World War I

The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), established in 1923, commemorates the service, achievements, and sacrifice of U.S. armed forces. more

NARA M1140. Post-WWI communications between OPNAV and the bureaus, fleet units, and shore commands of the Navy Department. more

NARA M1085. Before it was called the FBI, the Bureau of Investigation investigated real and perceived threats to the nation and its citizens. more

Records of American soldiers and sailors buried abroad, dating back to the earliest wars and military conflicts in U.S. history. more

NARA M990. Historical narratives, reports, photographs, and other records that document administrative, technical, and tactical activities of the Air Service in the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. more

NARA M1440. Record cards and correspondence of the Military Intelligence Division relating to activities of blacks in civilian and military life. more

NARA M1952. Index cards for locating naturalization records for soldiers serving in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I, specifically the year 1918. more

These reports document casualties of Navy personnel, whether by enemy action, accident, imprisonment, or disease. Deaths in both wartime and peacetime are covered. more

U.S. Navy cruise books for various years and ships, 1918 to 2009. more

Annual reports submitted to the New York State Legislature, 1846-1995, by the Adjutant General of the NY National Guard. more

NARA M924. In 1918 and 1919, U.S. forces participated in security operations in North Russia, near the ports of Murmansk and Archangel. more

The BIRLS database contains information on men and women who enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II. more

View images of original documents representing some of the most historic milestones in the World War I era more

NARA M930. Regular, confidential, and courier cablegrams exchanged between General Headquarters, AEF HQ, and the War Department. more

Historical Reports of the Chief Engineer, documenting the period April 1, 1917 to August 31, 1920, from the Records of the American Expeditionary Forces. more

NARA M367. These records are mostly instructions to and dispatches from diplomatic and consular officials relating to World War I and its termination. more

NARA M923. The Supreme War Council, with representatives from the U.S., Italy, France, and Great Britain, considered policy pertinent to the Great War. more