Finding and Using Military Records in FamilySearch Wiki

Finding LDS Military Records Through FamilySearch Wiki

​Military records identify thousands of individuals who served or who were eligible for service. Evidence that a Latter-day Saint actually served may be found in family traditions, census records, naturalization records, biographies, cemetery records, and records of veterans’ organizations. Your ancestors will be more interesting if you learn about their military service and the history of their units. Military records can also give birth dates, marriage dates, death dates, spouse and children’s names, and localities of residence throughout the life of the family. 
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This section includes the history and records of several military operations in which Church members were directly involved. (Click "Read More" for links and Details

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For the past few weeks our readers have learned how to use the FamilySearch Wiki. This is a good time to practice. Use the following link in your learning about your LDS Military records. If you do not have any LDS members in US Military events, use can still use the FS Wiki (use the 2nd link) by adding "Military Research" in the search box when the link opens to the home page.
LDS Military Links 
-https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/LDS_Military_Records
All military records record links: ​https://familysearch.org/wiki_
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Remember to look for the following things:
1. Always look over the "Contents" box to be aware of all of the topics available in that section.
2. Every think is blue is a link and you can click on it to be taken to the article mentioned
3. Use the tools on the top left of every page to get help
4. Remember to use the black back arrow on the top left of the page to be taken back to the original page.