps Card Files, 1942-1948 $ New!

The United States faced a nursing shortage during World War II, as many were sent overseas to support the U.S. Military. The World War II Cadet Nursing Corps records tell the inspiring story of almost 125,000 women who stepped up for nursing training and service at this pivotal point in American history. Original source: Cadet Nurse Corps Files, compiled 1943–1948, documenting the period 1942–1948. MLR Number UD-WW 10; ARC ID 5605027. 350 boxes. Records of the Public Health Service, 1794–1990, Record Group 90. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

Australian Service Nurses National Memorial

Nurses who died during or as a result of War Service, since the Boer War, compiled by Phyllis Wilson of the Returned and Service Nurses Club of Victoria.

Australian War Graves Photographic Archive

A project that will have photographs of headstones of all A.I.F. service personnel who died during World War One and World War Two.

British Military Records

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Details of 1.7 million members of UK and Commonwealth forces who died in the 1st and 2nd World Wars and other wars, and 60,000 civilian casualties of WWII. Gives details of grave site, date of death, age, usually parents/widow's address.

Comprehensive List of Pearl Harbor Casualties Civilian and Military Deaths on Oahu, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941

Database Polish Soldiers in France

This dadabase compiles information on Polish Soldiers who died during the Second World War and were buried in different cemetaries in France.

Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office - Service Personnel Not Recovered Following WWII

The list of unrecovered U.S. service personnel from WWII was compiled using two historical sources: Rosters of Military Personnel Whose Remains Were Not Recovered, 1951-54; American Graves Registration Service, 1954, Record Group 92, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD. The World War II Rosters of the Dead (All Services): Department of the Army Microfiche Reference No. 601-07; 1 May 1983; Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command.

Dormant Accounts Website of the Swiss Bankers Association

A list of 21,000 names of account owners, who were probably victims of Nazi Persecution.

FamilySearch.org - Free Family History and Genealogy Records

Fold3 - The World War II Collection $

Experience World War II like never before. Read firsthand accounts, view photos & documents never-before-seen on the internet and add your own stories, photos and documents. Fold3 is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. The focus of Fold3 is to be a comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records. Some areas of Fold3 are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.

Full Pearl Harbor Casualty List December 7, 1941

Genealogy Quest - Missing Air Crew Report (World War 2) Updated

Missing Air Crew Reports (MACR) were generated shortly after the loss of an aircraft in combat situations and include a crew roster and eye witness statements where available.

Genealogy Quest - US Army and Navy Deaths and Liberated Prisoners of War, 12 October 1945 Updated

On 12 October 1945 the army and navy made public new casualty lists. The report includes the names of navy dead and safe and army dead and liberated prisoners of war. Listed here are the soldiers, sailors and marines from Illinois.

Genealogy Quest - US Army and Navy Deaths and Liberated Prisoners of War, 23 October 1945 Updated

On 23 October 1945 the army and navy made public new casualty lists. The report includes the names of army and navy dead. Listed here are the soldiers, sailors and marines from Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.

Genealogy Quest - US Army and Navy Deaths, 15 October 1945 Updated

On 15 October 1945 the army and navy made public new casualty lists. Listed here are soldiers and sailors from Illinois.

Genealogy Quest - US Army and Navy Deaths, 28 October 1945 Updated

On 28 October 1945 the army and navy made public new casualty lists. The report includes the names of army and navy dead. Listed here are the soldiers, sailors and marines from Illinois.