As genealogists, our work in documenting our family’s military record is part of our commitment and contribution to memorializing their life’s dedication and service to our country. Because of this, I figured genealogists reading this blog might be interested in the following infographic created by the Census Bureau. It gives an interesting background to some of the statistics behind each war. And if you want to download a PDF of it for your own records, you can do so by clicking here: Download Census Bureau Memorial Day Infographic. For those of you who might just be getting started in discovering your family’s past, you can begin searching for your own ancestor’s military career by accessing free online records at Family Search. I included a couple links below where you can begin looking:
- Family Search Military Records Collection
- Family Search Census Records (the 1840, 1910, and 1930 U.S. Census records had questions related to military service)
- You can also find some military information through the National Archives site: Online Veterans and Military Documents – National Archives
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau]
