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  • Jason, National Archives
    Records Relating to Civil War Units
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    Researching World War I Aerial Photographs
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  • Researching World War II Bombing Aerial Photography

    Corbin Apkin
    Corbin Apkin
    The National Archives holds millions of World War II aerial photographs. Within these are aerial photographs related to bombing. These photographs can be found in numerous different branches, record groups and series.Still Picture BranchThe Still Pic...
    • 12 Sep 2022
  • Researching World War I Aerial Photographs

    Corbin Apkin
    Corbin Apkin
    Most of the aerial photographs from World War I are held in Aerial Photographs, 1918 - ca. 1920, a series in Record Group 120 in the Cartographic Branch. This series consists of approximately 16,000 photographs.These photographs are partially describ...
    • 18 Feb 2022
  • Researching USAF Foreign Aerial Photography

    Corbin Apkin
    Corbin Apkin
    The National Archives Cartographic Branch holds aerial photographs of foreign areas flown by the United States Air Force (USAF). This photography can be found in the series Aerial Photographs, 1935 - 1970, from Record Group 373, Records of the Defens...
    • 15 Mar 2021
  • Records Relating to Civil War Units

    Jason, National Archives
    Jason, National Archives
    The bulk of the records relating to individual regiments of the U.S. Army are in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1917 (Record Group 94).  Some of these major series include: Regimental and Company Books of Civil War Voluntee...
    • 31 Jul 2020
  • Researching Personalities in U.S. Army Photographs

    Sarah Bseirani
    Sarah Bseirani
    Local Identifier: 111-SC-198304, NAID: 12010146, Original caption: “Bastogne, Belgium–Weary infantrymen of the 110th Regt., 28th Div., US 1st Army following the German breakthrough in that area. The enemy overran their battalion. (L-R) Pv...
    • 18 Jun 2020
  • WWII Military Unit Records at the National Archives

    Megan Dwyre
    Megan Dwyre
    WWII Military Unit Records at the National Archives - An IntroductionThis post provides a brief overview of some of the predominant series of World War II operational unit records in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration (NA...
    • 25 Aug 2017
  • U.S. Army Shoulder Insignia, 1945

    Alan Walker
    Alan Walker
    From Life magazine of August 6, 1945 (pp. 40-46), a colorful spread showing all of the shoulder insigniaof the Army's forces, just as they were on the cusp of victory:              &#16...
    • 3 Mar 2017