The Individual Flight Records range from 1911-1958 and include officers, aviation cadets, and civilians. These records were sent to the National Archives to prove service to those whose service records were lost in the 1973 Fire. A g...
This blog lists unit records for the United States Army from the start of the US participation in World War I through the 1930s. The bulk of the series listed focus on World War I, as wartime records were more likely then peacetime records to be reta...
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...
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...
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...
Researchers may email the National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference at archives1reference@nara.gov or post inquiries on History Hub to request more information about the various records in NARA custody relating to Civil War ...
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) P...
WWII Military Unit Records at the National Archives - An Introduction
This 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 (...
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: ...
