Research

Do you want to learn how your father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, etc. served our country? Well, there are many ways to find information about an individual who served in the US military. The following are some links along with a brief explanation that will enable you to obtain information.

The mission of the American Veterans Center is to guard the legacies and honor the sacrifices of all American veterans. Through oral history preservation, educational programs and civic events, we preserve the stories – and lessons – of veterans past and present, from which future generations can learn.
http://www.americanveteranscenter.org

Our motto at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center is to “Tell the Army’s Story, One Soldier at a Time.” In order to accomplish our mission we need YOUR stories.
http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ahec/

The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans.
http://www.loc.gov/vets/

Read stories about the Battle of the Bulge written by those who were there:
http://www.battleofthebulgememories.be/
http://www.criba.be/

Preserving Yesterday’s Stories for Tomorrow’s Generations.
If you have not shared your story yet, we have a great and exciting way for you to do it!
http://voicesfromthefront.org/

Visit this site to see the names of the units that fought in Luxembourg, a list of towns they liberated and memorials erected in their honor.
http://homepage.internet.lu/ceba-lux/ceba/default.html

Visit the web site created by Hans Wijers in honor of all who served in the Battle of the Bulge.
http://home.planet.nl/~wijer037/Bulge/default.htm

Learn about the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the names of those buried in overseas US Military Cemeteries:
http://www.abmc.gov/

Visit the Musee National d’Histoire Militare in Diekirch, Luxembourg
http://www.mnhm.lu/pageshtml/curatorsmessage.php

Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register, Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-1, July 1961.
http://www.cbi-history.com/part_x.html
Scroll down and click on
Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register
Dept. of the Army Pamphlet 672-1, July 1961.
This pdf is quite large, 49mb and 547 pages, be patient

U.S. Divisions and their Regiments and Field Artillery & Engineer Battalions and other Supporting Units
http://www.custermen.com/ItalyWW2/ArmyOrg/OrgChart/Divisions.htm

Medals, Awards and Decorations
http://www.cufon.org/CRG/CRG/Medals.html

This is a fee-based military research service to find a veteran’s records and trace his footsteps (not an endorsement):
http://www.goldenarrowresearch.com/

Battle of the Bulge Association®

Honoring the Veterans, Preserving Their Legacy

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