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Position:Home>Arts & Humanities> How to find out if your ancestors were heroes or something like that?Question: How to find out if your ancestors were heroes or something like that?Im curious Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: You don't mention which wars, but you can check for information on the following free sites. U.S. Civil War - Army http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/... (Once there, click on "Soldiers" and search) U.S. Civil War - Black Sailors' Database (African American Sailors Only) http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/sailors... (once there click on "Sailor Search" on the far left of the webpage) WWII - (Search for individuals online - Free) Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) http://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-sear... Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Reserve Corps Records) http://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-sear... Ancestry.com has the original WWI and WWII Draft Records, but it requires membership. |