Seeking WWI wounded & dead listings for Louisiana

Dear Mr. Daniels,

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We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the series Compiled Data on Casualties of the American Expeditionary Forces by State or United States Possession, 1917 - 1919 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office (Record Group 407) that includes the file unit World War I Casualties Louisiana. This file has been digitized and can be viewed online through the Catalog.

We also located 3 series titled Name Files of Dead and Severely Wounded Casualties of Various Organizations in the American Expeditionary Forces, 1918 - 1918; Name Files of Dead and Severely Wounded Casualties of Infantry Divisions in the American Expeditionary Forces, 1918 - 1918; and Name Files of Men in the American Expeditionary Forces Reported as Missing in Action or Taken Prisoner, 1918 - 1918 in the Records of the American Expeditionary Forces (World War I) (Record Group 120).  Plus, we located a series Compiled Data on Casualties of the American Expeditionary Forces by Non-Divisional Organization, 1917 - 1919 in Record Group 407. For access to these records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov. The RDT2 staff also can assist you with U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps casualty records should you be interested in including sailors and marines.

You may be interested in Soldiers of the Great War (Washington, 1920), which is a three-volume publication listing soldiers who died in Europe during World War I.  Entries are arranged alphabetically by State from which the soldier served. Within each State, the entries are arranged under type of casualty:  Killed in Action, Died of Disease, Died of Wounds, and Died of Accident. Under each type of casualty, the entries are arranged according to rank: commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, miscellaneous ranks, and privates.  The entries include only the names of the casualties and their hometowns. These volumes include miniature photographs of some of the persons named in the lists. These volumes have been filmed on a single reel of 35mm microfilm and RDT2 can provide a copy on DVD for $125. Alternatively, you can view the publication for free on HathiTrust at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006066168

You may also be interested in the resources listed on the following FamilySearch Wiki page on United States World War I Casualty Records.

We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your research!