Military Records, Documents & Photos

Finding military records about your war hero can provide valuable details you never knew before. Many records on Fold3 feature multiple pages about the same individual, providing priceless information.

When you discover a record on Fold3, you are on your way to building the story around your war hero.

The American Revolution

• Revolutionary War Pension Files
• Revolutionary War Rolls
• Revolutionary War Service Records

The War of 1812

• War of 1812 Pension Files
• War of 1812 Prize Cases, Southern Dist Court, NY
• War of 1812 Service Records (Lake Erie)

Mexican American and Early Indian Wars

• Mexican War Service Records
• Indian Wars Service Record Index
• Ratified Indian Treaties

The Civil War

• Confederate Soldier Service Records
• Union Soldier Service Records
• Southern Claims Commission
• Civil War Pension Index

Spanish-American War

• Spanish-American War Service Record Index
• Spanish-American War Service Records - Florida

World War I

• Naturalization Index for WWI Soldiers
• Expeditionary Forces Air Service
• Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces

World War II

• USS Arizona Memorial
• WWII Hero Pages
• WWII Pictures and Photos
• WWII Documents
• Missing Air Crew Reports
• Photographs of President Franklin D Roosevelt, WWII Japanese soldiers, and Prisoners of War

Korean War

• Korean War Casualties
• Navy Muster Rolls, 1949-1971
• New York State Military Museum Photos (Civil War - Vietnam War)

Vietnam War

• Army War Photos
• Vietnam War Marine Corps Color & B/W
• Unit Service Awards
• The Interactive Vietnam Wall

Recent Wars

• Navy Muster Rolls, 1949-1971
• Casualties from Persian Gulf War
• Medal of Honor Recipients, 1863–2013

And many more added each month.