Army Serial Numbers

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Veterans' military service records and medical records are not online. However, veterans and next-of-kin can order copies of these records.
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Army Serial Numbers After the the United States Army Air Force was split off from the US Army and became a separate service, the United States Air Force on September 18, 1947, both the Army and the Air Force continued to use the same set of serial numbers for their aircraft. Army aircraft serials were seamlessly intermixed with Air Force. Single Action Army & Bisley Revolvers (Pre-War) Single Action Army, Buntline & New Frontier SAA (Post-War) Colt Double Action Revolvers top. 1877 Lightning 1878 Frontier 1889 Navy 1892, 94, 95, 96, 1901, 03, New Army & Navy Models 1905 Marine Corps Army Special & Officer's Model Bankers Special Camp Perry Model Cobra, Aircrewman, Courier & Agent.

While most of our holdings are not online, a variety of military records, from photos to documents to searchable databases are available. Listed below are online collections of specific interest to veterans, their families and researchers. Additional online records may be found by searching the National Archives Catalog and Access to Archival Databases (AAD) systems.

Current Era and General Military Records

Vietnam Conflict Era

  • Casualty Records for the Vietnam Conflict:
    • Records on Military Personnel Who Died, Were Missing in Action or Prisoners of War as a Result of the Vietnam Conflict, 1/20/1967 - 12/1998 (description).
      [Search AAD for these Records ]
      (Search tip: in AAD, select 'Subject: Vietnamese Conflict')
    • Records with Unit Information on Military Personnel Who Died During the Vietnam Conflict (description)
      [Search AAD for these Records ]
      (Search tip: in AAD, select 'Subject: Vietnamese Conflict')
  • Records of Medals, Awards and Decorations from the Vietnam Conflict:
    • Records of Awards and Decorations of Honor During the Vietnam Conflict, 5/1969 - 3/1973.
      [Search AAD for these Records ]
      (Search tip: in AAD, select 'Subject: Vietnamese Conflict')
  • Records of Combat Operations from the Vietnam Conflict
    • Records About the Ground Combat Operations by the Army During the Vietnam Conflict, 7/31/1966 - 3/12/1973.
      [Search AAD for these Records ]
      (Search tip: in AAD, select 'Subject: Vietnamese Conflict')
    • Records About Air Sorties Flown in Southeast Asia, 1/1970 - 6/1975.
      [Search AAD for these Records ]
      (Search tip: in AAD, select 'Subject: Vietnamese Conflict')
    • Records About Hostile Fire Against U.S. and Australian Warships During the Vietnam Conflict, 10/25/1966 - 4/5/1970.
      [Search AAD for these Records ]
      (Search tip: in AAD, select 'Subject: Vietnamese Conflict')

Korean War Era

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  • Casualty Records for the Korean War:
    • Records of Military Personnel Who Died as a Result of Hostilities During the Korean War, ca. 1977 - 11/1979 (description).
      [Search AAD for these Records ]
      (Search tip: in AAD, select 'Subject: Korean War')
    • Records on Korean War Dead and Wounded Army Casualties, 1950 - 1970 (description).
      [Search AAD for these Records ]
      (Search tip: in AAD, select 'Subject: Casualties')
    • Records of American Prisoners of War During the Korean War, 1950 - 1953 (description).
      [Search AAD for these Records ]
      (Search tip: in AAD, select 'Subject: Casualties')
    • Records of Repatriated Korean War Prisoners of War, 1978 - 1980 (description).
      [Search AAD for these Records ]
      (Search tip: in AAD, select 'Subject: Casualties')

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World War II Era

Army Serial Number Tracker

  • Casualty Records for World War II
    • Records of World War II Prisoners of War, 1942 - 1947 (description).
      [Search AAD for these Records ]
      (Search tip: in AAD, select 'Subject: World War, 1939-1945')
  • World War II Enlistment and Draft Records
    • World War II Army Enlistment Records (Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File) (description).
      [Search AAD for these Records ]
      (Search tip: in AAD, select 'Subject: World War, 1939-1945')
  • Photos from World War II
    • Pictures of World War II: An online collection of selected photos of World War II.
    • A People at War: an online exhibit featuring photos and documents from the National Personnel Records Center.

World War I Era

Spanish-American War Era

Civil War Era

Army Serial Number Tracking

  • Service and Casualty Records
    • Index of Compiled Military Service Records from the National Park Service's Civil War Soldier and Sailor System
  • Pictures and Photographs of the Civil War
    • War Dept. Map Collection
      Civil Works Map File

Army Serial Number Vietnam

American Revolutionary War Era