Source:United States. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970
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Source Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970
Coverage
Place United States
Subject Cemetery records, Military records
Publication information
Type Government / Church records
Citation
United States. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970.
Repositories
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Original data

Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. The National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 [ARC 596118]. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.


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What You May Find in the Records

This database contains application forms for headstones for deceased members and veterans of the U.S. armed services. Applications were made between 1925 and 1963, but they include veterans in conflicts going back to the Revolutionary War.
Forms vary, but they may contain the following details:

  • birth date
  • enlistment date
  • rank
  • unit
  • discharge date
  • death date
  • cemetery name
  • cemetery place
  • marker type
  • religious emblem
  • medals
  • name and relationship of applicant
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