> US Military Collections free online this week > > Jane Foley > >>> Part of an announcement from Dick Eastman's newsletter at >>> http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2008/05/ancestrycom-and.html >>> >>> "Free Public Access on Ancestry.com >>> >>> "To commemorate the NARA-Ancestry.com agreement on the eve of Memorial >>> Day, Ancestry.com is making its entire U.S. Military Collection -- the >>> largest online collection of American military records -- available >>> for free to the public. From May 20 through May 31, people can log on >>> to [ http://ancestry.com/military/landing./collections.aspx ] to view >>> more than 100 million names and 700 titles and databases of military >>> records, the majority of which come from NARA, from all 50 U.S. >>> states." >>> >>> Here is a list of the records available: >>> http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/grouplist.aspx?group=war_all >>> >>> These are probably the most helpful records: >>> Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 >>> World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 >>> U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 >>> U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 ["Old Man's Draft"] >>> >>> Best wishes, >>> Susan Daily >>> [Feel free to share this email.] >