RESEARCHING YOUR VET
Veteran's Day displays at Indiana State Museum
Indiana and the Modern Age of War is an educational website dedicated to telling the story of the men and women of Indiana who served their country.
The items shown on this website are part of a private collection that is used in exhibits to help educate the public. These items have been on display in museums, schools, with veteran organizations and the Department of Veteran Affairs. These items are more than cloth and metal, they represent those who served.
We welcome questions and comments. Please feel free to contact us at Indianavets@gmail.com
Veteran Research Sites
A major part of telling a veteran's story is learning more about their service. Below are links to some of the websites which can be used for research.
Genealogy Sites
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Ancestry: Ancestry.com LLC is the world’s largest online resource for family history with more than 2 million paying subscribers across all its sites. (Paid site)
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FOLD3: Fold3 provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. (Paid site)
WWI
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WWVets.Com: WWI Records of Indiana vets
WWII
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Indiana State Library WWII Servicemen Database an online database, based on a cardfile index created by Indiana Division librarians during World War II. From 1942 through early 1946, the librarians indexed the three major Indianapolis daily newspapers (News, Star, and Times) for notices of casualties, missing military personnel, prisoners, and decorations of Indiana servicemen and women.
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Indiana Military Organization: The official site for informtion on Historic Camp Atterbury, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Freeman Army Air Field, Wakeman General Hospital, Billings General Hospital, Indiana Veterans' Graves, Italian POWs in Indiana, German POWs in Indiana, and Camp Atterbury Prisoner's of War. Reconstructed Rosters for Camp Atterbury WW2 & Korean Infantry Divisions
All Eras