Veterans Affairs Puts Over Three Million Cemetery Records Online

The DVA has put a database of over three million veterans' cemetery records online. The records cover veterans and dependents buried in VA cemeteries (there are 120 of those) since the civil war. There are also some records of burials in state veterans' cemeteries, and burials in Arlington National Cemetery from 1999 to the present. The DVA promises the site will be updated nightly.

To search, choose the Nationwide Gravesite Locator link at the left. They offer both simple and advanced searching.

Search results include the rank and military branch of the person (if they are military, this information is at the top of the listing. Spouses and dependents are noted at the bottom of their listing.) Listings also include veteran service dates (if known), date of birth, date of death, date of internment, location of the gravesite, and a link to and contact information for the cemetery. Not all information is available for a listing, especially the civil war veterans.

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